Underwriting Apprentice (Generali)
ASSICURAZIONI GENERALI SPA
London (EC3R 7NE)
Closes on Friday 24 April 2026
Posted on 12 March 2026
Contents
Summary
This apprenticeship offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience across two critical areas of our business: Market Facing Operations (MFO) and Aviation Underwriting.
- Wage
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£21,996 a year
- Training course
- Insurance practitioner (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm
35 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 18 May 2026
- Duration
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1 year 3 months
- Positions available
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1
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
The role is designed for an enthusiastic individual eager to learn the fundamentals of insurance operations and underwriting while supporting client servicing, broker interaction, and risk analysis.
You will assist in the administration and servicing of accounts, support underwriters in assessing risks, and ensure accurate data entry and documentation across multiple systems. This role provides exposure to both technical and operational aspects of insurance, making it an ideal foundation for a career in the industry.
Key Responsibilities:
Market Facing Operations:
- Support account servicing and handling, including broker and client interaction
- Prepare and check underwriting documents (slips, cover notes, debit notes)
- Ensure accurate and timely data entry into relevant systems (OpenCo, Gen-e-risk, Underwriting Workbench)
- Assist with compliance requirements (AML, sanctions, contract certainty)
Aviation Underwriting:
- Aid underwriters in risk assessment, including policy issuance, rating, and CAT modelling
- Assist in preparing underwriting narratives and maintaining internal/external systems (Whitespace, PPL, CRM, CATNET)
- Support transition to pricing tools and underwriting platforms
- Liaise with brokers and internal teams to ensure smooth workflow
General:
- Maintain high standards of accuracy and attention to detail
- Contribute to bespoke projects and administrative tasks as required
- Demonstrate proactive problem-solving and effective communication
Where you'll work
55 Mark Lane
London
EC3R 7NE
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 practitioner (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Achieve desired business outcomes within own area of insurance responsibility, in line with the organisation's commercial aims and objectives.
- Identify information from a range of sources to determine an appropriate course of action including a recommendation, a decision or a referral.
- Analyse data to make evidence based decisions.
- Apply organisational quality assurance policies and procedures in their role and within the limits of own authority.
- Apply appropriate method of communication for audience and circumstances.
- Records, verifies, maintains and where appropriate, shares information.
- Compliant with relevant governance, policies and procedures.
- Identify work with stakeholders and creates and maintains a network of stakeholders needed to undertake casework effectively and to conclusion.
- Balances competing priorities in order to meet deadlines.
- Builds and maintains positive relationships.
- Work as part of a team to help achieve results.
- Identify potential claims fraud and determine the correct action to prevent loss.
- Manage insurance claims and/or payments within the limits of responsibility in line with policies and procedures.
- Identify and manage insurance risks within the limits of responsibility in line with policies and procedures.
- Recommend insurance and premiums decisions within the limits of responsibility and in line with organisational policies and procedures.
- Gather and interpret relevant information to provide a return on insurance decisions.
- Match client’s needs with available insurance products and services.
- Optimises the potential return on insurance decisions within the scope of own role by identifying and positioning the client’s case with the insurer.
- Achieve desired business outcomes within own area of insurance responsibility, in line with the organisation's commercial aims and objectives.
- Identify information from a range of sources to determine an appropriate course of action including a recommendation, a decision or a referral.
- Analyse data to make evidence based decisions.
- Apply organisational quality assurance policies and procedures in their role and within the limits of own authority.
- Apply appropriate method of communication for audience and circumstances.
- Records, verifies, maintains and where appropriate, shares information.
- Compliant with relevant governance, policies and procedures.
- Identify work with stakeholders and creates and maintains a network of stakeholders needed to undertake casework effectively and to conclusion.
- Balances competing priorities in order to meet deadlines.
- Builds and maintains positive relationships.
- Work as part of a team to help achieve results.
Training schedule
More training information
- BPP apprenticeship training programmes are delivered virtually by our fully qualified and industry-experienced training team
- Using their expert knowledge, we’ve purposefully built our programmes around the real-world use of modern technology, so that the skills we create can be directly applied in the workplace
- Throughout the apprenticeship learners receive coaching, help and guidance from a dedicated team who are there to ensure they get the most from their work experience
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE 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
- Organisation skills
- Word, Excel, Outlook
- Interpersonal skills
- Self-motivated
- Manage multiple priorities
- Good eye for detail
- Commitment to quality
- Team player
- Initiative and adaptability
Other requirements
- Interest in pursuing professional insurance qualifications (e.g., ACII)
About this employer
Generali in the UK provides a full range of corporate insurance solutions and services for multinational employers. Providing customers with flexible, innovative and technically effective insurance solutions lies at the very heart of our business for over 180 years. Our long history is founded on building trusted partnerships with the Corporate and Commercial business community worldwide, through our continuous development, long-term customer engagement and delivering excellence in an everchanging marketplace.
Company benefits
The company operates a non-contributory stakeholder pension scheme. The employee will be automatically enrolled in the scheme. The company will contribute 10% of the Employee’s basic salary.
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
Development Opportunities:
- Gain practical experience in both underwriting and operations
- Learn industry systems and compliance frameworks
- Progression towards professional qualifications supported
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000020828.
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Closes on Friday 24 April 2026
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