Trainee Average Adjuster

By joining Sedgwick, you'll be part of something truly meaningful. It’s what our 33,000 colleagues do every day for people around the world who are facing the unexpected. We invite you to grow your career with us, experience our caring culture, and enjoy work-life balance. Here, there’s no limit to what you can achieve.

Trainee Average Adjuster

Launch your career in a unique profession at the heart of global trade and shipping.

Location: Liverpool, UK
Job Type: Permanent
Remuneration: Competitive salary, comprehensive benefits and fully funded professional development

Start Your Journey in Marine Insurance

Are you a recent graduate or early-career professional looking for a career that combines investigation, problem-solving, commercial awareness and international exposure?

We're looking for a Graduate / Development Average Adjuster to join our Liverpool team. This is a rare opportunity to enter the specialist world of marine insurance and develop into a highly respected technical professional.

As an Average Adjuster, you'll work alongside experienced experts who help shipowners, insurers and brokers resolve complex marine insurance claims arising from incidents around the world. Through structured training and mentoring, you'll learn how to analyse claims, interpret insurance policies, investigate losses and deliver fair and accurate claim settlements.

Liverpool has a rich maritime history and remains an important hub for the global marine industry, making it the perfect place to begin your career in this fascinating sector.

No two days are the same. One day you could be reviewing documentation relating to a machinery damage to the ship; the next, helping calculate the financial impact of a major marine casualty affecting multiple stakeholders across different countries.

This is an opportunity to build a long-term career within a niche profession that offers excellent development, internationally recognised qualifications and exposure to some of the world's largest shipping and insurance organisations.

What You'll Be Doing

• Supporting senior Average Adjusters on a wide range of marine insurance claims.
• Learning how to investigate marine incidents and understand their financial impact.
• Reviewing documentation, contracts and insurance policy wordings.
• Assisting with claim calculations and settlement recommendations.
• Communicating with shipowners, insurers, brokers, surveyors and legal professionals globally.
• Producing clear reports and maintaining accurate records.
• Developing specialist knowledge of marine insurance, shipping and claims adjustment.
• Travelling within the UK and overseas to attend client meetings and attend relevant market events.

What We're Looking For

We recognise that the best candidates may not have direct industry experience. We're interested in individuals with the right attitude, curiosity and desire to learn.

The skills you will have when you apply: 

• Analytical Mindset – Enjoy solving problems, investigating facts and working with detail.
• Strong Communication Skills – Able to build relationships and explain information clearly.
• Attention to Detail – Committed to producing accurate, high-quality work.
• Commercial Awareness – Interest in shipping, insurance, global trade or financial services.
• Degree Educated – Ideally in Maritime Studies, Law, or a related discipline.
• Curiosity & Ambition – Motivated to learn and develop a specialist skill set.
• Teamwork – Collaborative approach with a willingness to support colleagues and clients.

Previous experience in insurance, financial services, legal services, shipping or claims handling would be beneficial, but is not essential.

What we’ll give you for this role: 

Remuneration & more 

• Competitive salary taking into account skills, experience and qualifications  
• Performance based bonus
• A Self Invested Personal Pension Scheme (SIPP) 
• Holiday allowance of 25 days plus bank holidays 
• Flexible working from our office or your home 

Health & support 

• Private healthcare plan (including pre-existing conditions) 
• Life assurance 
• Employee assistance programme for employee wellbeing   
• Group Income Protection   

Other benefits 

• Voluntary benefits – dental cover, cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan, welling and digital GP applications 
• Discounts on various products and services 

This isn't just a position, it's a pivotal role in shaping our industry  

  

At Sedgwick, you won't just build your career; you'll cultivate a team of experts. Our Sedgwick University offering empowers you to excel as well as your team members, with the most comprehensive training program in the industry which includes more than 15,000 courses on demand, training specific to roles, and opportunities to continue formal education.   

   

Together, we're not only reshaping the insurance landscape, we’re building a legacy of talent. Come and be a catalyst for change within our industry.  

  

Next steps for you:   

Think we'd be a great match? Apply now – we want to hear from you.  

   

As part of our commitment to you, we are proud to have a zero tolerance policy towards discrimination of any kind regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital/ family status, race, religion, sex or sexual orientation.  

  

After the closing date we will review all applications and may select some applicants for an interview (which may be virtual, or in-person).

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