Courses of Study : Career Tech: Finance

1 ) Differentiate among automobile, health, life, renter, and homeowner insurance coverages and policies to determine appropriate use and advantages of each.

2 ) Evaluate a variety of insurance products and premiums for personal needs.

3 ) Utilize reading skills to identify main components of major insurance company policy options.

4 ) Determine factors that affect insurance costs and premiums.

5 ) Analyze insurance characteristics to explain underwriting functions.

6 ) Analyze claims data for determining the percent of increase or decrease between current and past years' statistics.

7 ) Determine required information needed to correctly issue insurance policies and other insurance-related documents.

8 ) Demonstrate correct techniques for acquiring and processing information using a variety of media.

9 ) Determine procedures needed to effectively serve customers, including providing timely information and resolving conflicts.

10 ) Use communication skills, including listening and tactfulness, when communicating with customers and colleagues.

11 ) Interpret the principles of risk management as it relates to insurance, including benefits for risk reduction.

12 ) Determine the impact governmental insurance programs have on society.

13 ) Analyze types of insurance fraud to determine effects on policy holders.

14 ) Determine ethical issues facing the insurance industry.

15 ) Evaluate regulatory insurance requirements to determine compliance.

16 ) Explain reasons insurers cancel policies.

17 ) Demonstrate job-related professional behavior, including respect for the customer and the customer's property and adherence to privacy laws.

18 ) Determine career and entrepreneurial opportunities, responsibilities, and educational and credentialing requirements related to insurance services.