Graduate Trainee Insurance Broker - Liverpool, United Kingdom - Griffiths & Armour

Griffiths & Armour

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Liverpool, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Griffiths & Armour is one of the UK's leading insurance brokers, with a philosophy of offering clients a highly skilled, innovative and totally client-orientated service, looking very widely at all aspects of risk management.

Our forward-thinking approach has led to our appointment as insurance brokers for a client profile which encompasses corporate, professional, commercial, public and individual sectors, many of whom have a combination of domestic and international exposures.

We believe in fostering strong relationships with our clients to understand their business needs, and this allows us to adopt an innovative approach which has helped us to establish an impressive and loyal client base.

As part of our commitment to steady growth and continuous improvement, we are looking to recruit a number of graduates with values similar to our own who are looking for a rewarding career.

We support the personal growth of our graduates and are currently recruiting for roles in our Professional Risks and General Insurance Divisions.

The nature of your degree is not of great significance in itself.

We attach more importance to graduates who are bright and enthusiastic, with good communication skills and a desire to take early responsibility and work with a degree of independence.

Academic Requirements:

_ Essential_

Minimum 2:2 Degree Classification
3 x A Levels (or equivalent) at grade C or above

_ Desirable_

2:1 Degree Classification
3 x A Levels (or equivalent) at grade B or above

The Role:

To undertake the Trainee Broker Development Programme with the aim of becoming a Broker within a 2 year period achieving the industry recognised CII professional qualification
Responsibility for allocated clients with supervision, including negotiating with insurers, placing cover and helping clients to manage their risk, as well as dealing with prospective clients with a view to securing new business
Providing Risk Management advice to clients
Creating, updating and managing computer and manual records, as appropriate
Attending client meetings, accompanied by an experienced member of the team
Providing support to the team leader and other team members, where required
Reporting to the team leader on competition and related issues
Performing any other duties which management may, from time to time, reasonably request

Skills Required:

_ Essential_

Enthusiastic, with good interpersonal skills
Commitment to continuous personal development and opportunities
Problem solving, with the ability to find/identify/seek out innovative solutions
Teamwork
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Good numeracy skills
Organisational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise work
A selfstarter with a disciplined approach to work
The willingness to learn
Strong attention to detail
Confidentiality
Proficient IT Skills including Microsoft Office

_ Desirable_

Knowledge of the insurance industry
Legal, administrative or financial experience

Our Graduate Programmes offer:

- a competitive salary and benefits package
- support to attain professional qualifications of the industry (ACII)
- rewards and recognition of professional examination and qualification success
- on the job training from expert professionals within the industry
- a willingness to entrust graduates with a significant level of responsibility
- commitment to Employee Development and opportunities for ambitious graduates to make a real mark