If you're detail-oriented, a career in Underwriting may be for you! Underwriters are on top of deciding what should be covered under an insurance policy and how much to charge for it.
Moving to Qatar for work was one of the greatest challenges I have ever faced. I had lived my whole life in an insignificant city, never leaving town even to go to university, and working in my city’s small hospital. Then I got married and decided that it would be a whole new definition of “fun” to tag along with my husband on his new offer in the far off, mysterious Middle East.
The holidays can be risky, and not only because of the heightened likelihood of awkward family encounters.
With all the celebrating, decorating and congregating, all kinds of things can go wrong. If it weren’t for all the insurance professionals working behind the scenes to manage these risks, it’s possible that the holidays might not happen at all.
Gabrielle Cappadona and her twin sister made a pact to go to college together and study business. While her sister decided to major in accounting, Gabrielle had trouble making her mind up.
She knew that she didn’t want to study accounting, and she wasn’t that interested in finance, either. Then a campus tour guide at St. John’s University who first suggested that she check out the school of risk management. The rest, Gabrielle says, is history.
Underwriters assess information and make decisions.
You can actually find your dream job in something unexpected, like insurance.
Success in insurance is attainable for just about anyone who wants to work hard.
