Overview:
Exciting opportunity to begin your career in Insurance! Isleworth based Commercial Insurance Broker looking to recruit driven individual to complement the existing team – you will complete tasks ranging from building relationships with underwriters through to the use of Insurers online rating facilities
Annual Salary:
£18,000 – £346.00 per week
Working hours:
Monday – Friday 8.30am – 5.30pm 60 Mins Lunch. Every other Saturday 9.00am – 1.00pm. Total hours per week: 40 hours a week
Apprenticeship Standard:
Insurance Practitioner Level 3
Apprenticeship Duration:
18 Months
Full Description:
- Working with experienced Account handlers to transact and process a broad base of Commercial Insurance contracts including both Renewal & New Business while studying to pass the Cert CII qualification
- Extensive use of industry software as well as Office based systems
- Building relationships with underwriters via communications with insurers to secure rating, documentation and all relevant underwriting advice
- Use of Insurers online rating facilities
- Communicate terms and covers to clients
- Ensure all functions are carried out with a high degree of quality and professionalism and in a timely manner
Training Provided:
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 the 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 your dedicated trainer
- Functional Skills in maths and English, if required
Skills and Personal Qualities Required:
- GCSE or equivalent 5 Subjects including Maths and English (Grade 6/B or above) essential
- A Level or equivalent Any (Grade C or above) essential
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Customer care skills
- Team working
- Microsoft Office
- Confidence
Career Progression:
Senior account handler Cert C11, Future Bonus Scheme, Workplace Pension