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38<strong>CAREER</strong>S IN INSURANCEThe insurance sector provides a wide range of career opportunitiesfor managerial, professional, clerical and administrative and salesstaff. The entry-level occupations in the sector are listed below.The occupations marked with an * are described in more detail inthe next chapter of this career guide.3.1 PROFESSIONAL OCCUPATIONSThese occupations require an NQF Level 5 or higher qualification.1.3.1 Insurance-specific professions Financial and investment advisors* Insurance brokers* Claims assessors* Underwriters* Actuaries* Financial investment managers and fund administrators Portfolio managers* Risk analysts, advisers and consultants1.3.2 Financial professionals Accountants* and chartered accountants* Business analysts and consultants Financial economists and analysts Internal auditors Forensic auditors Management accountants Statisticians Financial market dealers Economists1.3.3 Legal professionals Attorneys, lawyers and legal advisors
91.3.4 Information technology professionals Systems analysts Computer network and systems engineers Software and applications programmers Analyst programmer Systems administrators Database administrators Network administrators ICT support engineers ICT business analysts ICT security specialists Web developers Developer programmers ICT systems test engineers Software engineers ICT trainers Telecommunications engineers Multimedia designers Web designers Multimedia specialists Network analysts1.3.5 Health professionals Nurse practitioners Industrial pharmacists Health diagnostic and promotion professionals Medical practitioners Pharmacist assistants General medical practitioners HIV counsellors Health promotion officers Nurse researchers Dieticians Occupational therapists1.3.6 Client relations and marketing professionals Client relations specialists and consultants Marketing specialists
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Page 11 and 12: 5What am I interested in?What activ
Page 16 and 17: 10Public relations and communicatio
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Page 21: 15natural disasters, fire and theft
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Page 28 and 29: 22QUALIFICATIONBCom AccountingBCom
Page 30: 24QUALIFICATIONNDip Cost and Manage
Page 33 and 34: 27viability of the business to be a
Page 35: 29Part 1 of the Professional Examin
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Page 43 and 44: 37QUALIFICATIONSINSTITUTIONBComm In
Page 45 and 46: 39QUALIFICATIONSNCert: N4 -N6 Infor
Page 48 and 49: 42Software engineering or computer
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Page 54 and 55: 485.3 WHAT IS EXPECTED OF AN EMPLOY
Page 56 and 57: 50Long Term Claims AssessorNational
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