"...support, personal development and networking opportunities only one of the world's largest insurers can provide..."
Ben, Property
The Chartis Professional Associate (PA) Programme is a graduate opportunity that few other organisations can match. This highly focused, structured training programme includes five weeks in New York in your first year, and you can look forward to early responsibility, exceptional support, extensive exposure to senior managers and highly competitive rewards.

The PA Programme is an exclusive and competitive programme for graduates from all degree disciplines. There are approximately 70 Professional Associates recruited each year across the globe, with 10 of those places available in the UK.

After two years you’ll be ready for your role of Underwriter, whilst performing many of the duties within your first year. And because Chartis is one of the biggest players in the insurance sector, the long term career opportunities are practically limitless.
You will take on a position within our UK underwriting operation – in year one we’ll assign you to one of our major Product Lines: Property, Liabilities, Financial Lines, Energy or Marine.  You will develop a solid working knowledge of underwriting principles, learnt through self-study, classroom, distance learning and structured on-the-job training. In year two there will be the opportunity to move to a different part of the business and build your career within that area.  Should you choose to stay within an underwriting role in year two, you will be given the opportunity to undertake a three month secondment as part of the programme.

Upon completion of your structured training, your career will continue to progress as you learn and grow with the Company. The emphasis on your professional and personal development will remain a focus as you continue to work closely with profit centre managers and Chartis insurance school trainers. In addition, we will support you to gain a professional qualification.  Looking long term, a huge range of opportunities could open up in the UK, or even overseas.

Our minimum requirement is a 2:1 or above degree (or equivalent) in any discipline. It’s also essential that you can live and work in London. If you do not currently have permission to work in the UK, please provide full details of how you would qualify for permission so that we can consider whether or not it will be possible for us to progress your application.