Apprenticeship as Commercial Employee EFZ Private Insurance | Basel
Key information
- Publication date:01 August 2025
- Workload:100%
- Place of work:Basel
- Start an apprenticeship with us that offers future prospects, because we support you in the long term!
- Experience in three departments how versatile the insurance industry can be.
- Take on responsibility already during your apprenticeship and enjoy the freedom for your ideas.
Your apprenticeship as a Commercial Employee EFZ Private Insurance starts with us at the headquarters in Basel. Together with other Baloise apprentices and our practical trainers, you will receive an exciting introduction to the world of insurance and get to know the different industries, insurance products, and systems. In the second year of apprenticeship, you will move to a specialist area where you can expand your knowledge and apply it directly in practice. For example, you will learn how to calculate quotes for new insurance policies, adjust contracts, and support our customers by phone and in writing. With this packed backpack of knowledge, you will usually go to the claims department in the third year of apprenticeship. There, you will independently receive damage reports, create claims cases in the system, process them, and check their entitlement to benefits.
In addition to your varied tasks at Baloise, you will attend classes at the vocational school in Basel two days a week. With us, you take the practice with you, and in school lessons, the theory. With additional courses and tutoring sessions , we support you in consolidating what you have learned at school and applying it in practice.
And don’t worry: You are never alone during your apprenticeship; you always have mentors and, of course, older apprentices by your side who accompany you on your path at Baloise. Further information about salary & benefits during your apprenticeship can be found here !
Perhaps you have already heard from the media that Baloise is planning a merger with Helvetia. So we are in the middle of an exciting phase of realignment! As the new Helvetia Baloise, we will become a leading European insurance group with cool opportunities. Especially during this time of realignment, we place great importance on promoting our young talent – you are our future! Become part of our Next Generation and apply now! We assure you that you will start your training with us in summer 2026.
Of course, we are looking for someone who really fits well with us. Enjoying teamwork and flexibility are important to us. So if you are sociable, responsible, and reliable, these are already good prerequisites. You should also be curious and eager to get involved and learn new things. Because that is the culture at Baloise .
For a commercial apprenticeship at Baloise, you should also meet the following requirements:
- A completed district or secondary school at level E / P or a higher school.
- Your German skills are very good, and you enjoy expressing yourself in writing. In addition, you can communicate in simple words in English and French.
- You can think logically and enjoy working with numbers – you have a good basic knowledge in all school subjects.
- You show openness in dealing with colleagues and customers.
- You have the drive to successfully master even difficult things.
- And of course, you are interested in getting to know the insurance industry.
Sounds like your thing? Then we look forward to your application!
You can skip the cover letter with us. We only need the following documents from you:
- Your resume
- Copies of certificates from the last 2 - 3 years
- Copies of any diplomas (typing, languages, IT)
- Ideally, the results of your Multi-Check and/or ChekS2
- The answers to the questions once you click on "Apply now"