Overview
Are you ready to create a brighter future together?
At Zurich our brand purpose is exactly that, to create a brighter future together for our customers, our partners, employees and the planet. It’s a promise that for our customers we will put their needs at the heart of everything we do, for our employees lets grow and develop together, for our partners – lets collaborate together to create mutual value and for the planet lets drive positive impact by integrating our sustainability work into how we do business.
Our Sustainable Energy Graduate Programme will be at the heart of making a difference to our global commercial customers in the Energy sector as we support and encourage their sustainable energy transition plans, whilst helping them to manage their risks and handling their claims.
What can I look forward to?
We want you to achieve your full potential and that’s why our graduate programme is designed to build on your university studies. Within your time on the programme, you will rotate between three teams:
- Energy, Marine & Construction underwriting – Within the Underwriting rotation, you will embark on gaining comprehensive knowledge of risk assessment and management with a focus on sustainability. You will learn to evaluate insurance applications, determine terms, and set premium rates based on detailed analysis. This role involves close collaboration with brokers, clients and internal stakeholders.
- Claims – An opportunity to work with Zurich Claims team, will allow you to play a crucial role in managing and resolving insurance claims with a focus on sustainability. This position offers the opportunity to work closely with clients, assess damages, and determine appropriate settlements. You will collaborate with various departments to integrate solutions into the claims process, ensuring that our commitment to sustainability is reflected in every aspect of our operation.
- Zurich Resilience Services (our engineering proposition) – You will be at the forefront of identifying and mitigating risks while promoting sustainable practices across various industries. This role involves conducting thorough risk assessments, developing risk management strategies, and recommending sustainable solutions. You will collaborate with clients and internal teams to ensure that sustainability is integrated into all risk engineering processes.
These placements will help you develop expertise across the whole breadth of insurance, from understanding, assessing and reducing risk, to claims, pricing and insurance frameworks – all with a focus on sustainable energy. You’ll get to add value and make an impact from the beginning and build a great foundation for your future career.
As part of the graduate programme, you will experience an in-depth learning & development programme that will support you throughout and into your future career. You will also complete a Level 6 Senior Insurance Professional Apprenticeship (equivalent to a Bachelors degree) which includes completing your Chartered Insurance Institute ACII qualification.
What you’ll need:
- Full right to work and reside in the UK – You must have been ordinarily resident in the UK for the last three years and have the right to work in the UK. We cannot accept applications from those who require sponsorship to work in the UK
- Although we are a hybrid workforce, you should be within a commutable distance to the office workplace stated in this advert
- A passion for sustainability
- You must have recently achieved (within the last three years) or on track to achieve a 2.1 (or above) from your bachelors or equivalent degree
- At least 96 UCAS points – CCC grades (or equivalent) from 3 A-level subjects
- A* to C grade (9 to 4) in Maths and English GCSE
What’s in it for you?
As well as joining a company that is passionate about sustainability and our customers, you can expect:
- £32,550 starting salary – with a biannual pay review
- London Allowance £3,200 per annum
- 25 days holiday plus an additional 3 volunteering days
- Full private medical cover
- 12% company pension contribution
- Annual company bonus
- Discounted gym membership
- Discounted gadget insurance
- Discounted technology offers
