1. entry into insurance Aspen Insurance 24 April, 2017
Oliver Posgate Underwriting Graduate
Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited

2. Degree A Levels in Economics, Maths, Politics & Art
Went down similar route for degree:
Trinity College Dublin – BESS (Business, Economics and Social Studies).
BA in Business Finance and Politics.
MSc from the London School of Economics
Comparative Politics (Democracy)
Started to realise the possibilities of going into Political Risk within Insurance.
AHL: NYSE

3. Entry into insurance Did an internship for a broker – Aon Benfield
Applied to lots of different companies during final year of BA
More focussed on applications second time round:
Why I wanted to do insurance?
Why Aspen?
Why Underwriting?
Why Credit and Political Risk?
Tried to talk to as many people as possible in insurance to become familiar with insurance language - helped when it came to interviews.
Went down similar route for degree:
Trinity Collage Dublin – BESS (Business, Economics and Social Studies).
BA in Business Finance and Politics.
MSc from the London School of Economics
Comparative Politics (Democracy)
Started to realise the possibilities of going into Political Risk within Insurance.
AHL: NYSE

4. Structure of graduate programme
2 years, 6 x 4 month rotations:
Professional Indemnity
Internal Audit
Aspen Risk Management Limited (commercial combined insurance focussed on small and medium sized enterprises around the UK).
Credit and Political Risk
Financial Institutions and Management Liability
Business Planning
AHL: NYSE

5. Skills required Analytical Inquisitive Interpersonal
Good worth ethic – pro-active
Enthusiastic
Ability to work in a team
Drive and ambition
AHL: NYSE

6. Career highlights Business trip to New York for 2 weeks
Insurance events
Lloyds
Lloyds Sevens Rugby Competition
Moving around the company, to different teams and learning new skills
Exposure to senior members of the company
AHL: NYSE

7. THANK YOU For more information on the Aspen graduate programme:
THANK YOU

8. AXA Graduate Programme Mallika Natarajan