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About the Role
A 24-month graduate program designed to develop expertise in underwriting across various insurance lines, with support for professional qualifications and potential international placements.
Responsibilities
- Develop expertise in underwriting areas, including risk assessment, coverage, pricing, and account management.
- Gain an in-depth understanding of how insurance works.
- Develop a broad network of market contacts.
- Participate in a structured induction program.
- Undertake learning opportunities on each placement, including on-the-job training, technical briefings, professional education courses, and self-study.
- Rotate across different lines of business and departments, potentially including an overseas placement.
Requirements
- Must have a 2.1 degree.
- Must have 3 or more 'A' levels (grades A to C).
- Must have GCSE Math's and English (both minimum grade B).
- Must have good IT skills including Microsoft Excel.
- Must be able to start in September 2026.
- Must have an unrestricted right to work in the UK.
Skills
- Strong analytical skills
- Strong critical thinking skills
- Good attention to detail
- Strong verbal communication skills
- Strong written communication skills
- Organised
- Logical
- Clear thinker
- Good with numbers
- Commercially minded
- Self-motivated
- Team player
- Committed to studying for an insurance-related professional qualification
- Good IT skills including Microsoft Excel
Location
- London, UK
Work Type
- Graduate Programme
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Graduate
Education Level
- 2.1 degree
- 3 or more 'A' levels (grades A to C)
- GCSE Math's and English (minimum grade B)
Benefits
- Full support for professional insurance qualification with the Chartered Institute of Insurance (ACII)
- Buddy and mentor provided
- Structured induction programme
- Learning opportunities on each placement
- Rotation across different lines of business and departments
- Potential placement overseas
About the Company
- General Re Corporation is a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., a holding company for global reinsurance and related operations.
- Has over 2,000 employees worldwide.
- Owns General Reinsurance Corporation and General Reinsurance AG, which conducts business as Gen Re.
- Delivers reinsurance solutions to the Life/Health and Property/Casualty insurance industries.
- Represented in all major reinsurance markets through a network of 37 offices.
- Has earned superior financial strength ratings from each of the major rating agencies.
- Values excellence, integrity, personal responsibility, diversity, and optimism.
- Has a flat management structure and team-based environment that promotes collaboration and free-flowing communication.
Equal Opportunity
- Gen Re Group affords Equal Opportunity to qualified individuals without regard to race, color, sex (including childbirth or related medical conditions), religion, national origin or citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any characteristic protected by applicable law.
- Gen Re provides reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.