Introduction

A fantastic opportunity to join the insurance sector and gain industry recognised qualifications while being offered the opportunity to gain exposure in all the key operational departments within a business.

About the Employer

At DPI, we provide specialist commercial insurance solutions tailored to the individual needs of our clients. As a family-owned and independent insurance broker, we're proud of our supportive culture and our commitment to developing talented people. Our apprenticeship programme has been running successfully for over 10 years and approximately 50% of our workforce began their careers with us as apprentices. Many have now progressed into management and senior leadership positions, demonstrating the genuine career opportunities available within DPI. As an apprentice, you'll receive structured support to complete the Chartered Insurance training programme, alongside comprehensive in-house training in commercial insurance products, customer service and broking skills. This combination of professional qualifications and practical experience enables motivated individuals to develop into qualified insurance brokers, with many achieving this within 13–18 months.

What You'll Do

This is a fantastic opportunity to join and learn from a highly experienced and dynamic team within the insurance sector. You will gain first-hand exposure to all aspects of key operational departments within the business, obtain valuable expertise and industry-recognised qualifications. You will be offered a competitive initial salary and a salary increase commensurate with your experience and skills upon qualification.

In addition to the Certificate of Insurance (CII) and DPI internal training programme, as part of your 13-month apprenticeship you will be responsible for the duties as detailed below:

Providing support to the broking team preparing new business and renewal policies, mid-term adjustments, invoices, cover notes and written correspondence
Providing support to the marketing, claims and accounts teams
Working with senior management
Managing the staff entertainment fund and arranging team building exercises
Providing a professional service to all clients at all times
Brokering client’s commercial insurance requirements, working towards more complex types of cover
Accompanying senior broking executives on client site visits and surveys
Ensuring that throughout all departments the client records are kept up to date and completed fully and consistently
Maintaining the diary system for designated members of the team as required
Ensuring adherence to company compliance procedures and data protection requirements

Training Outcome

DPI Insurance has been successfully running our apprenticeship programme for more than 10 years. We are a growing business and have experience in training and retaining talented and driven individuals

Successful candidates will have a clear career path into well-paid roles within the organisation. We currently have two previous apprentices within our team, our Commercial Renewals Manager (£55k OTE) and one of our Commercial Renewal Executives (£45k OTE).

DPI Insurance offers industry recognised CII training alongside our Internal Training Programme. Your journey doesn’t stop with an apprenticeship, CII training is also available for further qualifications, such as a DIP CII and ACII post apprenticeship.

Skills Required

Communication skills
IT skills
Attention to detail
Enthusiastic
Proactive
Hard Working
Professional
Career Minded

Qualifications

Essential - GCSE - Maths and English - Grade 6(B)
Essential - A Level - Any - Desired Business, Economics, Law - C

Course Information

Course: Insurance practitioner (level 3)

Level: 3

Route: Legal, finance and accounting

Apprenticeship Level: Advanced

Working Arrangements

Working Week: Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm, with 1 hour for lunch.

Expected Duration: 1 Year 1 Month

Training Provider: SKILLS EDGE TRAINING LTD

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