With vastly different ratings for enjoyment, benefits and support, today we will be comparing careers in accounting and insurance, along with bringing you the best rated firms to work for in the industry!

 
We asked graduates to tell us about their careers in accounting and insurance along with reviewing their employers in the industry; we found some vast differences, with insurance coming out on top of accounting in many aspects…
 

  Accounting Insurance
Length of time graduates expect to stay with employers 7.2 years 9.5 years
Working hours 08:46 09:13
Average 2 year salary progression 25% 30%
Work/life balance 7.47/10 8.14/10
Support 7.99/10 8.57/10
Enjoyment 7.26/10 7.91/10
Benefits 6.61/10 7.98/10

 
When it comes to choosing the best employers in Accounting & Insurance, the top smaller intake firms include Chaucer Syndicates, Tokio Marine Kiln Group and Aspen Insurance. The best-rated larger intake firms include the Swiss Reinsurance Company, Allianz Insurance and BDO LLP. Here are a few things graduates have to say about their employers in Accounting & Insurance;
 
‘The best things about Chaucer are the people that work there. Everyone is very friendly and approachable, including the more senior members of staff.’
Enterprise Risk Graduate, Chaucer Syndicates
 
‘A wide range of rotations means that you learn a lot about the wider business and work with a variety of different people both of which stand you in good stead when finishing the graduate programme. There is a great social scene at TMK and a good work-life balance is encouraged.’
Broker, Tokio Marine Kiln Group
 
‘People are welcoming and friendly. The company has a wide range of activities and functions to get to grips with Job: Great exposure to brokers and frontline revenue generating.’
Underwriter, Aspen Insurance
 
‘Very international. Very well structured graduate programme, high quality of the classroom-based trainings. High reputation of the graduate programme in the insurance/reinsurance business. Nice office locations worldwide, especially in London’
Underwriter, Swiss Reinsurance Company
 
‘The company is large and well-established providing security, investment and opportunities. They have a wealth of experienced people who take a keen interest in your development and future.’
Underwriter, Allianz Insurance
 
‘The people that you work with are so nice and helpful and completely understand the position you are in, as they have been there themselves. The company is very sociable and they have drinks a lot. They also give you a lot of support through your exams.’
Audit Trainee, BDO LLP
 
Interested in finding out more? Click here to view the top employers in accounting and insurance!
 


When each graduate completes a job review with TheJobCrowd, we ask them a number of questions such as ‘what is most important to your career?’ or ‘how long do you expect to stay in your current job?’. These responses from thousands of grads have given us some great insights into what they’re really after.
 
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