Broker Apprentice 2016: Francesca Davies
Time to meet our third new contestant ahead of the start of filming next week.
On Monday 10 October the filming starts for the next series of the award-winning online video series The Broker Apprentice.
The show, in association with LV, will go live later this year.
Every day in the run up to the start of the filming we are bringing you a sneak peek at who will be competing.
Meet all the apprentices:
Dean Caldwell of Hughes Insurance
Jonathan Catley of Aon
Katie Waugh of One Insurance Solution, Brightside Group
Szymon Wloch of Compare Insurance
Craig Younger of
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