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Claims Examiners, Property and Casualty Insurance

Description
Review settled insurance claims to determine that payments and settlements have been made in accordance with company practices and procedures. Report overpayments, underpayments, and other irregularities. Confer with legal counsel on claims requiring litigation.
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Experience
A minimum of two to four years of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

Education
Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

Training
Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Tasks
  • Analyzes data used in settling claim to determine its validity in payment of claims.
  • Reports overpayments, underpayments, and other irregularities.
  • Confers with legal counsel on claims requiring litigation.
National Average Salary
$45,350.00/year

Average Salary in Maryland
$44,190.00/year

Important Abilities
   1. Written Comprehension
   2. Number Facility
   3. Oral Comprehension
   4. Oral Expression
   5. Mathematical Reasoning

General Work Activities
   1. Evaluating Information Against Standards
   2. Analyzing Data or Information
   3. Getting Information Needed to Do the Job
   4. Judging Qualities of Things, Service, People
   5. Making Decisions and Solving Problems

Important Skills
   1. Problem Identification
   2. Reading Comprehension
   3. Mathematics
   4. Information Gathering
   5. Writing

Frequent Work Context
   1. Importance of Being Sure All Is Done
   2. Consequence of Error
   3. Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
   4. Indoors
   5. Job-Required Social Interaction

Related Careers
Related Majors (A) Associate (B) Bachelors (C) Certificate (D) Doctor (M) Master


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