Underwriting Apprenticeship 2026 - Commercial Underwriting (London)
ZURICH EMPLOYMENT SERVICES LIMITED
London (EC3R 7NQ)
Closes in 24 days (Sunday 8 March 2026)
Posted on 10 February 2026
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Summary
As an apprentice in our Commercial Insurance business, you’ll join a fantastic team and take on real responsibility as you develop expertise in one of our specialist areas:
- Property
- Marine
- Construction
- Environmental Impairment Liability (EIL)
- Wage
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£24,479 a year
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£3,200 per annum London location allowance
- Training course
- Insurance professional (level 4)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm.
35 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 7 September 2026
- Duration
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2 years
- Positions available
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4
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
You’ll work alongside national and international customers, as well as leading brokering partners as part of one of the industry’s top teams. This apprenticeship will give you hands-on experience and the chance to:
- Learn from some of the best in the industry - experienced underwriters and supportive colleagues who want you to succeed
- Develop hands-on skills as you help assess risks, build tailored solutions for customers, and see how our products protect people and businesses
- Build your confidence and negotiation skills by working directly with customers, partners, and brokers
- Explore the legal side of insurance and discover what matters to some of the world’s largest organizations
- Have a say in how we improve the customer experience and drive innovation at Zurich
- Understand the risks our customers face and how Zurich’s products and services protect them
- Assess potential challenges for customers, helping to ensure our pricing keeps us ready to support them when needed
- Review different scenarios and make sure our policies offer the right coverage
Where you'll work
70 Mark Lane
London
EC3R 7NQ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED
Training course
Insurance professional (level 4)
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What you'll learn
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.
Training schedule
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:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Analytical skills
- Team working
- Initiative
About this employer
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.
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Company benefits
28 days holiday plus 3 volunteering days, Contribution Private medical cover, 12% company pension contribution, Potential for an annual company bonus, Discounted gym membership, gadget insurance & technology offers
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
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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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000014223.
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Closes in 24 days (Sunday 8 March 2026)
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