Why work with us?
We’re a thriving, fast-paced business with an agile mindset and a desire to grow. Sound like an
environment where you would excel?
Learning Culture
We place a strong emphasis on motivating everyone to reach their full potential by creating opportunities to develop across our businesses.
- Training with us: We work closely with team managers to identify individual development needs and offer a varied approach to learning and growth to meet those needs.
- Become Qualified with us: If you’re committed, and see a future with us, we will offer you time and financial support to advance through courses and qualifications.
- Excel with us: Our Leadership Development Programme allows our existing managers the opportunity to develop and enhance their skills. Through our Future Leaders programme, we equip future leaders with the tools and skills they need to succeed in a leadership role.
Awards & Recognition
Over the years Somerset Bridge Group have been proud recipients of numerous industry awards, including – Shortlisted in the British Insurance Awards for the Personal Lines Broker of the Year.
Awarded a Silver from Investors in People, and most recently Best Broker in the UK General Insurance Sector by Insurance DataLab.
Our Company Benefits
Please be aware that these are our Group-wide benefits and some additional benefits may apply locally.
Our Benefits
Travel
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- First Bus Commuter Travel Club (Bristol)
- Metro Saver Scheme (Newcastle)
- Electric Vehicle – Salary Sacrifice Scheme
Healthcare
- Eye Care Reimbursement
- Flu Vouchers
- Healthcare Cash Plan – claim cashback on a variety of everyday healthcare costs
- Free Fruit & Refreshments
- Professional Health & Fitness App
- Enhanced Parental Leave – including time off for IVF appointments
Flexible Working
- Hybrid Working – 2 days in the office and 3 days working from home
- 25 days annual leave, rising to 27 days over 2 years’ service and 30 days after 5 years’ service. Plus bank holidays!
- Religious bank holidays – if you don’t celebrate Christmas and Easter, you can use these annual leave days on other occasions throughout the year.
- Flexi-time
- Flexible working – we will always consider applications for those who require less than the advertised hours
Financial
- Discretionary Annual Bonus
- 25% Car Insurance Discount
- 20% Travel Insurance Discount
- Pension Scheme – 5% employee, 6% employer
- Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Pay
- 100’s of SBG Retailer Discounts
- Life Assurance – 4 times your salary
- Employee Referral Scheme
Your Wellbeing
Professional Wellbeing App – Wrkit
Employee Assistance Programme
Speak Up
Chat with Friends@SBG
Community Support Day
Social Events
Staff Events
- Christmas Party
- Summer Party
- Awards Ceremony
- Staff Appreciation Events
Committees
- Group Social Events
- Culture Committee
- Communal Games Area (Bristol)
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Somerset Bridge Group is a great place to grow your career. In my five years here, I’ve had plenty of opportunities to develop in my role and within my team. The culture is fun, innovative and the people are what make it truly special. Everyone’s supportive, and it’s a great team to be part of. I’d recommend SBG to anyone looking for a friendly and rewarding place to work.
Georgia Longley | Senior UX/UI Designer -
Working at Somerset Bridge Group has been incredibly rewarding. From day one, I have felt well supported by my team and continuously empowered to grow both professionally and personally. I’m proud to be part of an organisation that not only prioritises excellence but also genuinely cares about its people.
Emma Beechey | Graphic Designer -
This company suits anyone who is driven and a self-starter – if you are, you’ll succeed and there are no ceilings. I have been here 7 years and started as a QA Handler progressing to Head of First Line Compliance & Risk. If you’re ambitious, then you go places here.
Christian Burgess | Operations Compliance & Quality Manager -
I have worked for Somerset Bridge for the last 11 years after starting my career on the graduate programme. This means I have worked in lots of different teams during my time and gained lots of valuable experience. Funding and supporting me through CII qualifications is a major bonus.
Hayley Pollard | Claims Handler
Current Vacancies
Claims Handler – Fraud
Permanent – Full Time
|Newcastle
Compensation From £29,000 / year
Somerset Bridge Limited provide claims handling services to our insurer partners. Our supportive and efficient claims teams handle almost 50,000 claims a year. We pride ourselves on people development, offering market leading training and fast career progression through the claims team. We truly believe Somerset Bridge Limited is a great place to work and we want to hear from you!
What you’ll be doing
You’ll have your own portfolio of claims to handle through to repudiation or settlement on best terms. These claims will involve situations where our customer has damaged another driver’s property and someone has been injured and/or have been provided with a replacement vehicle on a credit basis. You’ll be investigating these claims for potential fraud. You’ll be gathering information, identifying irregularities and recommending appropriate actions. You’ll also be investigating and deciding who was responsible for the incident and if applicable liaising with the other driver’s representative to settle or repudiate their claim.
