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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nAllegis Transcription<\/a> is often recruiting insurance transcriptionists. Applicants typically have to take a skills test before getting hired as an insurance transcriptionist but you don't need legal experience<\/span> to transcribe recorded statements for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can work from home as an independent contractor or work in-house as an employee for an insurance company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Insurance companies pay well. But before applying for a transcription job with an insurance company, I recommend doing some transcription for a transcription company first to build up some experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To get your own clients for insurance transcription work, contact the claims department of insurance companies and contact attorneys in your area who specialize in auto accidents and workers' compensation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There is a lot of work in insurance transcription and the pay is higher than many other types of general transcription work<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Insurance transcriptionists transcribe insurance-related information and the transcribed documents then become part of the insurance records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Insurance transcription includes transcribing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Recorded statement transcription<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n A large amount of insurance transcription work involves recorded statements taken in person or over the phone. Insurance companies, legal professionals, and medical professionals record statements that are part of their investigation from claimants, insured parties, defendants, and witnesses. Those statements document the case and become part of the record. Transcription of those recordings provides quick, transcribed recorded statements and expedites the claims process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Examples of recorded statements include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Explore a career in legal transcription<\/a> Clients who need insurance transcription:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Qualifications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Qualifications you'll need vary and depend on the type of recordings you're transcribing and whom you're working for. For example, transcribing recorded statements doesn't require any special training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As for any transcription, you must be a fast, accurate typist, have good spelling skills, and have a good grasp of proper punctuation. You must have a minimum typing speed of 45 words per minute (a faster speed is better). Hearing acuity, good listening skills, and accuracy are important. You will be transcribing exactly what people are saying, including bad grammar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Insurance transcriptionists must have a working knowledge of insurance terminology and industry procedures for insurance claim processing, health insurance processing, coding, billing, and records collection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some employers prefer to hire transcriptionists who have completed training in insurance, legal,<\/span> or medical transcription. Others may require an associate's degree or completion of a course in insurance or legal matters. Some knowledge of anatomy, physiology, medical, and legal terminology is helpful. That\u2019s why insurance companies often recruit medical transcriptionists although your medical knowledge doesn\u2019t have to be extensive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Check out this detailed, multi-media legal transcription course I recommend.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Insurance recordings may include financial terms. To become familiar with financial terms, you can read financial books or business magazines like Business Week and listen to financial TV channels like MSBNBC or Bloomberg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Confidentiality is important in insurance transcription. You must provide an encrypted, secure file transfer service (transcription companies will provide that for you).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Format<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Formats vary according to the company you're working for and companies will usually give you instructions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Insurance transcription is often verbatim. Recorded statements should be transcribed verbatim and include all filler words, including “you know, uhs, um” and more. Some clients may allow intelligent verbatim transcripts (which omit unnecessary words that are not relevant) to transcribe some types of recordings (e.g. dictations of investigators).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pay<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Pay varies depending on the type of transcription work and your experience but insurance companies pay well and the pay for insurance transcription is typically higher than many other types of general transcription work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Check out this detailed, multi-media legal transcription course I recommend.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Find out what's involved in becoming a legal transcriptionist, how you can learn legal transcription, how you can get started, what skills and equipment you need, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you are serious about doing transcription jobs from home, check out this complete transcription starter kit<\/a> at Amazon. 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