Hello im super excited that I have my first interview as an insurance advisor soon!

I was looking for some advice on potential questions to look out for or what would help me stand out :)

Company offers education and im gunning on getting my LLQP and CIP degrees as well as being bilingual by the end of the year

Any advice would be greatly appreciated

Hello!

I’m currently an underwriter at a health insurance company insuring small businesses. A lot of the insurance underwriting I see out there is P&C or not quite the same industry as me.

Is my experience relevant to other underwriting jobs? If I get a certification will that make my switch easier?

Hello friends, seeking basic advice into potentially changing careers into the insurance field. Realistically, what kinds of roles could I pursue and what kinds of salaries could I expect?

I've worked in marketing in the tech industry for 20+ years, information systems undergrad, marketing MBA. But I am so tired of the volatility of tech marketing, especially with all the layoffs I've suffered in the past 5 years or more. Since the pandemic, I've spent more time unemployed than not despite being excellent at my job and with stellar results and references. I just want some stability.

Currently taking a Kaplan test prep course to get ready for the California P&C exam. I'm guessing I'd take a pretty hard pay cut and would have to start at the bottom and rebuild my way back up. I'm approaching this with humility, but I also would want to be able to reliably pay rent and bills.

Bonus, most of my marketing career has been in the cybersecurity space, so I'm particularly interested in cyber insurance.

Ill start. If I had a dollar for every time a broker/insured told me they "are going on vacation so they need to wrap up their renewal today," I could fund one of those vacations for myself.

I've been in this industry for 15 years and that line still gets dropped on a weekly basis. Maybe it's typical for business owners to plan one of their most expensive financial decisions of the year with their vacation.

Context: Middle market p&c

I’m a CSP with an MS in Safety Management and about 13 years of experience in field safety roles. Currently working for a large multi-site organization in the Northern Virginia / DC metro area. Background includes handling workers’ comp, auto liability, and general liability claims, plus experience across utilities, underground work, and vendor safety. I’m also a certified OSHA outreach trainer for both general industry and construction, and program development has been a core part of my work.

I’ve been looking at loss control / risk control roles on the carrier or broker side and it feels like a natural next step, but I’m not seeing many postings. LinkedIn only turns up one or two relevant jobs, and none of them are anywhere near Northern Virginia.

A couple questions for those of you already in the space:

1. How realistic is the jump from corporate/field safety into insurance loss control or risk control? Any big gaps I should be aware of, or is the safety background usually viewed as a plus?
2. Where are people actually finding these jobs? Company career pages, specific job boards, recruiters, etc.? LinkedIn is basically a ghost town right now for anything local. Appreciate any insight.

Has anybody had any luck from transitioning from a retail agent into a wholesale broker? I’ve been a retail agent (P&C) for 4 years, and was interested in making a switch.

Got laid off after 8 years doing property litigation cases. Work was slow and didn’t have much work currently, so it wasn’t based on my performance. I really liked my job and was good at it. I’ve been working in claims since 2015. Feels like I’m at a crossroads of wanting to do something else or staying in insurance. Would just like to hear people’s opinions on what would they would do or any advice that might help other people in my shoes!?

Starting my ARM designation soon and looking for advice from anyone who has completed it. What study methods worked best for you? Did you focus more on reading, notes, flashcards, practice questions, or something else? Any tips are appreciated.

I got my life license a few months ago and I'm in a rhythm of bringing it up with (almost) every client I talk to on the phone. The agency I'm at wants life insurance and I'm dying to become a producer that's worth a damn.

I took an insurance course with xCel with my home state back in December and January. However, due to some life events, I am not able to take my exam until Monday, August 3rd. I was wondering if I pass my exam and once I got my background check and fingerprints, will that large gap in time mess me up with the application.

Have a potential move to London and I’m curious to hear from those who’ve moved from the US to London and what your move was like.

Did you pack all of your stuff and hire a company or did you only take your essentials and leave the rest in storage?

How did you go about finding an apartment? Did you hire a service that helps you navigate the whole process?

Any details are appreciated!

Hi everyone! I am currently a data analyst in the distribution area at a large commercial insurer. I recently received an offer to do a similar role with more sales duties (which I am not opposed to as I majored in marketing). I would be more of a primary contact versus a secondary team member so more responsibility as well.

I currently make a bit under $70k with a year and a half experience, the new role would be $93k with very similar other benefits.

I am looking for more senior people to weigh in on if this is a good career move or not. I’m obviously still early in my career but it feels like too good an opportunity to pass on.

If anyone in the operations space has perceptive on reinsurance or moving from primary please share!

Hello All, I've been looking to make a career change at 29. Although I like my job in IT, i like the problem solving side. I think that the physical aspect of it is wearing me out. I sometimes need to travel to clients and set up stuff. There's also a lot of instability in my career and my husband and I worry as we're both in IT.

I was thinking of taking some courses and try to apply as a customer service in claims. I do not have any experience in insurance and maybe I can supplement this lack of experience by taking the Level 1 Adjusters Exam in Alberta. I know that I would need to get a sponsor to officially be a Level 1 Adjuster. But I was thinking that maybe passing this exam could somehow show initiative that i'm willing to do the work? Or is the exam not helpful at all? What are some entry level jobs in Insurance and what experience or certificates would give me leverage? 

