Actuarial (General Insurance) Industrial Placement Programme 2027

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Zurich Insurance UK is hiring a Actuarial (General Insurance) Industrial Placement Programme 2027 in Birmingham. This is a industrial placement in Actuarial and insurance, read from Zurich Insurance UK’s own careers site and last confirmed on 15 September 2026.

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The details

Employer: Zurich Insurance UK
Intake type: Industrial placement
Area of work: Actuarial and insurance
Location: Birmingham, GB-B, GB
Applications opened: 10 September 2026
Closing date: 18 October 2026
Salary: £24,968 (as published by the employer)
Cohort: 2027 intake
Eligibility: 2:1 degree or above

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About Zurich Insurance UK

Zurich Insurance UK runs graduate schemes across Accounting, Actuarial, Business Management, Change and Technology Management, Data and Analytics, and Sustainable Energy, each a permanent role from day one lasting two to three years depending on the scheme. On 14 September 2026 its own group careers site listed live 2027 UK graduate vacancies for Business Management, Accounting, Change and Technology Management, and the Sustainable Energy Graduate Development Programme, in London, Farnborough, Fareham, Swindon, Croydon and Glasgow, though none had yet reached our own verified feed.

Zurich's own FAQ says candidates must choose a single scheme before applying and cannot apply for more than one: "you'll need to decide on your single choice of scheme before you submit your application." It states plainly that it "cannot take international students" and that applicants "will need to have a full right to work and live in the UK," and it does not accept AI-written answers: "Applications that use AI-generated responses will not be considered."

A Wayback Machine capture of Zurich's graduate hub from 7 November 2025 stated: "Applications are now closed for our 2026 graduate programmes. Our next round of applications will open in September 2026 for the following year." Independently, on 14 September 2026 Zurich's live careers site listed several 2027 UK graduate programme vacancies posted on 9 and 10 September 2026, each stating: "Closing date for applications: Sunday 18th October 2026."

No visa sponsorship: live job postings state "Please ensure you have the right to reside and work in the UK before you apply as we are unable to provide sponsorship," and its FAQ says "we cannot take international students. You will need to have a full right to work and live in the UK."
UK residency requirement: "You must have resided in the UK for a minimum of three consecutive years in order to apply."
Degree requirement: "You must recently have achieved (within the last three years) or on track to receive a minimum 2:1 degree from your bachelor's or equivalent degree," plus "At least 96 UCAS points from 3 A-Level subjects (or equivalent)" and "A*-C in English and Maths GCSE (or equivalent)."

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Where this came from

Read directly from Zurich Insurance UK’s own careers site, requisition 1371809857. First seen on 14 September 2026 and last confirmed on 15 September 2026. The apply link goes to that exact application, never to a careers homepage.

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