STEM graduates and early careers pathway.
Ignite your future in insurance pricing.
Pathfinders™ is for STEM, maths and other numerate graduates, and early-career professionals, who want their first big step to count. Insurance pricing sits at the heart of every UK insurer. It is where data, technology and judgement come together to decide what a policy costs and how the business grows.
It asks for curiosity, precision and a bit of creativity, and it suits people who like a problem with a real answer.
The 10-week Pathfinders™ Academy gives you the technical skills, GLMs, Python, SQL, Radar and more, plus the business sense to use them well. You are paid from day one, and when the ten weeks are up you join a UK insurer's pricing team as a junior pricing analyst, ready to contribute from the start.
Why graduates choose Pathfinders™.
Paid from day one
A salary for the ten weeks of the Academy. The training is fully funded, with no exit fees.
Proper technical training
GLMs, GBMs, Python, SQL, MI and Radar, taught by people who build and run pricing models for UK insurers.
A real role at a UK insurer
A junior pricing analyst on an initial contract, typically 24 months, and the insurer can take you on permanently at the end.
Support the whole way
Mentors, regular check-ins, and pastoral and career support, through the Academy and into your role.
A community of Pathfinders
People who have been through the same Academy, to swap ideas, problems and wins with.
Somewhere to go next
You start on real work, from MI to model monitoring and rate deployment, and build from there in a discipline every insurer depends on.
No experience? No problem.
We are looking for ambition, potential and a willingness to learn, not a polished CV. You don't need any insurance or pricing experience. Here is how you get in.
- Step 2
We review
For our next AcademyWe review applications against the places in our next Academy.
- Step 3
Assessment day
If you're a good fitAn assessment centre day: numeracy, learning agility, communication and motivation.
- Step 4
Academy, then your role
Ten paid weeksPass, and you have a place in the next Academy, followed by a pricing role at a UK insurer.
We get a lot of interest, so we, unfortunately, can’t reply to everyone individually. Questions? Read the FAQs for Pathfinders
Build a future in insurance pricing
Send us your details and your CV. We review applications against the places in our next Academy, and if you are a good fit we will be in touch about the next step.
Questions graduates ask.
Which degrees do you accept?
We welcome STEM, maths and other numerate degrees. What matters most is the aptitude for pricing: numeracy, problem solving, learning agility, communication and the motivation to build a career in it.
I graduated a few years ago. Can I still apply?
Yes. This pathway is for early-career professionals as well as recent graduates. If you have moved further into a different career, the career returners and changers pathway may suit you better, and the Academy is the same either way.
Do I need insurance or pricing experience?
No. The 10-week Academy teaches the insurance and pricing part: insurance and product fundamentals, SQL, Python and MI, GLMs, GBMs and the common pricing tools including Radar, taught by practising pricing experts.
How is this different from a graduate scheme?
On a typical graduate scheme you learn on the job while the team fits your training around their day jobs. Pathfinders are trained first, in a dedicated 10-week Academy, then join a UK insurer's pricing team as a junior pricing analyst on an initial contract, typically 24 months. At the end of the contract the insurer can take you on permanently.
Am I paid during the Academy?
Yes. You are paid a salary for the ten weeks of the Academy, the training is fully funded and there are no exit fees. After the Academy you move into a paid pricing role at a UK insurer.
Is the training online or in person?
Mostly online, through modules you work through at your own pace, live training and webinars with the pricing team, with some in-person days as well. The schedule flexes from one Academy to the next, so if you are invited to the next stage the team will explain how yours will run.
How do I apply?
Register your interest with your details and your CV. We review applications against the places in our next Academy, and if your profile is a good fit we will be in touch to invite you to an assessment centre day. We get a lot of interest, so we cannot reply to everyone individually. The FAQs for Pathfinders answer most questions in the meantime.