What Is a Life Insurance Underwriter?
When a person decides to buy life insurance, he fills out an application and submits it to a life insurance company. A life insurance underwriter is a person at the insurance company who reviews the application and determines whether the company should provide coverage for the applicant. If the applicant is found to be an acceptable risk, the life insurance underwriter also determines how much the applicant must pay for the coverage and specifies the exact terms of the policy.