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Agents, Insurance

Agents, Insurance - Skills and Abilities

Insurance agents need to:

Communicate

  • Read and understand work-related materials.
  • Understand written information.
  • Speak clearly so listeners can understand.
  • Understand spoken information.
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  • Listen to others and ask questions.
  • Write clearly so other people can understand.

Reason and Problem Solve

  • Analyze ideas and use logic to determine their strengths and weaknesses.
  • Notice when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong.
  • Use reasoning to discover answers to problems.
  • Develop rules that group items in various ways.
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  • Follow guidelines to arrange objects or actions in a certain order.
  • Combine several pieces of information and draw conclusions.
  • Judge the costs and benefits of a possible action.
  • Understand new information or materials by studying and working with them.

Use Math and Science

  • Choose a mathematical method or formula to solve problems.
  • Use math skills to solve problems.
  • Add, subtract, multiply, and divide quickly and correctly.

Manage Oneself, People, Time, and Things

  • Manage the time of self and others.

Work with People

  • Persuade others to approach things differently.
  • Look for ways to help people.
  • Solve problems by bringing others together to discuss differences.
  • Be aware of others’ reactions and understand the possible causes.
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  • Change behavior in relation to others’ actions.
Source: Illinois Career Information System (CIS) brought to you by Illinois Department of Employment Security.