Insurance Underwriters
The short answer
This job is expected to meaningfully change. AI can already assist with or automate many of its tasks. In New York State, the number of these jobs is expected to hold steady over the next decade, with about 748 openings expected each year.
Where your job stands
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the most exposed fifth for how much AI could touch it. That doesn't mean the job goes away—it means more of its tasks are the kind AI can help with.
How much AI could touch this job
Looking at the job itself, AI could help with about half of this job's tasks.
What this means
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the most exposed fifth, out of 656 jobs we could rank. Read more in the methodology.
What AI can and can’t help with in this job
The score comes from the real, day-to-day tasks of this job—not a guess about the job as a whole. Below are the tasks that matter most in this job, split by whether AI can help with them.
AI can help with or automate nearly every task in this job.
Tasks AI can help with or automate
Examine documents to determine degree of risk from factors such as applicant health, financial standing and value, and condition of property.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Decline excessive risks.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Write to field representatives, medical personnel, or others to obtain further information, quote rates, or explain company underwriting policies.
AI could do much of this on its own
Evaluate possibility of losses due to catastrophe or excessive insurance.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Review company records to determine amount of insurance in force on single risk or group of closely related risks.
AI could help, but needs extra software
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