Description

Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC is a leading global risk and reinsurance specialist with more than 3,100 professionals in over 60 offices around the world. Guy Carpenter delivers a powerful combination of broking expertise, trusted strategic advisory services and industry-leading analytics to help clients adapt to emerging opportunities and achieve profitable growth. For more information, visit www.guycarp.com and follow Guy Carpenter on LinkedIn and Twitter @GuyCarpenter.

Guy Carpenter Risk Analyst Graduate Programme 2026

Our Risk analyst Graduate programme provides an exciting, unique and accelerated foundation to a career in Guy Carpenter. The programme is both challenging and rewarding in equal measure. You will learn through a combination of structured learning sessions, on the job training, and a series of experiences outside of broking such as Analytics, Strategic advisory, strategy and our Client Support services team. This exposure will give you a completely rounded understanding and appreciation for Guy Carpenter and the world of reinsurance.

During the 2-year programme you will also work towards achieving a professional insurance qualification (Advanced CII). You will study for this qualification within the framework of a Level 6 Senior Insurance Practitioner apprenticeship. This apprenticeship is fully supported by an approved apprenticeship training provider. This will enable you to gain deep knowledge and insight into not just Guy Carpenter but also the reinsurance industry more broadly. You will receive funding and support from the organisation to enable you to achieve this.

We are looking for highly numerate individuals with strong relationship building skills. You will at the start of this programme be aligned to a broking team in one of our three core business areas (Facultative, International or Global Specialties). We will match you to an appropriate business area as part of our selection and assessment process.

Our objective is to recruit a group of top quality, diverse graduates that will benefit from this unique, challenging and very rewarding experience. This experience will set strong foundations for your career in Guy Carpenter going forward.

We offer a competitive salary with structured performance based increases every 6 months during the 2-year programme.

What will you do?

• Develop a thorough understanding of insurance and reinsurance markets.
• Build and develop strong client and insurance/reinsurance market contacts.
• Support client teams, including (but not limited to) data verification, slip drafting and placement process reporting.
• Analyse client data and requirements, as well as presenting risk management solutions.
• Prepare proposal components and presentations alongside senior colleagues ahead of client meetings.

What are we looking for?

• Strong academic records-UK 2.1 degree or above.
• Very strong A'Level results ideally all at grades A and B, and to include Maths.
• Evidence of strong numeric ability.
• Strong verbal and writing skills.
• Superior organisational skills, including the ability to prioritise work when deadlines are tight.
• Strong interpersonal skills for establishing and developing constructive stakeholder relationships both internally and externally.
• Exceptional problem solving skills and strong business acumen alongside a natural affinity with numbers and finance.
• Ability to adapt and be flexible to the changing demands of the business.
• Strong drive and motivation to succeed, both individually and as part of a team.
• Ability to work with a wide range of Business technology from internal databases to Microsoft office (Excel, word, PowerPoint and teams.)
• A driven self-starter with Intellectual curiosity.
• Confident and rounded with a diverse set of interests outside of your university studies.

Diversity Matters:

We embrace a culture that celebrates and promotes the many backgrounds, heritages and perspectives of our colleagues and clients regardless of their gender expression or identity, marital or civil partnership status, ethnic origin, nationality, age, background, disability, sexual orientation or beliefs. We are proud of our inclusive culture where everyone feels empowered to bring their whole selves to work and thrive. We provide our colleagues with a supportive, collaborative environment that leads to innovative ideas and the ability to make an impact. Learn more about our foundational values, mission and vision for the future by reviewing our Greater Good Policy.

At Guy Carpenter, you can be your best. We work on challenges that matter with colleagues who help bring out our best. Our uniquely collaborative environment will empower you to focus on your personal and professional success, learning from top specialists in the (re)insurance industry and leading you towards a rewarding and impactful career.

Guy Carpenter, a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), is a leading global risk advisory and reinsurance specialist and broker. Marsh McLennan is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $24 billion and more than 90,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit guycarp.com, or follow on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age background, civil partnership status, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments in accordance with applicable law to any candidate with a disability to allow them to fully participate in the recruitment process. If you have a disability that may require reasonable adjustments, please contact us at reasonableaccommodations@mmc.com.

Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one "anchor day" per week on which their full team will be together in person.