Job Specifications
Cambridgeshire Constabulary
Police Staff
Permanent
Full Time
Headquarters
Agile, Headquarters, Huntingdon, Cambs
SO1
37,020
37
About Cambridgeshire Constabulary
Cambridgeshire Constabulary employs over 2500 people to cover a resident population of over 900,000. Our vision is to ‘Create a Safer Cambridgeshire’. We pride ourselves in delivering a service with integrity, sensitivity and respect.
We are now hiring for an Insurance Technician to support the delivery of the insurance service across Bedfordshire Police and Cambridgeshire Constabulary.
It is important to us that we represent our local communities within Cambridgeshire.
Everyone at Cambridgeshire Constabulary takes personal responsibility to help create an inclusive workplace, where police officers and staff respect one another, feel valued for their differences and can be themselves. We are committed to providing workplace adjustments, wherever needed so everyone feels welcome and can flourish.
Why join Cambridgeshire Constabulary?
Benefits
By joining us as an Insurance Technician you will receive a vast range of opportunities and benefits. Some of these include:
Starting pay of £37,020 rising with service up to £42,612
37 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Flexi scheme
Annual leave allowance of 24 days, increasing with service.
Local government pension scheme
Opportunities for development and further study
A great Employee Assistance Programme providing free and confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
Long Service Awards
Eligible for Blue Light Card
Force Lottery – purchase shares and win prizes
Cycle 2 Work scheme
Employee Welfare Fund
Access to Unison
And more!
What does the Insurance Technician role involve?
You will be supporting the Insurance Manager in the delivery of the insurance service across Bedfordshire Police and Cambridgeshire Constabulary. The role is anticipated to be an agile position, and you will work from different locations across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and occasionally nationally.
Every day is different whatever your role in policing, so here’s an overview of your day-to-day responsibilities:
Liaise with internal departments to ensure all areas of each Force’s activity, personnel, premises and equipment have appropriate levels of cover and assist with insurance-related queries regarding cover and claims
You will also assist in preparing and collating data and documentation for contract renewals and tenders, providing information to the South East and Eastern Region Police Insurance Consortium (SEERPIC) working groups, brokers, and insurers
Support the handling of Liability insurance claims, ensuring all claims information is recorded on claims management IT systems, including inputting and retrieving data
You will also support with the handling of other insurance claims, working with Estates teams for Property claims and the Chiltern Transport Consortium for Motor claims
Assist with preparing, collating and reconciling data for key reports to brokers, insurers, SEERPIC and internal departments
Produce reports to identify claims trends and monitor performance
Are you the right person for the Insurance Technician position?
It Is Important To Us That We Hire Someone With The Right Values And Attitude That Align With Ours. Whether Officer Or Staff, We Are Serving The Public, And The Policing Competency And Values Framework Underpins Everything We Do. We Are Also Looking For You To Have
GCSEs (or equivalent) including English & Mathematics
At least three years recent general insurance experience
Knowledge of the insurance industry, markets and products with the ability to interpret insurance policies and offer appropriate advice
Experience in managing insurance claims
Strong organisation skills and be able to manage a demanding workload with competing priorities
Be proactive and use your initiative
Good analytical and problem-solving abilities
Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships at all levels
If you think this could be the role for you, we encourage you to apply today. If you have any queries, you can contact the recruitment team via recruitment@bch.police.uk
To reach the hiring manager contact Roxy Billington via roxy.billington@beds.police.uk
Additional Advert Information
Internal Applicants To apply for this role, internal applicants must have successfully completed their probationary period. If you qualify as an internal candidate within the advertising force, you may upload either your CV or the internal role summary form attached to this advert.
Vetting Process Please note that, as part of the vetting process, the BCH Vetting Unit may need to contact your current line manager for a Supervisor Appraisal. This requirement aligns with the 2025 National Guidelines for Vetting (APP 6.5.18). Examples of when this may apply include:
Transferring to another force
Renewing vetting clearance
Moving into a role requiring MV clearance (even if you currently hold MV c
About the Company
We are committed to making Cambridgeshire a safer place to live in, work in or visit. We pride ourselves in delivering a service with integrity, sensitivity and respect.
The constabulary employs around 1400 officers and 200 Police Community Support Officers to cover an area of more than 3,500km2 and a resident population of around 0.7 million.
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