Occupation Atlasinsurance claims handler
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/01a83071-6533-4675-b2da-f0c6d02669f5
insurance claims handler
Insurance claims handlers ensure that all insurance claims are handled accurately and that payment for valid claims is made to the policyholders. They use statistical data and reporting to calculate and adjust claims as needed, communicate with and guide policyholders and monitor the progress of a claim.
Job Zone
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- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed
Considerable preparation. Usually a bachelor's degree plus several years of work-related experience, knowledge, or training.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
CEIConventional · Enterprising · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- C Conventional6.23
- E Enterprising4.77
- I Investigative3.53
- S Social2.61
- R Realistic1.23
- A Artistic1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators (13-1031.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its close O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (19)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- actuarial science
- analyse claim files
- apply technical communication skills
- calculate compensation payments
- claims procedures
- classify insurance claims
- communicate with beneficiaries
- fraud detection
- handle incoming insurance claims
- insurance law
- interview insurance claimants
- maintain records of financial transactions
- manage claim files
- organise a damage assessment
- principles of insurance
- provide financial product information
- review insurance process
- synthesise financial information
- types of insurance
Optional (13)
- analyse financial risk
- apply statistical analysis techniques
- assess coverage possibilities
- decide on insurance applications
- ensure cross-department cooperation
- estimate damage
- handle customer complaints
- handle financial disputes
- handle financial transactions
- insurance market
- manage claims process
- statistics
- trace financial transactions
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 19 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
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