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.
Directors & Officers Insurance Apprenticeship Programme 2027
Location: London Start date: September 2027 Salary: £28,000 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 3-4 days per week and must live within a commutable distance Qualification: Level 3 Insurance apprenticeship
Directors & Officers Insurance Apprenticeship Programme Start Your Career in the Heart of the International Insurance Market
Ready to earn, learn and launch your career? This is more than your first job. You’ll gain real experience, work towards a recognised qualification and build skills that will shape your future. Our Wholesale team helps insurance brokers across Israel, Poland, Ireland and the Middle East find specialist cover for clients with complex and international risks. By connecting these brokers with Lloyd’s of London and wider global insurance markets, we help negotiate the right coverage, terms and pricing. You’ll gain experience across Directors & Officers (D&O) insurance, which protects company leaders, and Financial Institutions (FI) insurance, which protects organisations such as banks, investment firms and fund managers. You’ll work with businesses across technology, renewable energy, logistics, oil and more. You’ll join Howden on a permanent role and complete an 18-month development programme designed to develop your technical knowledge, professional skills and confidence to kick start your career.
What you’ll be doing?
- Build your understanding of D&O and Financial Institutions insurance and how wholesale broking works.
- Support the team in preparing and sending insurance submissions to insurers.
- Help create insurance slips, which record key details of the risk, cover and terms being offered.
- Attend meetings with underwriters, insurers, brokers and clients to learn how relationships and negotiations are managed.
- Support the team in reviewing insurers’ responses and sharing information with brokers and clients.
- Process invoices and provide accurate administrative support throughout the insurance placement process.
- Work with numerical information and complete tasks accurately in a fast-moving environment.
Who are we looking for?
No insurance experience is needed; we’ll teach you everything you need to know!
- Curious and willing to ask questions to develop your knowledge.
- Confident communicating with different people and keen to build strong working relationships.
- Comfortable working with numbers and able to complete numerical tasks quickly and accurately.
- Resilient and able to respond positively to feedback and setbacks.
- Adaptable and able to change focus when priorities move quickly.
- Organised, attentive and able to manage several tasks in a fast-moving environment.
- Proactive and ready to put your hand up to support the wider team.
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 B/5 in Maths.
- Not already hold a qualification that significantly overlaps with the content of this apprenticeship.
You’ll also benefit from:
- £28,000 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.
- 25 days’ annual leave, plus bank holidays and an additional day off at Christmas.
- Access to discounted personal health policies, wellbeing support and a range of employee benefits and insurance products.
- 2 days allocated to take part in volunteering schemes.
What do we offer in return?
A career that you define. At Howden, we value diversity – there is no one Howden type. Instead, we’re looking for individuals who share the same values as us: Our successes have all come from someone brave enough to try something new We support each other in the small everyday moments and the bigger challenges We are determined to make a positive difference at work and beyond 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*.
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.
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