Jobs, fresher vacancy - 2025 TMK Underwriting Graduate Programme • UK

Company: Tokio Marine Kiln Insurance Services Limited

UK

The 2025 TMK Underwriting Graduate Programme is now open for applications!Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK) is a leading international insurer with a reputation for specialist underwriting expertise, outstanding claims service, and innovative products. We are very excited to be recruiting for our 2025 Underwriting Graduate Programme. This renowned and award-winning programme has been running for over 50 years, with a great track record for developing graduates into expert Underwriting and leadership positions over the years, many of whom are still employed by TMK today. The programme involves rotations in at least five different underwriting departments, as well as rotations in our claims, actuarial and delegated authority teams. Rotations will provide exposure and understanding of varied insurance activities. This full-time graduate entry training programme is a 2.5 year scheme, and upon successful completion, it is expected you will take up a permanent position in an underwriting department as a trainee underwriter, although other opportunities may also be available if better suited. Over the course of the programme, you will:Develop a clear understanding of our underwriting products, and TMK’s risk appetites.Shadow underwriters and gain an understanding of how broker relationships work.Understand how Underwriters use data and models to drive decision making.Develop an understanding of the technical underwriting principles and processes involved in specific lines of business. This includes the understanding of underwriting principals & practices, an understanding of the Lloyd’s market and the identification and assessment of risk.Understand insurance policy terms and conditions.Understand how other functions in TMK feed into our underwriting process.Take part in learning and development opportunities as necessary to attain the skills and knowledge required to carry out specific tasks on each placement and in order to increase general insurance knowledge.Build and foster internal and external stakeholder relationships across TMK and the wider industry.You will be expected to start your own professional development journey, e.g. CII qualification, for which support will be provided.The successful candidate will be a university graduate who is ready to join an ambitious, forward-looking team who are committed to growing our underwriting capability. You will be a fast learner who is curious, analytical and determined, who also has the ability and confidence to question and challenge. We are looking for a great communicator who loves problem solving.Applications close on Friday 17th January 2025.The successful candidate will be welcomed into the TMK family to help us further our purpose of enabling our clients to fulfil their ambitions whilst benefiting society and our people. We are committed to ensuring a safe, open, inclusive and empowering environment in which all of our people can thrive. All employees have the opportunity to join one or a number of inclusion network groups or take part in CSR and charitable activities. TMK is signed up to the Disability Confident Employer Scheme and we also accommodate flexible working, subject to the TMK flexible working policy.As an underwriting firm with over 140 years’ experience of protecting clients from changing risks we put our confidence in the ability and talent of our people. We aim to be a ‘Good Company’ and this means being a great and inclusive company to do business with and being a great place to work. Our culture is founded on our core values of empowerment, inclusion, excellence, integrity, teamwork and innovation. We seek to recruit the best talent by endeavouring to reach diverse talent pools, offering dynamic working arrangements and investing in development.To make your experience as comfortable as possible, please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments or additional assistance during your application process. At Tokio Marine Kiln we are here to support you, please be reassured that we will do all that we can to ensure that your specific needs are met. Please reach out to jay.lewis@tokiomarinekiln.com in confidence, to discuss any specific assistance or requirements that you have.If you encounter difficulties submitting your application, please email recruitment@tokiomarinekiln.com.If you are interested in this vacancy and would like to apply or find out more, please follow the links to apply. You can also share this vacancy with your network using a number of social media platforms.