Insurance Underwriting Apprenticeship

Join the future makers!

Keen to learn? Eager to move ahead?

You can do both when you’re an Aviva Apprentice. An Apprenticeship in Insurance in Aviva allows you to gain professional qualifications while learning on the job and earning a salary, with our programmes offering the perfect way to launch an exciting new career.

We are looking for talented, customer focused individuals who are passionate about moving their career forward. During the 3-year programme you will gain invaluable experience in insurance at one of Ireland’s leading insurers, allowing you to develop your technical expertise as well as professional capabilities.

When you join Aviva, you will receive a bespoke induction and will be assigned a business mentor and in house experienced supervisor who will support you throughout the programme. In addition to gaining on the job insurance experience, you will complete the insurance industry professional qualifications APA and CIP as well as a Level 8 Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Insurance Practice (Apprenticeship).

If you can commit to a 3-year programme, study at a BA (Hons) level and work at the same time and want to develop a career that has a career path for success then we want to hear from you!

At Aviva, we're best known for providing insurance. And there are lots of factors that affect how much it costs. This includes the type of cover being provided, the likelihood of something bad happening, the value of what’s being insured, and the customer’s history of making claims in the past. Our underwriters take all this, and more, into account. They assess whether it’s something we’d be comfortable to insure and, if so, how much we would charge our customer for it. Join us as an Underwriting Apprentice and you'll be learning from some of the most skilled underwriters in the insurance industry. What’s more, you’ll be able to earn a salary while working towards qualifications and enjoy a permanent role from day one.

What will I be doing?

As Part of your Apprenticeship in Underwriting in our Commercial Property team in our General Insurance Business you will;

• Be a part of the ETrade team and Underwrite and process New Business, Mid Term & Renewal Accounts.
• Strive to meet our annual KPI & SLA targets whilst maintaining a strong customer focus & broker centric approach.
• Support contacts to the team, routing queries and referrals to the right people, identify and escalate issues to the relevant areas.
• Stay up-to-date with industry developments, trends and best practices, identify and recommend opportunities for improvement on processes, products and services, undertake relevant training and provide support with various projects and initiatives as needed.
• Support the delivery of good customer outcomes through all activities and deliverables, enabling us to act in good faith towards customers, avoid causing foreseeable harm and enable and support our customers to pursue their financial objectives.

Where will I be based?

This Apprenticeship placement will be based in our office in Ballyconnell Co. Cavan.

When is this programme beginning?

If you are successful in your first stage screening call you will need to be able to attend our virtual Assessment Centres on the 16th May 2024. Successful candidates will then be offered their roles.

If applying from Northern Ireland/ UK

An applicant must meet the minimum entry requirement of 6 different subjects which must include:

• Mathematics at GCSE (Grade A* – C) or better
• English (or Irish) at GCSE (Grade A* – C) or better
• Plus 2 other subjects (further details can be found during application)

Closing Date for applications is 3rd May 2024, but please submit your application as soon as possible so that we can start you on your Aviva journey today.

Why Aviva?

• A competitive market leading salary depending on skills, experience, and qualifications
• Generous pension (employee contribution matching of up to 14% if you contribute 8%)
• Annual performance related bonus and pay review
• Holiday allowance of 25 days plus bank holidays, and the option to buy/sell up to 5 additional days
• Free car parking
• Generous Health & dental insurance contributions after six months
• Aviva Matching Share Plan and Save As You Earn scheme and Approved Profit Share Scheme
• Cycle to Work benefit scheme
• TaxSaver Travel Scheme
• Family friendly parent’s (matching paternity and maternity leave) and carer’s leave.
• Up to 40% discount for some Aviva products plus discounts for Friends and Family
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Volunteering days
• Professional qualification support and transparent career progression plans