Jack Havercroft

Economics graduate (2:1, Lancaster University) looking to start an underwriting career in the Lloyd's and London insurance market. Work shadowing at RedRiff Underwriting and at reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter showed me how underwriters assess risks and negotiate with brokers, and I am keen to work towards CII qualifications. I am analytical and confident with data in Excel, from comparing protection products for clients at a financial planning firm to building a profit and loss tracker for my own business.

I am careful with detail, scoring in the 96th percentile on a recent attention to detail assessment, and four years balancing a hotel job with my degree taught me to prioritise, meet deadlines and build good working relationships.

Work shadowing - RedRiff Underwriting, Lloyd's of London

(2025-10 - 2025-10)

• Sat in on a team meeting, watched underwriters negotiate with brokers and spoke with a trainee underwriter about the role

Work shadowing - Guy Carpenter - reinsurance broking

(2025-10 - 2025-10)

• Joined a team meeting, spoke with a broking apprentice and had lunch with brokers and underwriters

Work shadowing - Money Doctor - financial planning

(2025-11 - 2025-11)

• After being shown the method, I worked through around 10 client calculations by hand in one afternoon, comparing insurance protection products by client age, policy term and fees

Conference and Banqueting Assistant - Stanbrook Abbey Hotel - Worcestershire

(2021)

part time

• Prepare rooms to each client's exact specification for 12 to 15 events a month, including weddings of up to 200 guests
• Work with event organisers on the day to agree timings and resolve issues quickly, so each stage runs to plan
• Noticed at a private dinner that the wine list did not match what was actually in stock, so I checked the stock myself and gave guests an accurate list before service began

Dispensing Assistant - Upton GP Surgery - Worcestershire

(2025 - 2025)

• Handed out prescriptions to patients and answered their questions about them
• Recorded every dispensary stock count in Excel, keeping the records accurate and up to date

Shoe reselling - Vinted

(2026)

• Sold over 50 pairs at an average return of 102% per pair
• Built an Excel profit and loss tracker to record every purchase, sale and fee and work out the return on each pair

Social Secretary - County College FC, Lancaster University

• organised weekly socials for 30 to 40 people, improved my leadership skills and accountability for being responsible for large groups of people.

Volunteer - COVID vaccination volunteer

• asked patients the health screening questions before vaccination and recorded their answers and details online

BSc - Economics - Lancaster University (2022 - 2025)

A levels - Mathematics (A), Chemistry (B), Biology (B) - The King's School, Worcester (2022 - 2022)

GCSEs - 10 at grades 9 and 8, including Mathematics, Further Mathematics, English and Latin - The King's School, Worcester (2020 - 2020)