Commercial Insurance Underwriting Apprenticeship 2025 (London)

Summary

As an Commercial Underwriting Apprentice, you'll be contributing to the development and management of a specific area of insurance. You will be placed in either our Real Estate team or our Customer Distribution Team. You‘ll complete a Level 4 Insurance Professional apprenticeship and a Diploma in Insurance via the Chartered Insurance Institute.

Wage

£23,387 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

£3,200 per annum London location allowance

Training course

Insurance professional (level 4)

Hours

Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm.

35 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 8 September

Duration

2 years

Positions available

4

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

Your role could involve:

Building relationships and developing your negotiation skills to stronger work with various stakeholders
Working with an experienced team of people who will support you and help you navigate a dynamic and rapidly changing insurance market.
Understanding our various processes and how we can all work to improve them through things like automation and artificial intelligence
Working with Zurich’s global network to help process and invoice our customers the right amount in a timely manner
Occasional travel to London to support our underwriting teams and collaborate to best support our customers
Working to support our large commercial global customers

Where you’ll work

70 Mark Lane

London

EC3R 7NQ

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

BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED

Your training course

Insurance professional (level 4)

Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)

Course contents

Ability to apply technical knowledge and experience to deliver positive outcomes to all stakeholders utilising appropriate policies and procedures.
Ability to apply legal and insurance principles, knowledge of the market structure and its processes, procedures and documentation to a range of complex situations.
Can proactively identify, generate and develop relationships and networks that support the role, including but not limited to internal/external/market led/professional and peer relationships. Can leverage relationships to improve the reliability of customer service based on customer feedback. Engages with and supports colleagues so that they are empowered to resolve customers issues within organisational guidelines.
Takes ownership for delivering in their area of responsibility. Finds ways to progress and meet commitments when issues arise, being creative where appropriate. Escalates issues and decisions where necessary. Identifies and proposes business process improvements .
Applies legal and regulatory requirements to work compliantly, whilst promoting a culture of treating customers fairly. Assesses whether organisational processes and procedures and those that follow them are compliant with legal and regulatory requirements.
Provides technical advice and support to others on complex insurance matters.

Your training plan

Training schedule has yet to be agreed. Details will be made available at a later date.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade C/4)
Maths (grade C/4)

A Level in:

3 A Levels (grade A* - C)

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
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Team working
Initiative

About this company

At Zurich our brand purpose is to create a brighter future together, for our customers, our partners, our employees and the planet. It’s a promise that for our customers, we will put their needs at the heart of everything we do and for our employees, to grow and develop together. We put our customers at the heart of everything that we do, and we’re looking for like-minded people to join us. We’re passionate about diversity and inclusion, we want our people to bring the whole of themselves to work.

https://www.zurich.co.uk/careers/apprenticeships (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

25 days holiday plus 3 volunteering days  Contribution Private medical cover   12% company pension contribution  Potential for an annual company bonus  Discounted gym membership  Discounted gadget insurance  Discounted technology offers

After this apprenticeship

This is a permanent role, your apprenticeship is just the start of your career with us. We'll continue to cheer you on every step of the way once you’ve finished and will remain committed to help you grow. Working in insurance is so varied, you’ll find that there are so many different opportunities for you to explore. An apprenticeship is the perfect way to fast-track your career!

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