Training
Excellent training is provided! Your corporate induction will be completed in the first 8 days followed by a 10 week training programme which is all completed onsite. This will help you understand the role, give you the best start and tools in your career. You’ll have the opportunity to move to hybrid working once competent in the role.
First Line Compliance and Risk Associate
Permanent – Full Time
|Newcastle
Compensation £35,000 – £41,000 / year
We are recruiting for a First Line Compliance & Risk Associate to assist in the management of First Line governance, and to help manage a framework that promotes the embedding of structures and processes that improve the provision of Governance, Risk and Compliance services across different business areas.
The ideal candidate will have previously worked within the Insurance sector with Compliance and / or risk experience.
Senior Pricing Analyst
Permanent – Full Time
|Bristol
Compensation Up to £75,000 / year
We are recruiting for a Senior Pricing Analyst to join our Trading team. The Trading team’s main focus is on ensuring the profitability of our insurance products by maintaining the loss ratio via pricing overlays based on emerging trends, we are also responsible for making sure sales volume and average premium targets are being met by responding to changes in the market.
The successful candidate will have expert knowledge of the market and previous experience in developing and deploying pricing changes. Data science skills such as statistical machine learning applied using open source programming such as Python or R are a benefit but not a necessity. You must be an excellent communicator and have a desire to work in a fast-paced environment.
Head of Internal Audit
Permanent – Full Time
|Bristol
Compensation Up to £120,000 / year
The Head of Internal Audit is responsible for leading and overseeing the internal audit function, providing independent assurance that the company’s risk management, governance, and internal control processes are operating effectively. The role requires a deep understanding of the insurance industry, regulatory requirements, and emerging risks, as well as the ability to engage with senior management and the Audit Committee.
Machine Learning Operations Lead
Permanent – Full Time
|Bristol
Compensation Competitive Package
The Machine Learning Operations Lead will be responsible for overseeing the development and deployment of the ML Ops platform for Project Pegasus. This role involves leading a cross-functional team to ensure the successful implementation and integration of ML models into the live pricing environment. The ML Ops Lead will work closely with data scientists, data engineers, and external consultants to deliver a robust and scalable ML platform.
Machine Learning Operations Engineer
Permanent – Full Time
|Bristol
Compensation Competitive Package
The Machine Learning Operations Engineer will support the development and maintenance of the ML Ops platform for Project Pegasus. This role involves building and maintaining the data infrastructure required for the platform, developing API services, and ensuring the integration of ML models into the live environment.
Pricing Implementation Lead
Permanent – Full Time
|Bristol
Compensation Up to £70,000 / year
We are recruiting for an implementation specialist to join our Implementation team to support the delivery of key business objectives. The successful candidate will lead the effective and efficient delivery of pricing changes via Radar Live. They must have a proven track record of managing the process of pricing changes within a General Insurer over several years.
Data Governance Manager
Permanent – Full Time
|Bristol
Compensation £64,000 – £75,000 / year
We are recruiting for a Data Governance Manager to establish and enforce robust data governance practices across the Somerset Bridge Group, ensuring data assets are accurate, secure, and used ethically and efficiently. This role plays a critical part in shaping the organisation’s data culture by embedding policies, standards, and controls that align with regulatory requirements (e.g. FCA, PRA, Data Protection Act 2018) and support the group’s strategic objectives.
The successful candidate will lead the development of a formal data governance framework, including data ownership models, stewardship engagement, and quality management processes. They will work closely with data architects, engineers, analysts, compliance, and business functions to ensure data is governed, understood, and fit for purpose across its lifecycle.
Additionally, the role supports compliance and audit readiness by maintaining clear metadata, lineage, and retention policies using tools such as Azure Purview and Unity Catalog. This position is vital to enabling trusted analytics, AI development, and operational efficiency.
The successful candidate will lead the development of a formal data governance framework, including data ownership models, stewardship engagement, and quality management processes. They will work closely with data architects, engineers, analysts, compliance, and business functions to ensure data is governed, understood, and fit for purpose across its lifecycle.
Additionally, the role supports compliance and audit readiness by maintaining clear metadata, lineage, and retention policies using tools such as Azure Purview and Unity Catalog. This position is vital to enabling trusted analytics, AI development, and operational efficiency.
CFO Business Manager
Permanent – Full Time
|Bristol
Compensation £50,000 – £60,000 / year
This is an exciting and career enhancing opportunity for an ambitious, self-starter to work directly with our Group CFO and their wider Finance Leadership Team. You will provide critical support and insightful challenge across all areas, including driving our finance strategy and transformation, ensuring operational effectiveness and efficiency, and embedding good governance and compliance. You will prepare the CFO for key meetings and events, providing you with exposure to wider company initiatives and visibility across the organisation.
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