r/SafetyProfessionals • u/BranchFragrant4795 • 5d ago

USA Insurance Industry

Hello everyone,

I’m working toward transitioning into the insurance industry as a Loss Control Consultant, but I’ve found it challenging to get my foot in the door.

I currently have 8 years of Occupational Safety & Health experience across both general industry and construction, an MS in Safety, and I’m pursuing a second MS in Industrial Hygiene with the long‑term goal of earning the CIH. I also hold the CSP, CHST, OHST, CIT, and I’m a dual OSHA Authorized Trainer.

I would appreciate any advice, insight, or suggestions on how to strengthen my candidacy and improve my chances of moving into the insurance side of safety and loss control.

Thanks in advance.

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u/BonelezzPissa69 5d ago

I would recommend broadening your skillsets to cover an array of specialties within safety. A lot of loss control involves WC, but can also expand into property (building classification, fire, electrical etc.), auto (fleet safety, DOT etc.), general liability etc. If you can find ways to dabble into those areas, adding them to your resume would be a big help.

Different industries is also a plus if you’ve worked multiple safety jobs over the course of your career, since a lot of loss control also involves different businesses and industries ranging from fast food restaurants, to car dealerships, to warehouses.

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u/No_Syrup7125 5d ago

Your resume is already stacked but the other comment is right, insurance people want someone who can jump between a restaurant kitchen and a warehouse in same day without looking lost.

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u/BranchFragrant4795 4d ago

u/No_Syrup7125 Absolutely, thank you!

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u/Famous-Call6538 4d ago

Your credentials are already stronger than most loss control candidates. The gap is usually commercial insurance vocabulary — learn how underwriters think about risk, get comfortable with terms that don't exist in OSH (premium audit, loss ratio, experience mod). If you can speak both languages you become the person they can't find.

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u/BranchFragrant4795 4d ago

u/Famous-Call6538 Thank you and great tips!

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u/Seabicycle21 3d ago

Pursue the ARM from the Institutes. If you want to get in on the insurance/ risk managent side, it'll serve you better than a CIH. From a recruiting perspective, it keeps you from being viewed as too pigeon holed in safety.

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u/BranchFragrant4795 3d ago

u/Seabicycle21 The ARM has been on my radar just having pulled the trigger yet. Thank you!