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Early Careers Training and Coaching for Insurance Professionals

Early Careers talent is the future of our industry.

Getting their learning strategy right is critical.

There is a reason why Empower Development is the go-to provider for early careers training! Having managed early careers programmes in-house for many years, we know what works (and what doesn’t!)

We work with companies to build bespoke learning programmes to equip interns, apprentices and graduates with the essential competencies to set them up for success in their insurance careers.

All courses can be tailored and contextualised to cohort needs and business agendas. We offer fully blended, immersive learning experiences; combining digital business simulations, workshops and independent study for on-the-job application.

What’s trending?

A selection of our most-requested early careers courses: 

Introduction to Insurance*

  • Insurance and risk
  • Lloyd’s and London market
  • Roles in insurance
  • Reinsurance
  • Insurance cycle
  • Insurance in the news
(See notes)

On the Right Foot*

  • Managing first impressions
  • Factors for success in your first few months
  • Working in a multigenerational team
(See notes)

Effective Communication*

  • Communication in the workplace
  • Choosing the right mode
  • Considering your audience
  • Practical advice for in person, phone and email
(See notes)

Springboard

  • Ongoing evening networking for young professionals
  • Informal spaces designed for early career development
  • Grow your network and strengthen your market presence
  • Plus occasional breakfast speed-mentoring sessions

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Insurance Simulations

  • Realistic tech-enabled insurance business simulations
  • Operate a fictional insurance company
  • Understand and make commercial decisions
  • See the real-time impact of your decisions on-screen

Building Business Relationships

  • Relationship assessment
  • Building relationships at pace
  • Creating and maintaining trust
  • Adapting your approach

Quality Decision Making

  • How we think
  • Eliminating bias in decisions
  • A failsafe decision-making process

Creativity and Problem Solving

  • Why creativity can be difficult  
  • Accessing useful, creative thinking
  • Applying design thinking principles
  • Unlocking multiple perspectives

Navigating Conflict

  • The importance of healthy conflict
  • Understanding your conflict style
  • Balancing assertiveness
  • Practical examples

Building your brand in your first insurance role

  • Three key factors for career success
  • Understanding brand perceptions vs reality
  • Define your brand through values and strengths
  • How behaviour and communication shape your brand
  • Mobilise and grow your brand

Time Smart

  • Working smarter, not harder
  • Planning
  • Prioritisation
  • Tackling time bandits
  • Overcoming procrastination

Negotiation and Influence

  • Principled negotiation
  • Achieving Win/Win outcomes
  • Influence techniques
  • Market considerations

Making the Most of Your Appraisal

  • Career development cycle
  • Appraisal preparation
  • Getting quality feedback

Managing Your Insurance Career

  • The development cycle
  • Personal SWOT
  • Writing a development plan

Presenting With Impact

  • Presentation design process
  • Delivering for high impact
  • Managing nerves
  • Practice and feedback

Building Resilience

  • Pressure: eustress and distress
  • The impact of energisers and stressors
  • Mind traps and how to avoid them
  • Regaining your balance

Impactful Business Writing

  • Planning a piece of writing
  • Structuring for maximum impact
  • Making your emails more readable
  • Writing to persuade

Essential Project Management

  • Understanding project definitions
  • Where and how to start
  • Project planning
  • Common pitfalls to avoid
  • Stakeholder management

Building your Insurance Network

  • Strategic networking approaches
  • What stops you networking and what you can do about it
  • Develop and leverage your network
  • Making the most of in-person networking opportunities
  • Using networking tools to greatest effect

Understanding Yourself and Others

  • Understanding yourself
  • Appreciating differences
  • Making small adjustments to achieve better outcomes 

(Can be delivered with or without a psychometric tool, contact us for options)

Notes

* Sessions we find work best in the first few months of a programme. 

All sessions can be delivered in-person or online.

You might also be interested in our technical training programme designed for early careers Fast Start.

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Women with Presence

Technical Training

Leadership & Management

DEI

Psychometrics

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