The Collar360

Insurance underwriter

Other names

commercial underwriter, group insurance underwriter, liability risk assessor, casualty insurance underwriter, commercial insurance underwriter, commercial property underwriter, life underwriter, automobile insurance underwriter, commercial lines underwriter, risk assessor, personal lines underwriter, public liability insurance underwriter

Insurance

They study information about customers and property to decide how risky it is, and decline risks that are too big.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Examine documents to determine degree of risk from factors such as applicant health, financial standing and value, and condition of property.

  2. 2

    Decline excessive risks.

  3. 3

    Write to field representatives, medical personnel, or others to obtain further information, quote rates, or explain company underwriting policies.

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Sources

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Uganda programmes: NCHE accredited programmes and the health, vocational and teacher training bodies

Official record

National Council for Higher Education, UHPAB, UVTAB, the TVET Council, UNMC, AHPC, UNITE and others. Gathered by The Collar360.

Public registers

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
souscripteur en assurances/souscriptrice en assurances
español
analista de riesgos en aseguradoras
العربية
متعهد التأمين / متعهدة التأمين
português
Analista de subscrição de seguros
Deutsch
Underwriter im Versicherungswesen/Underwriterin im Versicherungswesen
italiano
assicuratore/assicuratrice

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