Insurance Consultant
Provide solutions to the insurance needs of clients, including new policies and claims.
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- What's it like to be an Insurance Consultant?
- How to become an Insurance Consultant
- Insurance Consultant courses
- Latest Insurance Consultant jobs
- Top skills and experience for Insurance Consultants
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What's it like to be an Insurance Consultant?
Insurance Consultants work with individuals and businesses to manage different types of insurance policies such as home, vehicle, income, life, professional indemnity and workers’ compensation insurance. You might approve insurance applications, manage current policies or process insurance claims. Insurance Consultants often work in call centres, but you might also work in the insurance department of a company, in a retail outlet or for a financial institution.
Tasks and duties
- Providing insurance advice to clients by discussing available policy options and helping clients find the best policy for their needs.
- Approving insurance applications.
- Processing insurance claims.
- Maintaining client file information.
- Liaising with key stakeholders such as brokers and underwriters.
- Providing excellent customer service.
How to become an Insurance Consultant
To become an Insurance Consultant, it is recommended that you have a relevant qualification in finance or insurance broking. This could be a bachelor or diploma-level qualification. Industry experience is also beneficial.
- Complete a qualification in finance or insurance, such as a Bachelor of Commerce, Certificate IV in General Insurance (FNS41420) or Diploma of General Insurance (FNS51120).
- Gain work experience. Consider completing an internship in the insurance department of a company, or take on a role in a call centre.
- Keep up-to-date with the latest legislation and procedures. Insurance Consultants should have a strong understanding of the insurance industry and all relevant legislation and policies.
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Latest Insurance Consultant reviews
May 2021
If the customer has not disclosed the fact at the time of taking the policy insurer's will reject the claim
Experience
10+ years
Organisation size
Small (1-19 employees)
Specialisation
General Insurance
The good things
Learn thoroughly about the insurance products which you are going to present to present in front of the customer.
The challenges
If you do not know the product pls do not present it
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May 2021
Developing agricultural insurance is fascinating
Reviewer's Qualification
Master of Economics
Experience
10+ years
Organisation size
Large (200+ employees)
Specialisation
risk management
The good things
This work allows you to talk to different people and face various challenges to be resolved for your clients. There is a variety of new things that you encounter and it keeps you thinking all the tim...
The challenges
Need to be looking for opportunities all the time. Sometimes the client can't specify the expected results and deliveries and you need to discuss this carefully to be able to deliver what's expected.
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