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Introduction To Careers In General Insurance

Below you will find helpful information and resources about careers in insurance.

Meet the professionals

Hear about the rewarding, and sometimes surprising, roles and careers on offer from those in the know.

Career guidance (FutureMe)

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Podcast Series:

Claims As A Career:

As part of a special series, titled ‘The evolving profession: charting new careers in the insurance claims community’, our claims community board members will be speaking to colleagues about their roles and how they got into them.

Episode 1

In this episode of the podcast, Will Quibell CII Claims Community Board Member will be interviewing Lee Hourahine, Household Procurement Operations Manager at Admiral.

Episode 2

In this episode of the podcast, Claire Lashbrook, CII Claims Community Board Member will be interviewing Martyn Cox, Data Analyst at Claims Consortium Group.

Episode 3

In this episode of the podcast, Jeremy Trott, Non-Executive Director of the CII Claims Community Board will be interviewing Michaela Sparey, Claims Team Manager, Direct Claims, Ecclesiastical.

Episode 4

In this episode of the podcast, Ashton West, Chair of the CII Claims Community Board will be interviewing Sarbjit Nanuwa, Data Protection Officer at Weightmans LLP.

Attracting Talent Podcast

In this episode of the podcast, we are discussing how the insurance profession can attract talent.

We are joined by Alex Marks and Anisha Turner, members of the claims group from the CII New Generation programme in 2021-22, and Jordan Maskell, Board Member of the Society of Insurance Broking.

Benefits of Apprenticeships Podcast

In this episode of the podcast, we are talking about apprenticeships in the Insurance and Financial Planning professions, how they can benefit both firms and their employees. This was recorded for National Apprenticeship Week 2023.

We are joined by Tom Hegarty, chair of the financial planning trailblazer group and director at M&G Wealth, and Gideon Van Zijl, Compliance and Regulatory Development Consultant at Zurich, and former participant of a Senior Insurance Professional apprenticeship programme.

Insurance Influencer Video

Watch & Share our CII Insurance Influencer video for more information on what an 'Insurance Influencer' is and how it works!