Insurance Administrator Apprentice - Black Rock Insurance Services

Job Posted: 20 May 2025

• Contract Term: Apprenticeships
• Location: Yarmouth, Isle of Wight
• Contract Type: Full time
• Salary: £8.00 per hour
• Industries: Administration Apprenticeships Customer Service

Here at The Isle of Wight College, we’re proud to partner with a wide network of dynamic employers across a diverse mix of industries. We’re excited to share a fantastic opportunity for an Insurance Administrator Apprentice working for Black Rock Insurance Services in Yarmouth.

This is your chance to launch a rewarding career in a dynamic industry with excellent growth potential.

As an Insurance Administrator Apprentice, you'll gain hands-on experience in all aspects of the insurance business – from customer service and policy administration to renewals and insurer negotiations, with a real focus on Marine insurance.

At Black Rock Insurance, we’re passionate about doing business the right way. Our team is guided by five core values:

• Celebrate difference
• Do what is right
• Seek solutions
• Be ambitious
• Help our community to thrive

If these resonate with you, you’ll fit right in.

Daily Tasks and Responsibilities to include:

·         Supporting the daily operations of a busy insurance brokerage.

• Communicating with customers and handling queries professionally.
• Assisting with policy renewals and administrative tasks.
• Learning to negotiate with insurers and build lasting client relationships.
• Developing in-depth knowledge of marine insurance.

Our goal is for you to become our Marine Insurance Expert, taking full responsibility for managing all aspects of our marine insurance portfolio.

Essential qualities and Skills:

• A confident communicator with strong interpersonal skills.
• Proactive, enthusiastic, and committed to continuous learning.
• Able to work both independently and as part of a supportive team.
• Detail-oriented, reliable, and tech-savvy.
• Holding appropriate grades in English and Maths at a grade 4/C or higher.

No previous experience in insurance? No problem. What matters most is your attitude, your curiosity, and your commitment to growing with us.

Apprenticeship Standard:

• Business Administrator Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard.
• There is a requirement to complete off the job training for 6 hours per week where you will be learning new skills, time spent either learning something new, other courses or any support work that is not in your usual role will also be counted.
• Attendance at The Isle of Wight College for classroom lessons when required.

Working Week:

·        35 hours per week.

      Monday to Friday.

      9am to 4.45pm.

Wage:

·         £8.00 per hour.

Company website below:

Your Local Independent Insurance Broker

Additional information:

The current National Minimum Wage (NMW) rate for apprentices is £7.55 per hour. This applies to 16-18-year-old apprentices and those aged over 19 in the first year of their Apprenticeship. For all other apprentices the National Minimum wage appropriate to their age applies. The Minimum Wage for Apprentices applies to time spent on the job plus time spent training. For more information visit: www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates

Once qualified and dependant on needs of the business at the time of apprenticeship completion, the business’s goal is for you to become their Marine Insurance Expert, taking full responsibility for managing all aspects of their marine insurance portfolio.

Your details will be processed in accordance with GDPR.

So, if this sounds like the next step you want to take with your career, then please apply with a cover letter and CV telling us why you feel you would be the ideal person to take on this brilliant opportunity!!