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 – Interventions
Permanent – Full Time
|Newcastle
Compensation £25,750 – £30,750 / 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 doingYou’ll have your own portfolio of claims to handle through to settlement. The successful candidate will be responsible for intervening on third party claims where our customer is being held at fault for the accident and upselling additional insurance products. 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.
Finance Administrator
Permanent – Full Time
|Bristol
Compensation £24,000 – £26,000 / year
Somerset Bridge are now recruiting for a full-time (37.5 hours per week) Finance Administrator to join us on a permanent contract.
This role is for someone who likes fixing problems and working with multiple areas of the business to collaborate on business improvements. We are looking for a financial administrator to help support a team with many different administration tasks who work alongside the call centre staff in South Africa under the Distribution Operations side of the business . These tasks include, but are not limited to, fixing system errors, fixing incorrect data entries, correcting operational mistakes, chasing for unpaid premiums / issuing daily refunds to customers, monitoring changes in reports and managing irregular payments as well as communicating with other areas of the business.
The ideal candidate will be highly self-motivated and able to adapt quickly in a fast-paced environment while having an excellent capacity to retain new knowledge.
Compliance Business Partner
Permanent – Full Time
|Bristol
Compensation Competitive package
The Compliance Business Partner role at Somerset Bridge Group (SBG) is designed to independently perform regulatory compliance advisory activities. This enables assurance to be given to Senior Management and the Governing Body of SBG, ensuring the company operates with integrity. The role supports the group’s ambition to deliver exceptional customer experiences every day by providing strategic support and advice to the business area, helping it grow while upholding the standards and requirements of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
You will be a visible and accessible compliance presence for the business and key stakeholders; the go-to person for the business on compliance and integrity matters utilising your communication and influencing skills. Whilst working closely with the Compliance Assurance team and other business departments to maintain compliance with SBG policies, procedures and applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
First Line Compliance & Risk Manager
Permanent – Full Time
|Bristol
Compensation Competitive package
The First Line Compliance and Risk Manager is responsible for managing first line governance, risk, and compliance within the business area. This role is pivotal in embedding robust processes and developing capabilities that continually enhance the provision of Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) services to SBISL and SBG. The role will drive a culture of rigorous thinking and controls, ensuring that the organisation meets its risk appetite statements and supports sustainable business growth.
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