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Updated: 7 Feb 2012
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Salary$34,410 - $71,290  
   
Bonus$510 - $10,115  
Profit Sharing$496.65 - $6,053  
Commission$2,075 - $95,500  
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$33,253 - $74,884  
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Salary Range

The Travelers Companies, Inc.$48,000 - $59,007
The Chubb Corporation$49,132 - $77,320
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)$38,000 - $55,000
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State Farm Insurance CompanyNot enough data
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Salary Range

Insurance$34,583 - $75,176
Commercial Insurance$36,172 - $79,423
Insurance Carrier$35,282 - $77,164
Insurance Brokerage$33,580 - $73,078
Health Insurance$35,390 - $75,217

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Key Statistics for Insurance Underwriter Jobs

Gender
Female
57%
female alumni
 
Male
43%
male alumni
Salary:$40,455 - $57,937 $40,989 - $58,924
Years of Experience
Less than 1 year
12%
1-4 years
36%
5-9 years
27%
10-19 years
15%
20 years or more
10%
Most Common Health Benefits
medical benefits Medical: 91% dental benefits Dental: 77%
vision benefits Vision: 57% employee benefits None: 7%

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Common Future Jobs

Insurance Underwriter

Salary Range

$33,253 - $74,884
payscale
Underwriter
$33,267 - $81,422
Customer Service Representative (CSR)
$19,287 - $42,587
Underwriting Assistant
$26,622 - $53,019
 
Common Future Jobs

Insurance Underwriter

Salary Range

$33,253 - $74,884
payscale
Senior Underwriter
$48,504 - $109,340
Insurance Underwriter, Commercial Property
$31,891 - $85,982
Insurance Underwriter, Casualty
$32,658 - $97,401
 

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Insurance Underwriter Job Description

People with the job title Insurance Underwriter typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Review individual applications for insurance to evaluate degree of risk involved and determine acceptance of applications.

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