Insurance Apprenticeship Programme 2027 - Bournemouth

Howden Group; Lower Blandford St Mary; Presencial; GBP 20 000 - 26 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Salary £23,000

Pension scheme

22 days annual leave

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Resumo da oferta

Howden Group is recruiting for its Insurance Apprenticeship Programme 2027 in Bournemouth. This fully office-based role starts in September 2027 and offers a permanent position from day one while completing an 18-month development programme.

You’ll join the Personal Lines team, receive structured training, and work toward professional qualifications while contributing to customer service and sales goals.

Qualificações

• Final year or recent school leaver.
• Confident communicating with a wide range of people (including over the phone).
• Able to handle numbers and manage time/workload effectively.

Responsabilidades

• Learn the foundations of insurance, customer service and sales through hands-on experience and structured training.
• Support colleagues in finding suitable insurance solutions for new and existing clients.
• Play an active role in achieving sales goals by securing new business opportunities and supporting client renewals.
• Develop written communication skills by preparing professional client correspondence.
• Build confidence speaking with clients and insurers via email and phone calls.
• Learn how to maintain accurate and up-to-date client records.
• Learn how amendments to policies are managed and how renewals operate.

Conhecimentos

Communication skills

Resilience

Organised

Numerical literacy

Formação académica

Level 3 Insurance Apprenticeship (Personal Lines)

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Who are we? Howden is a global insurance group with employee ownership at its heart. Together, we have pushed the boundaries of insurance. We are united by a shared passion and no-limits mindset, and our strength lies in our ability to collaborate as a powerful international team comprised of 24,000 employees spanning over 56 countries. People join Howden for many different reasons, but they stay for the same one: our culture. It’s what sets us apart, and the reason our employees have been turning down headhunters for years. Whatever your priorities – work / life balance, career progression, sustainability, volunteering – you’ll find like-minded people driving change at Howden.

Insurance Apprenticeship Programme 2027

Location: Bournemouth Start date: September 2027 Salary: £23,000 Duration: You’ll join us in a permanent role from day one while completing an 18-month development programme Structure: You’re expected to work in the office at least 4 days per week for the duration of your apprenticeship and must live within a commutable distance. After completing your apprenticeship, you will be expected in the office 5 days a week, as this is a fully office-based role.

Qualification: Level 3 Insurance apprenticeship Personal Lines Insurance Apprenticeship Programme

What you’ll be doing?

You will begin with a structured induction before joining our Personal Lines team, where you will work alongside experienced colleagues and gradually take on more responsibility. During the programme, you’ll:

• Learn the foundations of insurance, customer service and sales through hands‑on experience and structured training.
• Support colleagues in finding suitable insurance solutions for new and existing clients.
• Play an active role in achieving sales goals by securing new business opportunities and supporting client renewals.
• Develop your written communication skills by preparing professional client correspondence.
• Build confidence speaking with clients and insurers, helping to answer queries and gather information, both via email and during phone calls.
• Learn how to build long‑term relationships and provide excellent customer service.
• Support with maintaining accurate and up-to-date client records.
• Learn how amendments to insurance policies are managed as well as the policy renewals process.

Who are we looking for?

• A final year or recent school, sixth form or college leaver.
• Confident communicating with a wide range of people, including over the phone.
• Resilient, take challenges in your stride and enjoy working in fast paced environments.
• Curious and motivated to learn, with a genuine interest in developing your knowledge and skills.
• Energised by targets and committed to delivering results, even when situations become challenging.
• Someone who enjoys building positive relationships and working with others.
• Able to express your ideas clearly, both verbally and in writing.
• Comfortable working with numbers and handling basic numerical information accurately.
• Organised, dependable and able to manage your time and workload effectively.

To be eligible for our apprenticeship, you must:

• Have the full and unrestricted right to work in the UK.
• Have lived permanently in the UK for the last 3 years.
• Have achieved a grade C/4 in GCSE English and Maths.
• Not already hold a qualification that significantly overlaps with the content of this apprenticeship.

You will also benefit from:

• £23,000 and a generous pension scheme.
• Completing fully funded professional qualifications relevant for your role.
• Structured learning and development through our 18-month apprenticeship development programme.
• 22 days' annual leave, plus bank holidays.
• Access to discounted personal health policies, wellbeing support and a range of employee benefits and insurance products.

Reasonable adjustments

We’re committed to providing reasonable accommodations at Howden to ensure that our positions align well with your needs. Besides the usual adjustments such as software, IT, and office setups, we can also accommodate other changes such as flexible hours* or hybrid working*.*Not all positions can accommodate changes to working hours or locations. Reach out to your Recruitment Partner if you want to know more.

Permanent Howden began in 1994, as just three people and a dog. Now there are 23,000 of us, and we’re a leading global insurance group, managing $37bn of premiums for our clients. Our largest shareholder group is us – the people who work in the business – supported by three long-term, minority growth-equity partners who share our vision to build a business to last, one that will never be sold. The owner's mindset is something that’s embedded in our culture; our people readily take ownership of their decisions, their actions, and their outputs. They’re invested in every sense. And we all know that by working together to drive the business forward, everyone will benefit from the extraordinary results we can achieve.