The Insurance Apprentice

The contestants were required to deal with a difficult client who had not complied with the requirements set out in his policy document. The client was notified that his insurance would be cancelled unless he implements those requirements as a matter of urgency, but the challenge was that the client did not have the funds to do it immediately. What follows is a difficult conversation many brokers have to deal with on a regular basis…

In episode one of The Insurance Apprentice 2017, you will meet eight bright, young industry professionals. You will also hear from Simon Colman, Head of Commercial Solutions for SHA, who is the new head judge, and Vuyo Lee, independent consultant and third year judge on what they will be looking for throughout the tasks and what they believe the qualities are of a winner.

In the seventh episode the decision is made and the winner of The Insurance Apprentice 2016 is announced.

In the sixth episode, the contestants head to St Stithians College to complete a challenging task of persuading Grade 9 girls into considering insurance as a career path of choice in the future. It was great to see how the understanding of what insurance is all about was really grasped bu the audience, but would they want to work in the insurance industry?

In the sixth episode, the contestants were taken out of their comfort zones yet again, as they headed to East Bank High School, in the heart of Alexandra, to face what had to be one of their toughest audiences. Convincing learners to work in insurance sounds easier than what it is.

In the fifth episode, contestants head out to a factory, Just X Branding Solutions, in Roodepoort to identify, evaluate, and mitigate risk.

In the fifth episode, contestants head out to a factory, Just X Branding Solutions, in Roodepoort to identify, evaluate, and mitigate risk.

In the fourth episode, the contestants are faced with a completely different task as they put on their thinking caps to develop a value proposition for a client.

In the fourth episode, the contestants are faced with a completely different task as they put on their thinking caps to develop a value proposition for a client.

In the third episode, viewers will get a glimpse of the contestants, being ‘masters of their arts’ as they attempted to ‘sell’ insurance to an emotional, yet disdained client.