Insurance Practitioner Apprentice

Summary

Within this role you will operate across our phone and chat services to support customers in a variety of different ways. Joining our business includes a full induction process to teach you everything you need to know for your role with ongoing training and support provided as you continue your journey with us.

Annual wage: £12,556.80 a year
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Training course: Insurance practitioner (level 3)
Hours: 09:00 – 17:30 Monday – Friday with 1 hour lunch, may do late shifts which are dependent on department 11:30 – 20:00 with 1 hour lunch.
37 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 7 October
Duration: 1 Year 7 Months
Positions available: 5

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

We have a wide range of departments in which you could be selected for, as mentioned you will be provided with full training within these areas and continuous support throughout. We aim to ensure that all of our teams offer a welcoming and friendly environment, in order for you to succeed and thrive within the business.

Duties include:

Handling telephone enquiries within the call centre
Administering customers' files correctly, whilst building genuine rapport
General administration regarding calls and policies
Ensure all activities undertaken are done as per the guidelines of the FCA
Achieve and maintain your targets & SPI’s ( audit averages, reviews, complaints caused, CPD logs and errors) Must not fail 3 days running
Ensuring correct actions are put on consumers' file depending on the type of policy to stop repeat calls
Offer mid-term adjustment quotes to consumers and process these issuing cover when instructed, additionally ensuring that the account as a result of the mid-term adjustment is posted correctly
Always detailing in notes what course of action you have taken on each file so colleagues can understand what consumers have been advised
Cross-sell legal, breakdown, excess reducer, Total loss top-up, HPI and Tools in transit products in the correct way. Ensure that the account is sorted and the relevant notes added

Our company has strong values in which our staff are continually improving and delivering with passion through effective teamwork. We offer a vibrant and supportive environment; our offices are open plan with managers and individuals working alongside each other to give our staff the best start to their career.

Where you’ll work

Saturn Building First Point Balby Carr Bank

Doncaster

DN4 5JQ

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

SKILLS EDGE TRAINING LTD

Your training course

Insurance practitioner (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Achieve desired business outcomes within own area of insurance responsibility, in line with the organisation's commercial aims and objectives.

Identify information from a range of sources to determine an appropriate course of action including a recommendation, a decision or a referral.

Analyse data to make evidence based decisions.

Apply organisational quality assurance policies and procedures in their role and within the limits of own authority.

Apply appropriate method of communication for audience and circumstances.

Records, verifies, maintains and where appropriate, shares information.

Compliant with relevant governance, policies and procedures.

Identify work with stakeholders and creates and maintains a network of stakeholders needed to undertake casework effectively and to conclusion.

Balances competing priorities in order to meet deadlines.

Builds and maintains positive relationships.

Work as part of a team to help achieve results.

Identify potential claims fraud and determine the correct action to prevent loss.

Manage insurance claims and/or payments within the limits of responsibility in line with policies and procedures.

Identify and manage insurance risks within the limits of responsibility in line with policies and procedures.

Recommend insurance and premiums decisions within the limits of responsibility and in line with organisational policies and procedures.

Gather and interpret relevant information to provide a return on insurance decisions.

Match client’s needs with available insurance products and services.

Optimises the potential return on insurance decisions within the scope of own role by identifying and positioning the client’s case with the insurer.

Achieve desired business outcomes within own area of insurance responsibility, in line with the organisation's commercial aims and objectives.

Identify information from a range of sources to determine an appropriate course of action including a recommendation, a decision or a referral.

Analyse data to make evidence based decisions.

Apply organisational quality assurance policies and procedures in their role and within the limits of own authority.

Apply appropriate method of communication for audience and circumstances.

Records, verifies, maintains and where appropriate, shares information.

Compliant with relevant governance, policies and procedures.

Identify work with stakeholders and creates and maintains a network of stakeholders needed to undertake casework effectively and to conclusion.

Balances competing priorities in order to meet deadlines.

Builds and maintains positive relationships.

Work as part of a team to help achieve results.

Your training plan

Your training will be completed online from your employers working address.

More training information

Apprentices will work towards the Insurance Practitioner Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard:

Fully and part funded learning and development programme that includes the Cert CII
Develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours of successful Insurance Practitioners
Role-specific route ways tailor the apprenticeship to the job role:
- Claims Handler/Loss Adjuster
- Assistant Underwriter
- Junior Broker
Free CII membership for non-members through the CII Aspire Apprenticeship Programme
Includes digital CII study books and exam entries
Resit costs for CII exams and End-Point-Assessment will be covered by the employer
Fortnightly workshops for each CII exam
All workshops recorded and available on demand
Interactive chat, forums and class notebooks for real-time support and assistance from experienced and qualified insurance professionals
Exam tips, tricks, and strategies
Regular tutorials and assessments with sector experts

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4)
Maths (grade 4)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
IT skills
Attention to detail
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Administrative skills
Team working
Initiative

Other requirements

Credit check done for all new starters, random DBS check for 1 in every 5 staff.

About this company

One Call Insurance was founded in 1995 by John Radford. From our offices in Doncaster, we expanded to other areas of South Yorkshire, offering home and car insurance quotes to people in the area. We now offer the whole of the UK great car insurance quotes, as well as offering home insurance, van insurance, commercial insurance, temporary insurance, learner driver insurance and travel insurance. We also love to support local charities. In the last few years we have supported Doncaster-based charities such as Firefly , Bluebell Wood and Eve Merton Dreams Trust.

http://onecallinsurance.co.uk (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

• Additional leave • Company events • Company pension • Discounted or free food • Employee discount • Gym membership • Health & wellbeing programme • On-site parking • Referral programme • Length of service benefits/bonuses • Charity days

After this apprenticeship

Further training in other departments available.

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