| The insurance industry in the United Kingdom | | | | should consider these sales positions. |
| is one of the hottest areas of job growth | | | | |
| over the last decade. Home-owners, drivers, | | | | Another area of growth in the insurance job |
| and other people concerned about accidents, | | | | market has been in actuarial science. |
| unforeseen incidents and possible injury | | | | Actuaries work within insurance companies to |
| purchase insurance to protect themselves | | | | determine the risk of providing a particular |
| against the risk of financial ruin. In | | | | product or level of cover to an individual or |
| response to the high customer demand for | | | | business - a process that often involves a |
| insurance policies, companies have created | | | | complex set of calculations and charts. |
| thousands of new positions in a variety of | | | | Actuaries work closely with insurance agents |
| departments. Young professionals with a | | | | to determine the level of insurance that can |
| business, accounting, or financial background | | | | be provided to a client as well as other data |
| could thus do worse than taking a position | | | | necessary to create a sound policy. The |
| with an insurance company. Several jobs | | | | insurance industry and the British government |
| within the insurance field are particularly | | | | require actuaries to take a number of tests |
| lucrative at the moment and deserve due | | | | and achieve certification before entering an |
| consideration. | | | | actuarial position. However, a professional |
| | | | who chooses to be an insurance actuary has |
| One of the best jobs in insurance these days | | | | long-term job security and a professional |
| is sales. Insurance sales people in the | | | | niche that is highly likely to develop over |
| United Kingdom and elsewhere are seldom the | | | | the next decade. |
| door-knocking sales people of the past. | | | | |
| Instead, insurance sales professionals often | | | | Yet another job in the UK insurance industry |
| work with small businesses to provide them | | | | is that of the 'Claims-Adjuster'. |
| with advice regarding insurance relating to | | | | Claims-adjusters typically work for home or |
| the workplace, or deal with private | | | | auto-insurance companies and inspect claims |
| individuals who need insurance to cover a | | | | submitted by customers. An auto |
| wide range of applications - such as | | | | claims-adjuster will arrive at the scene of |
| Landlord's insurance when renting a property. | | | | an accident experienced by a policy holder to |
| In the insurance industry, word of mouth and | | | | determine the damage in financial terms. A |
| advertising have generally replaced | | | | home-insurance adjuster will come to |
| door-to-door solicitations in an effort to | | | | investigate the damage done perhaps by flood |
| exert less direct pressure on people and to | | | | or fire. These positions offer an opportunity |
| increase customer satisfaction. Young | | | | to get out into the field, provide help to |
| professionals who want to provide a genuine | | | | families or individuals, and earn a steady |
| service to people, while making a great wage, | | | | wage. |