Taking care of our teams
We're proud of our benefits
You’ll get a competitive remuneration and benefits package. This is kept under constant review to make sure it stays relevant. We also understand the power of ‘thank you’, so we make a point of acknowledging and rewarding extraordinary effort and achievement by teams or individuals.
Talking the talk on pay and benefits
- 27 days annual leave (increasing by one day a year every five years to a maximum of 30 days).
- Non-contributory pension scheme
- Private medical insurance, with dental options
- Discounted Gym membership
- Life cover
- Employee share ownership plan
- Volunteering opportunities
- Confidential support from our Employee Assistance Programme
- Matched payroll giving scheme
- Financial wellbeing support
- Up to 26 weeks’ fully paid maternity and shared parental leave
- Recognition and achievement awards
Taking care of our teams
We welcome everyone wholeheartedly
We’ve got a truly diverse, genuinely inclusive work environment. We comfortably and confidently bring our whole selves to work, because we know we’ll be respected, valued and accepted, whoever we are. Our Employee Resource Groups are safe spaces for people to share their experiences, aspirations and suggestions about how we do things. Our People Forum encourages open, meaningful conversations, which helps us get to know each other - our different lives and perspectives.
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Talking about inclusion
- Our flexible holiday policy means you can choose 8 days a year linked to a public or national holiday, religious belief or culture - instead of the UK’s standard Bank Holidays.
- External speakers programme: opening our eyes to diverse experiences.
- Employee Resource Groups representing faith, gender Equality, LGBTQ+ and trans experiences, mental health, multigenerational workforce, neurodiversity, visible and non-visible disabilities and race and belonging
- Partnerships and engagement with a range of change-driving organisations.
We care deeply about your health and wellbeing
Our Health and Wellbeing strategy focuses on building a positive culture, where employees recognise both mental and physical health are supported equally, and where we are all encouraged to have open conversations about Mental Health.
Our Mental Health Group exists as a safe space to talk about mental health issues and raise awareness about mental health in our organisation. Training and awareness sessions also help us recognise the signs of common mental health issues and to support each other.
We also offer a variety of physical wellbeing benefits including a cycle-to-work scheme, discounted gym memberships, plus access to healthcare benefits. Find out more about work/life balance at Brit.
Talking about health and wellbeing
- Workplace mental health first aiders
- Access to our confidential Employee Assistance Programme
- Regular awareness sessions featuring external wellbeing subject matter experts
- Workplace policies that support both physical and mental wellbeing factors to enable our workforce to thrive in the workplace
- Health and wellbeing newsletters
- A suite of e-Learning modules to support wellbeing
- Access to a financial wellbeing tool
We care deeply about your health and wellbeing
We’ll give you every opportunity to flourish
You’ll be able to take advantage of continuous learning and development, from the very first day you arrive. There’s a wide range of resources to enable our people to build a tailored programme of learning, to fulfil their potential and achieve their career objectives.
Role-specific development programmes to support career progression. Upwards but also sideways – secondments to broaden skills and let people try out something new. Find out more about developing sideways and more broadly.
From an apprentice, graduate to experienced professional. Emerging talent and investing in seeing them grow (Internships, Apprenticeships, Graduates). Bring in apprentices and graduates – programme – time with different departments.
We genuinely want our talent to feel we are doing our utmost to invest in their knowledge and ability.
Talking about learning and development
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A comprehensive induction programme beginning on day one
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A personal welcome and introduction to Brit from a member of our Executive team
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A blended learning offering- with content delivered in a variety of formats
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A study package that offers time off and reward bonuses to complete professional qualifications
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Management and leadership development programmes at an Introductory, Mid and Senior level
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Brit’s Underwriting Academy
Our culture is built on doing the right thing
We firmly believe that insurance is a social good, so our caring ethos extends beyond our clients and people. We’re mindful of our environmental impact, and we’re also committed to helping drive a climate-positive future for the insurance industry.
Talking about ESG
- Ongoing programme of waste recycling and reduction.
- Partner with ClimateCare to offset carbon emissions generated by our air travel and help communities in Kenya convert to cleaner, less polluting household fuels.
- Member of ClimateWise and Icebreaker One; a consortium working towards a Standard for Environmental Risk and Insurance (SERI).
- Active participants in ESG initiatives across the Lloyd’s market and the Fairfax Group.
- Find out more about our ESG strategy.
Our culture is built on doing the right thing
Supporting your charities
You can get involved in volunteering for a charity, or fundraising for them. We’ll match every £1 raised with £2, or we can give to a charity close to your heart directly through payroll. Our employees also nominate 10 charities each year for Brit to support.
Team BRIT – a professional motorsports team
We’re the title sponsor for Team BRIT – a professional motorsports team consisting of people with disabilities – where the cars have been expertly adapted to driving without foot pedals. It’s known as the most inspirational team in motorsport, with Team BRIT aiming to be the first team of all disabled drivers to take part in the Le Mans 24-hour race.
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Volunteering in Kibera
In 2017 Brit began supporting building an environment where high school girls at the Soweto Academy in Kibera could be educated, feel safe and feel empowered to drive future change and better their community.
Find out more about our volunteer trips to Kibera here
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We’re writing the future through fairness, innovation and collaboration
Uncertainty should never stand in the way of progress, and that’s why we exist: to help people and businesses face the future and thrive. At Brit we see insurance as far more than a simple transaction – every risk we write and every claim we manage is underpinned by our determination to be open, honest and fair.
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Innovation and collaboration
These help us keep our competitive edge sharp – and help us exceed expectations. BritX is our ideas incubator, where we share, test, learn and launch.
Our leadership team’s doors – and minds – are always open. They’re always keen to hear ideas from everyone in the business, and our people feel happy and confident to share them.
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We’re using cutting edge technology to help us develop future-proof solutions.
- The award-winning Ki: the first fully digital algorithmically-driven Lloyd’s syndicate.
- Keel: a revolutionary consortium providing instant quotes for marine breach call risks.
- Improving claims service using AI and machine learning combined with aerial imagery to survey damage to property and making faster payments with Direct Pay
We’re constantly redefining what’s possible.
Our heritage and reputation
We’re stable and secure, with a longstanding reputation for innovation, market leadership and excellence.
- We’re backed by the significant financial strength of the Fairfax Group
- We’re the second largest Lloyd’s of London syndicate.
We’re valued by our customers and respected by our peers, leading 70% (or an agreement party) of all of the risks we insure.
Our heritage and reputation
