28/02/2025
Get to know our platinum partner: Howden!
Why are we in business?
Our vision was to create a workplace where people are consistently inspired to do their very best for the business, our clients and, vitally, for each other.
What do we do?
Howden is a leading global insurance group with employee ownership at its heart. Founded in 1994, it provides insurance broking, reinsurance broking and underwriting services and solutions to clients ranging from individuals to the largest multinational companies.The group operates in 50 countries across Europe, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, the USA, Australia and New Zealand, employing 16,000 people and handling $35bn of premium on behalf of clients
Why Work at Howden?
We invite you to watch this movie to taste already a bit of our culture
https://www.howdengroupholdings.com/careers-and-culture
VUB students that have already joined our team:
Alexander:
"I started the Psychology course at the VUB in 2017 (later in my master's degree, more specifically work and organizational psychology) and completed this course in 2022. Because I was interested in an even more complete picture of an organization, I started the Business Administration course as a working student in September 2022. I have consciously chosen to spread this training over 3 years, so that (if everything goes well) I will graduate in 2025. As an organizational psychologist, I have found that people often derive a lot of energy from certainty and predictability in life. Insurance is a product that offers organizations this security for piece, which means you also help the people within the organization. Also, Howden is a company that looks primarily at emotional intelligence, which means that you are surrounded by individuals who have a large amount of expertise on the one hand, but also a portion of people skills on the other. These things made me choose Howden."
