Job Description  

Job Title: Broker Assistant (Apprentice) 

Division: International Professional Risks 

Location: London 

Website: www.amwinsglobalrisks.com  

Amwins Global Risks  

At Amwins Global Risks, we succeed together. We’re not ‘just another London broker’ placing risks and signing contracts. We’re forging relationships that are built to last. With over 700 employees around the world and a global footprint across more than 150 countries, we’ve cemented our place as a top 10 contributor to Lloyd’s. 

Insurance is a relationship-based business, and achieving success means hiring the best talent in the industry. When you join us, we will encourage and support your professional and personal development as we invest in you and your learning to help you succeed and grow. 

We believe in a flat organisational structure that prizes expertise and relationships equally. We’ve built a workplace where talent, collaboration and inclusivity are valued, and our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion helps cultivate an open, welcoming workplace where everyone who works with us can be themselves.
 

Introduction  

As a Broker Assistant (Apprentice), you will be supported to achieve professional qualifications with the Chartered Institute of Insurance to become Cert CII qualified. This is usually achieved via the fully supported Level 3 apprenticeship route.   

The programme will give you the opportunity to develop and build your experience. We’ll provide a combination of formal and on the job learning, as well as professional development. There are opportunities within our business for people with the right skills, behaviours and attitude to build their career and achieve their aspirations.  

Information on International Professional Risks 

International Professional Risks Division handles business from over 80 countries and from almost every continent around the world. Members of the team have significant experience in placing Financial Lines (including Bankers Blanket Bond, Specie and Commercial Crime), Professional Lines (including Professional Indemnity, Directors & Officers, and Medical Malpractice), Cyber and General Liability/Casualty Insurance. The Division is proud of a client list which ranges from smaller companies to multinational corporate institutions and national banks, handled on both a Reinsurance and Insurance basis.
 

Responsibilities 

As a Broker Assistant for International Professional Risks, you will be expected to provide an efficient, professional and administrative service to the client and market broking teams of the Division.  

Duties include: 

• Preparation of slips and endorsements on the Total Objects system and entering all necessary dates.  

• Check and complete the monthly Compliance report. 

• Timely preparation of e-files for all monthly renewals and new business.   

• Assist with electronic processing of accounts and e-filing.  

• Maintain complete, accurate and up to date records of accounts as an audit trail for files and documentation and preparation of weekly statistics.   

• Check all processed documentation for outstanding Subjectivities.  

• Respond to routine enquiries in a timely manner and liaise with the Cheltenham office.   

• Completion of all personal and compliance training as deemed necessary.  

• This role has excellent career growth opportunities with the various teams within the Division.
   

Knowledge/Skills/Qualifications 

• GCSEs in English and Maths at Grade 5 or above (or equivalent).  

• Commitment to studying and achieving the Cert CII (usually via the Level 3 apprenticeship route) within an 18–24-month period.  

• Strong communication skills (including written and verbal) with both internal and external customers.   

• Strong attention to detail and high level of accuracy.  

• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office packages.   

• Ability to work collaboratively with others — strong interpersonal skills.   

• Understanding and affinity for relationship building.   

• Good administrative and time management skills.   

• Good organisational skills.