Underwriting Apprentice
Canopius
London (EC2N 4BQ)
Closes in 14 days (Friday 5 June 2026)
Posted on 22 May 2026
Contents
Summary
The Underwriting Operations team at Canopius plays a vital role in supporting the underwriting function and ensuring the smooth running of day-to-day insurance operations. They work closely with underwriters to manage processes, systems, and data that enable efficient and accurate policy handling.
- Wage
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£27,000 a year
- Training course
- Financial services administrator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, hybrid working, working hours TBC
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 1 September 2026
- Duration
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2 years
- 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
- Support quality checks on underwriting data entered by onshore and offshore teams to ensure accuracy and completeness, developing strong attention to detail and an organised approach to work
- Assist with basic audits and reviews of risk data, escalating any issues to senior team members when required, building confidence in handling data responsibly
- Help investigate data queries by reviewing policy documentation and system records, recording outcomes clearly and developing written communication skills
- Log queries raised with underwriting teams and support follow-ups to ensure timely resolution, learning how to manage tasks and prioritise effectively with guidance
- Learn how to analyse weekly and monthly processing statistics and assist with reporting activities, developing basic Excel and data handling skills
- Build positive working relationships with underwriters, colleagues, and outsourced partners through professional communication, developing confidence in verbal communication
- Support the maintenance and updating of procedures for both onshore and offshore teams, gaining an understanding of processes within a regulated environment
- Provide administrative and technical support to the wider Underwriting Operations team as required, demonstrating reliability and a positive attitude
- Assist with monitoring data quality rules and completing follow-up actions under guidance, learning how data quality supports business operations
- Take part in ‘change’ initiatives and continuous improvement activities to help improve processes and data quality, developing problem-solving skills
- Act as a supportive team member, helping cover tasks when colleagues are absent where appropriate, showing flexibility and willingness to learn
Where you'll work
22 Bishopsgate
London
EC2N 4BQ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
DAVIES LEARNING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
Training course
Financial services administrator (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Apply professional standards and best practice to support positive outcomes for stakeholders, in accordance with legal, regulatory, and ethical rules and principles.
- Deliver customer service to internal and or external stakeholders that meets their requirements, considering service level agreements, and ethical and financial regulations, such as Treating Customers Fairly (TCF) principles, Know Your Customer (KYC), and identifying and supporting vulnerable customers.
- Collaborate with and support financial services teams with planned and ad-hoc tasks or projects.
- Identify potential risks and align tasks with company guidelines to effectively mitigate risks, escalating where appropriate.
- Escalate issues where appropriate in line with organisational policies, procedures, and legal and regulatory requirements.
- Use digital systems and processes to meet business and customer needs, considering financial services regulatory and governance requirements.
- Handle data safely and securely and share information in compliance with data protection legislation and organisational policy.
- Develop and maintain collaborative and positive relationships with key stakeholders, ensuring a clear understanding of their individual expectations and needs.
- Select and use appropriate communication methods for the audience and circumstances, and convey technical and non-technical information to stakeholders, adapting as needed and in compliance with relevant policies, guidelines, and legislation.
- Use available tools and technique to research, collate, analyse, and present data relevant to their role and audience.
- Plan, organise and prioritise own tasks, managing time and resources effectively.
- Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and recommend solutions to improve processes.
- Apply current and developing sustainable principles and techniques relative to role.
- Participate in training and development activities related to their role, and stay up to date with relevant legal, regulatory, and other changes affecting the industry.
- Work in line with organisational equity, diversity, and inclusion policies.
- Apply professional standards and best practice to support positive outcomes for stakeholders, in accordance with legal, regulatory, and ethical rules and principles.
- Deliver customer service to internal and or external stakeholders that meets their requirements, considering service level agreements, and ethical and financial regulations, such as Treating Customers Fairly (TCF) principles, Know Your Customer (KYC), and identifying and supporting vulnerable customers.
- Collaborate with and support financial services teams with planned and ad-hoc tasks or projects.
- Identify potential risks and align tasks with company guidelines to effectively mitigate risks, escalating where appropriate.
- Escalate issues where appropriate in line with organisational policies, procedures, and legal and regulatory requirements.
- Use digital systems and processes to meet business and customer needs, considering financial services regulatory and governance requirements.
- Handle data safely and securely and share information in compliance with data protection legislation and organisational policy.
- Develop and maintain collaborative and positive relationships with key stakeholders, ensuring a clear understanding of their individual expectations and needs.
- Select and use appropriate communication methods for the audience and circumstances, and convey technical and non-technical information to stakeholders, adapting as needed and in compliance with relevant policies, guidelines, and legislation.
- Use available tools and technique to research, collate, analyse, and present data relevant to their role and audience.
- Plan, organise and prioritise own tasks, managing time and resources effectively.
- Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and recommend solutions to improve processes.
- Apply current and developing sustainable principles and techniques relative to role.
- Participate in training and development activities related to their role, and stay up to date with relevant legal, regulatory, and other changes affecting the industry.
- Work in line with organisational equity, diversity, and inclusion policies.
Training schedule
Financial Services Administrator Level 3.
Requirements
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
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
About this employer
Canopius is a global speciality (re)insurer with underwriting operations in Australia, Bermuda, Singapore, the UK and US. They are privately owned and one of the leading insurers in the Lloyd’s of London insurance market.
At Canopius they foster a distinctive, positive culture which enables them to bring their whole selves to work to flourish as people, and build a business which delivers profitable, sustainable results. Canopius operates a flexible, hybrid working model and is committed to providing an environment that challenges employees to be their best and where everyone's unique contributions are recognised, valued and respected.
After this apprenticeship
There will be opportunities across the business to progress after the apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
DAVIES LEARNING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000032243.
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Closes in 14 days (Friday 5 June 2026)
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