Why Choose Aston Lark?

Whether you’re early in your career or a more experienced insurance professional, Aston Lark offers a great opportunity to develop your career. As a leading independent insurance broker, with 2,100 employees across more than 75 offices in the UK and Ireland, we’re always looking for talented people to join us. We’re a CII Chartered Insurance Broker, which means we’ve achieved the industry’s gold standard for insurance brokers. By getting to know our clients, we understand them better. And while insurance can be complex, we make things simple and clear.

Our values define who we are, what we stand for, and how we behave. We don’t just focus on what we do, we also think about how we do it. We care, and that’s what sets us apart.

Our values underpin our culture – one built on trust, empowerment, integrity and passion. When we work hard, we get the recognition we deserve.

We believe in creating an inclusive culture across our company and are dedicated to supporting diversity. It’s important to us that all our employees are heard, respected and valued.

Benefits

We understand that by taking care of our employees, they will take care of our clients, and provide them with the best possible solutions. We offer our employees attractive benefits and rewards:

  • Minimum of 25 days’ holiday
  • Critical illness cover
  • Group life assurance
  • Employer pension scheme
  • Season ticket loan
  • Childcare vouchers
  • Professional qualifications study support
Mental health & wellbeing

Being fit and healthy, both mentally and physically, helps us to lead more active and fulfilling lives. That’s why we are committed to nurturing and enhancing the wellbeing of our employees.

We have a Mental Health & Wellbeing Committee which is primarily responsible for communicating and overseeing all aspects of our mental health and wellbeing initiatives. We aim to support our employees and create a healthy and happy workplace:

  • We have a ‘Wellness Warrior’ in each office, who champions wellness activities/working environments for each location
  • Quarterly ‘step challenges’ to promote friendly competition and get people moving
  • An Employee Assistance hotline which takes calls 24/7 and offers up to 6 counselling sessions
  • Access to Mental Health First Aiders across regional offices
Diversity & inclusion

We recognise that the organisation is greatly enhanced by the range of backgrounds, experiences, views, beliefs and cultures represented within our staff. We aim to embrace diversity in all our activities and acknowledge that variety and difference are intrinsic to the success and future development of our business.

Our approach goes beyond the promotion of equal opportunities. We develop and promote fairness and equality throughout the workplace. Pride in Aston Lark is our LGBT+ network group which represents our Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender colleagues and ensures they feel supported and engaged in the workplace.

Learning and Development

At Aston Lark, we value our employees’ growth and development within their professional careers. We know that to be able to professionally develop in a growing company, employees must be given the correct tools, and at Aston Lark, this is what we provide. Not only do we offer the chance to gain a professional qualification but also provide opportunities ranging from Apprenticeships, Mentoring, the ILM Programme, and a range of courses that are suited to your role.

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