Graduate Trainee Insurance Broker

Graduate Trainee Insurance Broker Manchester, England

Griffiths & Armour
Full Time Manchester, England 10.56 - 12.04 GBP Today
Job description

Griffiths & Armour is one of the UK’s leading insurance brokers, with a philosophy of offering clients a highly skilled, innovative and totally client-orientated service, looking very widely at all aspects of risk management. Our forward-thinking approach has led to our appointment as insurance brokers for a client profile which encompasses corporate, professional, commercial, public and individual sectors, many of whom have a combination of domestic and international exposures.

We believe in fostering strong relationships with our clients to understand their business needs, and this allows us to adopt an innovative approach which has helped us to establish an impressive and loyal client base.

As part of our commitment to steady growth and continuous improvement, we are looking to recruit a number of graduates with values similar to our own who are looking for a rewarding career. We support the personal growth of our graduates and are currently recruiting for our Manchester office for one of our core business areas - General Insurance.

The nature of your degree is not of great significance in itself. We attach more importance to graduates who are bright and enthusiastic, with good communication skills and a desire to take early responsibility and work with a degree of independence.

Academic Requirements:

Essential

  • Minimum 2:2 Degree Classification
  • 3 x A Levels (or equivalent) at grade C or above

Desirable

  • 2:1 Degree Classification
  • 3 x A Levels (or equivalent) at grade B or above

The Role:

  • To undertake the Trainee Broker Development Programme with the aim of becoming a Broker within a 2 year period achieving the industry recognised CII professional qualification
  • Responsibility for allocated clients with supervision, including negotiating with insurers, placing cover and helping clients to manage their risk, as well as dealing with prospective clients with a view to securing new business
  • Providing Risk Management advice to clients
  • Creating, updating and managing computer and manual records, as appropriate
  • Attending client meetings, accompanied by an experienced member of the team
  • Providing support to the team leader and other team members, where required
  • Reporting to the team leader on competition and related issues
  • Performing any other duties which management may, from time to time, reasonably request

Skills Required:

Essential

  • Enthusiastic, with good interpersonal skills
  • Commitment to continuous personal development and opportunities
  • Problem solving, with the ability to find/identify/seek out innovative solutions
  • Teamwork
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Good numeracy skills
  • Organisational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise work
  • A self-starter with a disciplined approach to work
  • The willingness to learn
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Confidentiality
  • Proficient IT Skills including Microsoft Office

Desirable

  • Knowledge of the insurance industry
  • Legal, administrative or financial experience

Our Graduate Programmes offer:

  • a competitive salary and benefits package
  • support to attain professional qualifications of the industry (ACII)
  • rewards and recognition of professional examination and qualification success
  • on the job training from expert professionals within the industry
  • a willingness to entrust graduates with a significant level of responsibility
  • commitment to Employee Development and opportunities for ambitious graduates to make a real mark

Graduate Trainee Insurance Broker
Griffiths & Armour

www.griffithsandarmour.com
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Unknown / Non-Applicable
51 to 200 Employees
Company - Private
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