About the Insurance Industry

The Insurance Industry is big business, working in insurance means helping individuals and companies to protect themselves against loss by advising them on the types and level of insurance necessary and helping them purchase the correct policy.

The industry can be broken down into different areas the main ones being car, building, life, travel and commercial insurance but there is also insurance for major incidents such as aviation accidents, oil & chemical spills and large explosions to name but a few.

There are many different job roles within the industry from underwriters to claims handlers, loss adjusters, technicians and account managers.

If you have good interpersonal skills and can deal with customers in a friendly and professional manner to meet their needs, then this could be the career for you, take a look at the different types of job roles to see if there is something that interests you!

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Willis Towers Watson is a leading insurance broker which operates globally with one of its main offices located in Ipswich, along with London, New York and Mumbai. Willis Towers Watson also has links with insuring the Titanic.

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