Join Hazelton Mountford for an exciting and varied career in insurance, starting with an apprenticeship. Our apprentice schemes will be from level 3 and up to level 6. As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

Annual wage: £18,000 – £24,000

Training course: Insurance practitioner

Hours: Monday – Friday 8.30am -5.00pm, 37.5 hours a week

Start date: Monday 15 September 2025

Duration: 18 months

Application deadline: 30 July 2025

Specific duties include:

• Gaining Insurance knowledge and experience including studying for Chartered Insurance Qualifications
• Working closely with Account Executives and other experienced Handlers to ensure clients’ needs are met, renewals are issued on time and mid-term adjustments processed
• Learn to prepare new business quotations
• Under the supervision of Account Executives and Account Handlers and as experience grows you will learn how to process other more complex business insurances and advise clients on their insurance needs
• Refer and liaise with insurance underwriters as appropriate
• Prepare and broke renewals and new business for these policies

In addition, you should learn to approach your work within HM’s Core values of:
Personal Service, Integrity, Value for Money and Expertise.

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

WISER ACADEMY LIMITED

Your training course

Insurance practitioner
Equal to Level 3 (A level)

Your training plan

Level 3 Insurance Practitioner – Cert CII – 12-15 Months.
Level 4 Insurance Professional – Dip CII – 24-27 months.
Level 6 Senior Insurance Professional – ACII – 30-36 months.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent English (Grade 6) essential
GCSE or equivalent Maths (Grade 6) essential

Skills

• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Customer care skills
• Presentation skills
• Administrative skills
• Number skills
• Analytical skills
• Team working
• Initiative
• Negotiating Skills

Other requirements

• Respects and values all colleagues

• Listens, observes and learns from others

• Responds positively to constructive feedback

• Effectively manages time including punctuality taking into account customer and team needs or demands

• Applies new knowledge and skills, using all tools, seeks support and guidance where necessary

Company Benefits

After probation/apprenticeship full employee benefits package

After this apprenticeship

Commercial Insurance Broking offers an extremely rewarding and varied career dealing with a huge
variety of clients ranging from local businesses to multi-national organisations, charities to haulage
contractors.

Hazelton Mountford have a rewarding career plan that can lead in various directions depending on
your skills and ambitions. Employee benefits, generous salaries and a friendly community
working environment.

A Hazelton Mountford apprentice not only needs the basics of good maths and English but also strong relational and interpersonal skills, the ability to take initiative, a drive to succeed and the ability to fit into our team.