What is required to work at an auto insurance company?

Answer 1

That depends on what position you would be working. If you want to be a receptionist, then you would need good phone and communication skills, as well as good typing and clerical skills.

If you want to be an insurance agent, then you will first need to obtain your agent's license, as well as being very detail oriented, and have computer experience.

Computer programs work up the policy premiums, etc., but you need to know what to enter in the computer for the policy information to be accurate since there are so many factors and variables that determine if a person qualifies for a lower cost policy over a more expensive one. You also need to be able to do some underwriting since not all insurance companies accept all applications.

For example, some auto insurance companies won't accept a person if they have a moving violation on their record, and some won't accept a person if they don't currently have insurance, or are considered 'high risk'. There are numerous reasons why a person wouldn't qualify for a particular auto insurance company, so those are only a few of them.