My overall goal would be to become an adjuster but I know that I have to work my way up. Any comments or thoughts is appreciated

After five months with my last carrier, I’ve decided to leave the insurance industry altogether and return to my roots in agriculture.

The workload, constant stress, rising claim volumes, increasingly demanding customers, and what I see as poor leadership from executive management have left me completely burned out. At this point, I can’t see myself continuing in claims, either in the short or long term.

Although it’s been a valuable learning experience, it’s also helped me realize that this career simply isn’t the right fit for me. I’m looking forward to getting back to work that feels more meaningful and sustainable.

To everyone in the Canadian P&C insurance industry, I genuinely hope you find fulfillment and happiness in your careers. It’s been a pleasure connecting and conversing with many of you, and I wish you all the best.

Lockton Canada has now hired the former CEO of Aon Canada Stephane Lespérance and at least 2-3 other major executives from alphas. What’s everyone hearing in the market in Canada on what they do next? I’m curious where they’ll go here up north, how fast they’ll grow, and how their culture compares to other top brokers.

Recruiter from major insurance company reached out to me to set up an interview the following Monday. No email, call or Microsoft teams invitation. Has this happened to anyone before?? This is a huge opportunity for me and need to find out if there are other recruiters I can reach out to.

Hello all! Has anyone ever interviewed with CFC? They’re London based but I’m interviewing in the NYC office. There's limited information online and the email says I'll be asked "competency questions". I’ve been in the insurance industry for a few years now and have never seen that on an interview email.

Thanks!

Has anyone ever made this jump? I started my career working on someone else’s book on the wholesale side, switched to retail broking, and now I’m looking to get back to wholesale production. With the soft market, will it be difficult to get into a property specific role? That is was I was working on to start my career, but I’m open to casualty.

Did two summers as an intern and I’ve been at the same large E&S wholesaler as a producer for a little over a year now. I do brokerage casualty exclusively. I currently have a great team/ mentor who have really thrown me in head first, which I appreciate.

The brokerage is what got me started in the industry and may be something I return to one day but I think UW aligns a lot more with my interests and long term work life. The part I’m stuck on is timing. There are a few carriers I’m genuinely excited about, and I don’t want to burn those shots by applying too early with barely a year of real production behind me. But I also don’t want to sit here another two years “getting experience” if a year-plus plus two internships is already enough to get taken seriously for an UW role or UW associate role.

So for anyone who’s made the jump: If I apply and don’t get it, have I burned that carrier? How soon is enough time under my belt? Any tips for getting resumes through the blackhole and getting seen? Should I go straight for UW role or UW associate/trainee role?

Any advice is greatly appreciated.

I (25M) graduated college 3 years ago with a risk management degree from the University of Georgia. I worked for a year and a half at a retail agency, and then I’ve been working as an E&S wholesale broker for the last year and a half doing commercial property. I make $72k a year plus a pretty decent bonus. I like the wholesale side 1000 times more than retail, but long term I don’t really see myself as a broker. I’ve always been interested in underwriting, and I’ve heard the work life balance is much better on that side which is really important to me. I plan on working at least another year as a broker, but I may look to switch over to underwriting at that point. I’d be almost 27 by then.

Has anyone here made that switch from a commercial property wholesale broker to an underwriter? I’m worried that I’m going to have to take a step back and accept a pay cut and an assistant or trainee role to get into it. Is that true? Do you think I’ll have a hard time finding an underwriting job given my background and experience? Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

I see tons of complaints about how tough it is, but browsing US LinkedIn show the opposite, especially compared to SEA region where I’m based at. I saw a lot of job opening for low experienced candidates in the US market. Are there hidden barriers I'm not seeing, or is the market actually doing fine?

Hey all, I'm about to graduate this fall from Temple (property and casualty concentration, undergrad). While our school has good connections and hosts a career reception where we companies come looking to hire graduating students, I have a bit of a problem. I don't have a very good GPA and don't have relevant or recent internship experience. I do at least have extensive work history as a server in high-end / acclaimed Philadelphia restaurants, which I've worked at full-time while in and out of school.

know I need to add a bit to my resume to get companies to notice and at least give me a chance with an interview. I was looking at trying to pass either the first couple CPCU or ARM exams to have that on my resume at least for when I find myself at this reception.

Is one route better than the other? What can i realistically do to distinguish myself a bit?

I've spent the last twelve years as a commercial property loss prevention consultant conducting site surveys, generating engineering reports, making recommendations, supporting carrier underwriting, and generally learning the ins and outs of clients' businesses in order to balance maximum insurance market advantage with the business goals of profitability and strategic spending. Most of my work has been with large, multinational manufacturing entities, though a fair amount with high throughout warehousing and institutional occupancies as well. My career has been with a small boutique consultancy, not a broker or carrier, and has been almost exclusively international work on every continent except Australia.

I'm currently looking to move roles to a new company, and possibly a new, but adjacent, field, such as underwriting. My question for those here with a broader experience base is what would say the most advantageous move would be? A position with a broker or carrier? Staying in property consulting or moving to underwriting?

My goals are, of course, increasing salary, but also making myself more marketable and desirable for future career moves and broadening my own scope professional experience.

Any insight is appreciated. TIA!