Insurance Claims Apprenticeship in Birmingham at Howden UK Group

Salary£23,000 / year
Work typeIn person
LocationBirmingham
Job typeApprenticeship Jobs
Closes13 Nov 2026
LevelAdvanced
Starts13 Sep 2027
Hours37.5 a week
Duration1 Year 6 Months

Job description

Summary

Our Commercial & Schemes team helps a range of businesses protect themselves against the risks they face every day. When businesses face unexpected challenges, our Claims team is there to help.

As an apprentice, you’ll learn how to support clients when they need to make an insurance claim and deliver exceptional customer service.

What you will do at work

  • Support Claims Handlers and Executives by gathering information from clients about their claims.
  • Gain hands-on experience learning how insurance policies work and how cover is assessed for different client claims.
  • Learn how to handle calls with clients and deliver excellent customer service. 
  • Support the team with following up with clients and insurers to keep claims moving.
  • Help prepare reports and analyse data.

Requirements and skills

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience

Qualifications

  • GCSE English (4) – essential
  • GCSE Maths (4) – essential

About this employer

Howden is a global insurance group with employee ownership at its heart. We’re experts helping clients adapt and thrive in a changing world. Together, we have pushed the boundaries of insurance. We are united by a shared passion and no-limits mind-set, and our strength lies in our ability to collaborate as a powerful international team comprised of 23,000 employees and spanning 56 countries.  
Our people are our biggest asset as well as our largest shareholder group and are everything that makes us unique; our inclusive culture, the quality service we offer our clients, and our continued growth, all come from our people-first approach. There’s no such thing as individual success. We all need to play our part, contributing our skills and experience to make a true difference. That’s Howden. 

After this apprenticeship

Our apprentices join Howden on permanent contracts from day one. After successfully completing the 18-month programme, you’ll transition out of the apprenticeship and continue developing your skills, expertise and career within your chosen area of the business.

Employer

Howden UK Group

Listed via Find an Apprenticeship

Training provider

Training provider
Wiser Academy
Training course
Insurance practitioner (level 3)
Working pattern
Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5:30pm.

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Location

45 Church Street
Birmingham, West Midlands
B3 2RT
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