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Footnote. Abrogated by the Order of the Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 30.12.2024 № 508 (effective ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication).
In accordance with paragraph 2-1 of Article 117 of the Labor Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated November 23, 2015, I HEREBY ORDER:
1. To approve the attached professional standard “Insurance”.
2. The Department of Development of the National Qualification and Forecasting System of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in the manner prescribed by law shall ensure:
1) state registration of this order with the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
2) within ten calendar days from the date of the state registration of this order, the direction hereof both in Kazakh and Russian languages to the Republican State Enterprise on the right of economic management "Republican Center for Legal Information of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan" for official publication and placement in the Reference Control Bank of the regulatory legal acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
3) placement of this order on the Internet resource of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
4) within ten working days after the state registration of this order with the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan, submission to the Department of Legal Services of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan the information on the implementation of measures provided for in subparagraphs 1), 2) and 3) of this paragraph.
3. Control over the execution of this order shall be entrusted to the first Vice Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan E. Zh. Zhilkibaev
4. This order shall come into effect upon expiry of ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication.
| Approved by Order of the Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated May 16, 2019 No. 253 |
Professional standard "Insurance"
Chapter 1. General Provisions
1. The professional standard “Insurance” shall define the requirements for the level of qualification and competence, for the content, quality and working conditions, and shall be also intended for the formation of educational programs, including for staff training, development of materials for certification of employees and graduates of educational organizations, wide range of tasks in insurance activities.
On the basis of this professional standard, organizations can develop corporate professional standards for employees for internal use, specifying the level of professional education, the list of labor functions, knowledge and skills, taking into account the characteristics of the organization of production, labor and management, their responsibility.
The professional standard “Insurance” shall be applied to services provided by state legal entities.
2. The following terms and definitions shall be applied in this professional standard:
1) adjuster - an employee of an insurance (reinsurance) company whose functions include examining an application for insurance payment and assessing damage from an insured event;
2) actuary - an individual who has passed exams under the minimum compulsory training program for actuaries established by a regulatory legal act of an authorized body;
3) reserve of unearned premiums - a part of the insurance premium (contributions) under an insurance (reinsurance) agreement relating to the period of validity of the insurance cover remaining on the calculation date (unearned premium) intended to fulfill obligations to ensure future payments if they arise in the next reporting periods;
4) underwriter - an employee of an insurance (reinsurance) company whose functions include assessing insurance risks accepted for insurance and determining the terms of insurance (reinsurance) contracts;
5) assistance - provision of assistance by insurance organizations, legal entities to an insurant (insured, beneficiary) who found himself in a difficult circumstance during his travel or when he is away from his/her place of residence, in the form of money and (or) in payment-in-kind, through technical, medical assistance due to the occurrence of an insured event;
6) reserve for incurred but undeclared losses (hereinafter referred to as the RIUL) - an assessment of the obligations of the insurance (reinsurance) company for making insurance payments, including expenses for the settlement of losses arising from insurance events that occurred in the reporting or previous periods, about the occurrence of which it have not been declared to the insurance (reinsurance) company in the reporting or preceding periods in the manner prescribed by the law of the Republic of Kazakhstan or the contract;
7) reserve of declared but unresolved losses - assessment of unfulfilled or incompletely performed at the reporting date obligations of the insurance (reinsurance) company for making insurance payments, including expenses for settlement of losses;
8) expenses for settlement of insurance losses - the amount of money required by the insurance (reinsurance) company to pay for expert, consulting or other services related to the assessment of the amount and reduction of damage (harm) caused to the property interests of the policyholder arising from insurance cases.
3. The following abbreviations shall be used in this professional standard:
1) QB - qualification reference book for managers, specialists and other employees (hereinafter referred to as the Qualification reference book for managers, specialists and other employees), developed and approved in accordance with subparagraph 16-2) of Article 16 of the Labor Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated November 23, 2015;
2) IQF - industry qualifications framework.
Chapter 2. Passport of the professional standard
4. Name of the professional standard: “Insurance”.
5. The purpose of development of the professional standard: presentation by profession of a systematic and structured description of labor functions, relevant requirements for knowledge, skills and personal competencies of employees;
Description of skills, knowledge and competencies required by employees for carrying out insurance activities.
6. Brief description of the professional standard "Insurance":
calculation of the size of insurance and reinsurance obligations ;
determination of insurance premium rates under insurance and reinsurance contracts;
assessment of insurance risks taken for insurance, profitability and income of an insurance (reinsurance) company;
determination of the terms of insurance (reinsurance) contracts ;
provision of services for the preliminary inspection and evaluation of the insurance object;
systematic risk assessment of the insurance (reinsurance) company (customer risks and own risks) and minimization of their negative impact on the activities of the insurance organization;
assessment and calculation of the amount of damage caused to property;
customer claims settlement;
conclusion of contracts of insurance on behalf and under the authority of the insurance company based on the contract of agency or individual employment contract (the staff member), as well as providing advice to potential clients on insurance.
