Apprentice Insurance Broker
PARK COMMERCIAL LIMITED
Durham (DH7 8XQ)
Closes on Tuesday 30 September 2025
Posted on 20 August 2025
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Summary
Join our team as an Apprentice Commercial Insurance Broker. You'll assist with client management, insurance quotes, claims handling, administration, and basic accounts. Gain hands-on experience, develop industry knowledge, and work towards qualifications for a rewarding career in commercial insurance. Ideal for organised, motivated individuals.
- Wage
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£18,460 a year
- Training course
- Insurance practitioner (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 09.00 - 17.00, with 1 hour for lunch.
35 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 6 October 2025
- Duration
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1 year 7 months
- Positions available
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2
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
We are looking for a driven individual to join our team as an Apprentice Commercial Insurance Broker.
In this role, you will:
- Support senior brokers in managing client portfolios, preparing insurance quotations, handling renewals, and assisting with claims management
- You’ll also gain valuable experience in insurance administration, including processing documents and managing client records
- Basic accounts management, such as invoicing and payment tracking
- Develop a deep understanding of the UK insurance market, build technical knowledge, and work towards industry-recognised qualifications
Where you'll work
1 Artemis Court
St. Johns Road, Meadowfield
Durham
DH7 8XQ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
SKILLS EDGE TRAINING LTD
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
Your training will be completed online from your employers working address
More training information
Apprentices will work towards the Insurance Practitioner Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard:
- Fully and part funded learning and development programme that includes the Cert CII
- Develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours of successful Insurance Practitioners
Role-specific route ways tailor the apprenticeship to the job role:
- Claims Handler/Loss Adjuster
- Assistant Underwriter
- Junior Broker
- Free CII membership for non-members through the CII Aspire Apprenticeship Programme
- Includes digital CII study books and exam entries
- Resit costs for CII exams and End-Point-Assessment will be covered by the employer
- Fortnightly workshops for each CII exam
- All workshops recorded and available on demand
- Interactive chat, forums and class notebooks for real-time support and assistance from experienced and qualified insurance professionals
- Exam tips, tricks, and strategies
- Regular tutorials and assessments with sector experts
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
Desirable qualifications
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
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
About this employer
Park Commercial Ltd are a expanding and growing Commercial Insurance Broker.
After this apprenticeship
- Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, you will have the opportunity to transition into a full-time role as a Commercial Insurance Broker
- With experience, you could advance to senior broker positions, specialise in niche markets, or move into leadership roles. The skills and qualifications gained will also open doors to various roles in insurance, risk management, or underwriting
- Continuous professional development and certifications can further enhance your career, potentially leading to higher-level positions and increased earning potential in the financial services sector
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SKILLS EDGE TRAINING LTD
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000338080.
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Closes on Tuesday 30 September 2025
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