Commercial Insurance Apprentice Birmingham, England
Job description
We’re NFP and we provide services and solutions to support businesses and people. We have capabilities that extend around the globe, including here in the UK, Ireland, EMEA, APAC and North America. It’s a time of rapid growth for the European arm of the business, so we are looking to train someone on all areas of commercial insurance, supervising day-to-day underwriting operations, adjusting schedules, problem solving and giving a fantastic start to your career.
Who are we and what do we do?
NFP is a leading global insurance business with four core service lines:
- employee benefits
- insurance broking and consultancy
- HR consultancy
- wealth management
With 7,400 employees worldwide, including 450 in the UK and Ireland, we’re an outstanding company whose passion for building relationships is founded on trust and communication and is at the very heart of everything we do.
What you’ll love about us
We may be a global business, but our culture is united and truly collaborative. We strive to adopt a genuinely flexible approach to working, and we have the technology to make it as easy as possible for our people around the world to connect to one another, and to be productive in and out of the office.
We want everyone to bring their best selves to work each day, so we have a relaxed and casual office environment, plus great employee benefits and socials. Joining NFP means you’ll get plenty of opportunities to invest in your career and personal development.
Attractions - NFP
- We pride ourselves on our fast-paced, collaborative, vibrant working environment and hybrid model for part-remote working
- Our PeopleFirst culture means our people work in a flexible and autonomous way and have the freedom and expertise to deliver outstanding service to clients in the way that they know-how.
- We build partnerships with organisations that can complement our client offering and we invest in new technology to deliver innovative solutions in our given markets.
- We focus on making sure that people can bring their best selves to work every day; and that they are placing as much importance on family and community as they do their valuable work.
- Our diversity and inclusion initiatives and charity work form a large part of this. NFP has an Executive Board member who is dedicated to diversity and inclusion, and has a D&I Board made up of individuals from across our entire business.
About the role
We are recruiting for a Commercial Insurance Apprentice to be all areas of commercial insurance, supervising day-to-day underwriting operations, adjusting schedules, problem solving and giving a fantastic start to your career. Learn about the industry whilst completing the apprentice programme.
Overview of duties
- Assist in scheduling client/insurer underwriting meetings
- Analysing information to communicate with insurers and prepare for client meetings
- Work closely with senior management in department and business unit-wide initiatives
- Develop a strong and collaborative team relationship with other departments
Person specification
Knowledge, skills and abilities:
- Confidence with the ability to work in a fast paced environment and under pressure
- High level inter personal skills to build relationships, internally and externally
- Communicate with stakeholders, virtually, face to face and in writing
Education and/or Experience:
- A Levels or equivalent
- GCSE in English and Maths
Key information:
Hours: Monday - Friday
Location: Birmingham
