Trainee Claims Broker in Manchester

At Gallagher, we help clients face risk with confidence because we believe that when businesses are protected, they’re free to grow, lead, and innovate. You’ll be backed by our digital ecosystem: a client‑centric suite of consulting tools making it easier for you to meet your clients where they want to be met. Advanced data and analytics providing a comprehensive overview of the risk landscape is at your fingertips. Here, you’re not just improving clients’ risk profiles, you’re building trust. You’ll find a culture grounded in teamwork, guided by integrity, and fueled by a shared commitment to do the right thing. We value curiosity, celebrate new ideas, and empower you to take ownership of your career while making a meaningful impact for the businesses we serve.

We’re looking for a Trainee Claims Broker to join our team, supporting the delivery of an efficient and client‑focused claims service within an insurance brokerage. Acting as a key link between clients and insurers, you’ll play a hands‑on role in managing claims from first notification through to settlement, while building your technical knowledge of claims handling and policy coverage.

How you’ll make an impact:

• Take initial details from clients at First Notification of Loss (FNOL)
• Accurately log and submit claims to insurers in a timely manner
• Act as a key point of contact between clients, insurers, loss adjusters, solicitors, and third parties
• Provide regular, clear updates to clients and help manage expectations throughout the process
• Assist in reviewing policy coverage and explaining this to clients
• Support negotiations and settlement discussions where appropriate
• Proactively chase insurers and stakeholders to progress claims
• Maintain accurate and up‑to‑date claims records and documentation
• Identify and escalate complex or sensitive issues when needed
• Ensure all activity aligns with FCA requirements and Treating Customers Fairly (TCF) principles

About you:

• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• A customer‑focused approach with a willingness to support and add value
• Good attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong organisational skills and ability to manage priorities
• A proactive, problem‑solving mindset
• Basic IT skills, including Microsoft Office
• An interest in insurance and the broking environment
• Previous customer service experience (desirable)
• Basic understanding of insurance products (desirable)
• Good general education, including Maths and English
• Eligible to work in the UK

Compensation and benefits:

On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits. Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

• Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to ‘buy’ extra days
• Defined contribution pension scheme, which Gallagher will also contribute to
• Life insurance, which will pay 4x your basic annual salary, which you can top‑up to 10x
• Income protection, we’ll cover up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up
• Health cash plan or Private medical insurance

Other benefits include:

• Three fully paid volunteering days per year
• Employee Stock Purchase plan, offering company shares at a discount
• Share incentive plan, HMRC approved, tax effective, stock purchase plan
• Critical illness cover
• Discounted gym membership, with over 3,000 gyms nationally
• Season ticket loan
• Access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase
• Emergency back‑up family care
• And many more...

We value inclusion and diversity:

Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organisation. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work. Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.

Gallagher is Disability Confident Committed. We have pledged to make sure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, in addition to supporting our existing employees with any long‑term health conditions or disabilities. Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non‑conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer‑employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.