Insurance Broker (ANZSCO 222113)

On the Short-term Skilled Occupation List and Core Skills Occupation List

From the official Home Affairs skilled occupation lists, as at 2026-08-12. Lists change at each government update — always confirm on the official page before acting.

Which lists is Insurance Broker on?

STSOL — Short-term Skilled Occupation List. Occupations on the STSOL can access state-nominated and regional skilled visas (190/491), but not the Skilled Independent 189.

CSOL — Core Skills Occupation List. The employer-sponsorship list — occupations on the CSOL can be nominated for the Skills in Demand visa (subclass 482) and the Employer Nomination Scheme 186.

Visas this occupation can access

Being on a list makes the occupation nominatable for these visas — each visa still has its own requirements (points, age, English, a positive skills assessment, and for sponsored visas a willing employer or state).

Skills assessment

A positive skills assessment for Insurance Broker comes from:

What the assessment actually involves

VETASSESS assesses Insurance Broker under the same Group C structure as Finance Broker and Commodities Trader, but its highly relevant field of study is narrower than every other occupation in this family: Insurance Broking is the only field named. Its own page also excludes Insurance Agent by name, on the basis that an agent tied to one company only advises on that company's products, whereas a broker's work requires independence across multiple insurers.

Where these applications come unstuck

An applicant whose actual role is an in-house agent for a single insurer, rather than an independent broker placing business across multiple insurers, is the clearest way this code goes wrong — VETASSESS's own page states the distinction directly rather than leaving it to inference. Confusing this occupation with Finance Broker, which sits under an entirely different regulator and Act, is the other recurring error worth avoiding.

An honest read on this pathway

Insurance Broker reaches 482 and 186 via CSOL. It requires AFS authorisation to operate, because insurance is a financial product under ASIC's general licensing rule, but it does not require the financial adviser exam or Financial Adviser Register listing that applies to Financial Investment Adviser — general insurance advice is carved out of that narrower regime specifically, which is why VETASSESS's own page for this code carries no licensing banner at all.

VETASSESS assesses qualifications and employment separately. Both need documentation that agrees with itself. The Employment History Builder and Document Vault organise each trail before you lodge.

Talk it through with a registered agent

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