Insurance writer vs underwriting technician

The differences between insurance writers and underwriting technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an underwriting technician has an average salary of $44,704, which is higher than the $35,740 average annual salary of an insurance writer.

Insurance writer vs underwriting technician overview

	Insurance Writer	Underwriting Technician
Yearly salary	$35,740	$44,704
Hourly rate	$17.18	$21.49
Growth rate	-4%	-4%
Number of jobs	46,566	8,615
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 54%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	-	-

Insurance writer vs underwriting technician salary

Insurance writers and underwriting technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Insurance Writer	Underwriting Technician
Average salary	$35,740	$44,704
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $46,000	Between $28,000 And $69,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between insurance writer and underwriting technician education

There are a few differences between an insurance writer and an underwriting technician in terms of educational background:

	Insurance Writer	Underwriting Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 54%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Insurance writer vs underwriting technician demographics

Here are the differences between insurance writers' and underwriting technicians' demographics:

	Insurance Writer	Underwriting Technician
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 41.9% Female, 58.1%	Male, 25.2% Female, 74.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.7% Unknown, 2.3% Hispanic or Latino, 6.8% Asian, 4.7% White, 79.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 8.9% Unknown, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino, 9.6% Asian, 5.6% White, 73.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between insurance writer and underwriting technician duties and responsibilities

Insurance writer example responsibilities.

Cold-Cal to generate leads for individual life and disability insurance and annuities.
Examine highly sensitive and confidential patient information while maintaining HIPAA compliance.
Examine highly sensitive and confidential patient information while remaining HIPAA compliant.
Cold-Cal to generate leads for individual life and disability insurance and annuities.
Dispruse insurance claim money to customers as repairs are done to their home.
Gather, times, dates, receipts, and photos of damage home and after repairs are done.

Underwriting technician example responsibilities.

Generate business leads by promoting AIG's products and servicing.
Assist underwriters in expediting new business, processing endorsements and/or modifying existing policies while achieving broker relationships.
Work directly with independent agents and BCBS marketing department to analyze information and make eligibility decisions with strict timelines.
Order and code clues and MVRs for renewing umbrella policies.
Train staff members on the MMS system.
Evaluate new and renewal submissions as delegated by underwriters for prescribe criteria and clearance into AS400 invoicing system.

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Updated January 8, 2025

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