In an eight-part weekly series that looks at the openings available in several growth industries, the prospects and how workers can equip themselves with the skills for these positions, SMU School of Economics alumnus Imran Shahid Hamid noted that future job seekers may not be aware that a wide range of positions – including in areas such as behavioural economics, natural sciences and data analytics – is available. “The finance sector is beyond just about banks. There are also insurance and reinsurance,” he said. “You can come from a wide variety of backgrounds and still find something that you can do within the reinsurance business.” As a client manager, Mr Imran’s job involves being an underwriter – a person who prices the reinsurance contracts for insurance firms.
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