Overview
Join to apply for the Actuarial (General Insurance) Industrial Placement Programme 2026 role at Zurich Insurance
Location: London, Farnborough, Birmingham or Whiteley
Start Date: June 2026
Closing date for applications: Sunday 26th October 2025
Insurance is so much more than you think! Are you wanting to discover more about careers that will excite, challenge and inspire you? If so, a Zurich industrial placement could be just what you’re looking for. Forget any preconceptions you have about the insurance industry. Our one-year industrial placements give you a real job with real responsibility and a taste for life working at Zurich. With plenty of support around you, you’ll experience how your future career might look and help us make a difference to our customers at a time when they need us the most. Our industrial placements are ideal for students in their penultimate year of study. Successful completion could lead to a place on one of our graduate programmes starting in 2027.
What can I look forward to?
We provide insurance solutions for a wide range of customers: from members of the public, through small and medium-sized enterprises, to local government organisations and large multinational corporations. Our actuarial teams drive the pricing and reserving for all these markets. As part of the actuarial team, you will have the opportunity to develop whilst learning from a group of talented actuaries and analysts, both within the UK team and throughout the wider company. Before you begin, you’ll be put in touch with a buddy who can help support you with any questions you may have about starting.
Within our General Insurance business there are two streams:
* Actuarial reserving team - You’ll be calculating the expected level of future claims. By applying statistical techniques, analysing trends including experience against expectations, communicating business insight, and estimating capital requirements, you’ll become a valuable member of the reserving function
* Actuarial pricing team - You’ll help to set the prices for the insurance policies we sell by calculating which risk characteristics lead to higher or lower expected claims costs. You’ll analyse profitability, improve approaches to customer segmentation, and develop market-leading pricing technology
As well as working alongside qualified actuaries, we also provide internal actuarial training to help you understand some of the other work we do, so you can get insight into work that you may not necessarily get a chance to be involved in.
What’s in it for you?
As well as joining a company that is passionate about sustainability and our customers, you can expect:
* £23,387 salary
* 25 days holiday plus an additional 3 volunteering days
* You can request to swap UK bank holidays for days off that have cultural or religious significance to you
* Full private medical cover
* 12% company pension contribution
* Annual company bonus
* Discounted gym membership
* Discounted gadget insurance
* Discounted technology offers
What you’ll need
* Although we are a hybrid workforce, you should be within a commutable distance to your assigned office workplace stated in this advert
* You’ll need strong mathematical skills, as an analytical approach and a high level of numerical aptitude are essential
* The ability to learn new technical skills, be comfortable with large amounts of data or information, and have an eye for detail
* Excellent team-working, communication and interpersonal skills
* A strong interest in pursuing an actuarial career post-graduation, alongside maintaining office performance
Entry Requirements
* A minimum 2:1 degree (or equivalent) in a STEM subject – predicted
* A minimum C/4 grade in both English and Maths at GCSE level (or equivalent)
* A minimum A grade at Maths A-level
* At least 128 UCAS points from 3 A-Level subjects (or equivalent)
* You must have an indefinite, full right to work and reside in the UK. We cannot accept applications from those who require sponsorship to work in the UK. You must have resided in the UK for a minimum of three consecutive years.
Are you ready to create a brighter future? At Zurich our brand purpose is to create a brighter future together for our customers, our partners, our employees and the planet. We’re passionate about diversity and inclusion; we want our people to bring the whole of themselves to work. You’ll have every opportunity to use your drive and enthusiasm to innovate the future of Zurich. Everybody is made to feel welcome, different opinions are valued, personal needs are respected, and opportunity is equal for all.
Please note: We are unable to progress your application if you don’t meet our criteria listed above. Please ensure you have the right to reside and work in the UK before you apply as we are unable to provide sponsorship. You must have resided in the UK for a minimum of three consecutive years in order to apply.
Seniority level
* Internship
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Finance
* Industries: Insurance and Financial Services
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