Job Description of Fire Insurance Surveyor

• Fire insurance – surveying mechanical and industrial plants, machinery and equipment for faults and risks
• visiting sites alone or with underwriters
• assessing and evaluating risk to buildings, employees or customers by undertaking appropriate research
• carrying out detailed site surveys
• writing and proofreading reports for underwriters
• providing advice to clients and making recommendations about required improvements
• assigning quality grades after improvements have been made
• liaising with health and safety inspectors, clients, insurance brokers and underwrite
• collecting photographs as evidence
• Good research skills