7. Professional group:
auxiliary professional staff for procurement and sales of goods;
auxiliary professional staff in the field of financial activities, accounting and processing of numerical information;
financial professionals;
professionals in the field of administration;
mathematicians, actuaries and statistics.
8. Professional subgroup:
insurance agents;
appraisers and experts (consultants) for losses;
financial analysts and professional professionals;
management and business consultants;
mathematicians, actuaries and statistics.
Chapter 3. Cards of the profession
9. List of professions:
1) insurance agent - level 4 according to IQF;
2) insurance sales agent - level 4 according to IQF;
3) adjuster - level 5 according to IQF;
4) analyst in the field of insurance (underwriter) - level 6 according to IQF;
5) risk manager in insurance - level 6 according to IQF;
6) insurance actuary - level 7 according to IQF.
Cards of professions are given in the Annex to this professional standard.
| Annex to the professional standard "Insurance" |
Card of the profession "Insurance Agent" | ||
Profession Code: | 3321-1-004 | |
Name of profession: | Insurance agent | |
Qualification level according to the IQF: | 4 | |
Qualification level for the profession according to the QB | Secondary technical and professional (secondary special, secondary vocational) education in the relevant specialty (qualification) and special training in accordance with the established program without presenting requirements for work experience | |
Level of professional education | Technical and professional (secondary special, secondary vocational) education in the relevant specialty (qualification) and special training in accordance with the established program without presenting requirements for work experience | |
Labor function 1: |
Task 1: |
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Task 1: |
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Labor function 3: |
Task 1: |
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The requirements for personal competencies |
Sociability | |
Connection with other professions within the IQF |
7 |
insurance actuary |
Connection with the QB | Insurance agent | Qualification reference book for managers, specialists and other employees. |
Card of the profession "Insurance Sales Agent" | ||
Profession Code: | 3321-1-002 | |
Name of profession: | Insurance Sales Agent | |
Qualification level according to the IQF: | 4 | |
Qualification level for the profession according to the QB | Not available | |
Level of professional education | Technical and professional (secondary special, secondary vocational) education in the relevant specialty (qualification) and special training in accordance with the established program without presenting requirements for work experience | |
Labor function 1: |
Task 1: |
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Sociability | |
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7 |
insurance actuary |
Connection with the QB | Insurance agent | Qualification reference book for managers, specialists and other employees. |
Card profession "Ajuster" | ||
Profession Code: | 3315-3-001 | |
Name of profession: | Ajuster | |
Qualification level according to the IQF: | 5 | |
Qualification level for the profession according to the QB | Not available | |
Level of professional education | Higher professional education, additional training in the field of valuation activities. | |
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Labor function 2: Settlement of insured events under insurance (reinsurance) contracts |
Task 1: |
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The requirements for personal competencies |
Clear instructions | |
Connection with other professions within the IQF |
7 |
insurance actuary |
Connection with the QB | Appraiser | Qualification reference book for managers, specialists and other employees. |
Card of the profession "Analyst in the field of insurance (underwriter)" | ||
Profession Code: | 2413-6-001, 2413-6-002 | |
Name of profession: | Analyst in the field of insurance (underwriter) | |
Qualification level according to the IQF: | 6 | |
Qualification level for the profession according to the QB | Higher (or postgraduate) education in the relevant specialty and work experience of at least 2 years | |
Level of professional education | Higher (or postgraduate) professional education and practical experience | |
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Task 1: |
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Task 1: |
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The requirements for personal competencies |
Analytical thinking | |
Connection with other professions within the IQF |
7 |
insurance actuary |
Connection with the QB | Analyst in the field of insurance (underwriter) | Qualification reference book for managers, specialists and other employees. |
Card of the profession "Risk Manager in Insurance" | ||
Profession Code: | 2421-0-011 | |
Name of profession: | Risk Manager in Insurance | |
Qualification level according to the IQF: | 6 | |
Qualification level for the profession according to the QB | Higher (or postgraduate) education in the relevant specialty and work experience in the specialty for at least 2 years | |
Level of professional education | Higher (or postgraduate) professional education and practical experience | |
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Connection with other professions within the IQF |
7 |
insurance actuary |
Connection with the QB | Manager | Qualification reference book for managers, specialists and other employees. |
Card of the profession “Actuary on insurance issues” | ||
Profession Code: | 2120-2-003 | |
Name of profession: | Insurance Actuary | |
Qualification level according to the IQF: | 7 | |
Qualification level for the profession according to the QB | Not available | |
Level of professional education | Higher (or postgraduate) professional education and practical experience | |
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Labor function 6: |
Task 1: |
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The requirements for personal competencies |
Analytical thinking | |
Connection with other professions within the IQF |
6 |
Risk Manager in Insurance |
Connection with the QB | Mathematician | Qualification reference book for managers, specialists and other employees. |
