Actuarial graduate

As an Actuarial graduate, you'll work with experienced colleagues to analyse data, build models and provide insights that help clients navigate complex financial and regulatory challenges. You'll develop technical actuarial skills while learning how to communicate the commercial implications of your work to clients and colleagues. Along the way, you'll work with some of the largest organisations in the UK and global insurance market, gaining exposure to a wide range of business challenges.

Depending on the team you join, you could work in either:
Life Actuarial Services, where we advise insurers that provide products such as workplace pensions, savings and protection products including life assurance and critical illness cover. Or General Insurance, where we support organisations managing a wide range of risks, from household and motor insurance through to complex commercial risks such as satellites, oil rigs and natural disasters. It's a fast-moving sector shaped by changing regulations, new products and evolving markets.

Whichever area you join, you'll build strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills while working with colleagues who will support your development throughout the programme., The training and development of our people is critical to the future success of our business. We want to empower you to grow in your own way, to feed your curiosity and embrace a growth mindset in an environment where learning is continuous.

Therefore, we have created a rich curriculum and learning community to help you build your skills and fulfil your potential. This ranges from an immersive induction experience to help you transition to the world of work, formal training courses, leadership knowledge bites, learning journals, online courses and networking events - all aligned to our 'learn for a lifetime' strategy designed to help you gain an advantage for life.

In addition, in Actuarial, we offer the IFoA qualification through a Level 7 apprenticeship route. Your apprenticeship is expected to take 3 years (please note that any prior learning you have undertaken will determine the length of the qualification). You will study towards a Level 7 apprenticeship with the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) and Act Ed (your tuition provider), with the aim of achieving Associate Level upon completion, where you will sit remaining IFoA exams over a 1-2 year period.

We recognise this is a challenging qualification, and therefore you will have flexibility over your exam pathway. You will be given a study mentor who will work with you to agree how many exams to attempt and which order to attempt the exams. You will also be supported through the Level 7 apprenticeship, with access to a skills coach with Act Ed and support from your Performance Manager e you have completed your Associate Level qualification, you will be supported to progress to Fellowship and become a fully qualified actuary.

You can find out further information on the IFoA here. This programme is delivered via a range of live and recorded courses, together with extensive online material libraries. Students will have access to a dedicated coach throughout their study programme to provide tailored support towards the exams. Study leave is afforded based on our learning provider's recommendations, enabling you to balance studying and learning materials at a pace suited to your style, and then getting individuals ready for final revision and exam technique practice in the run up to sittings.

There is flexibility to the study programme over your training contract based on any exemptions received, but all enabling you to have structured support to qualify swiftly.

Qualifying as an actuary requires dedication, curiosity…