Life & Health Underwriting Intern

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Interns@SwissRe is our comprehensive internship program designed to provide students with a valuable combination of on-the-job training and off-the-job learning opportunities, all while benefiting from our company's global perspective. By joining our program, you'll have the chance to immerse yourself in the dynamic and fast-moving world of a leading risk knowledge organization.

Our internship program is carefully crafted to offer impactful project work, engaging social and philanthropic activities that foster team building, industry-relevant training, and networking opportunities. We believe that a Swiss Re internship can be much more than just a temporary job; it can be your first step towards a rewarding and successful career.

 

If you're a highly motivated student pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree, we invite you to apply to our 2024 interns@SwissRe program! The program spans 12 weeks over the summer and is available at multiple office locations across the United States.

 

About the Role: 

The role will not only offer the intern a good overview of the Group Life & Long-Term Disability reinsurance team's key strategic objectives, but also will provide exposure and interaction with senior leaders across US L&H.

 

• Learn and retain knowledge of Group Life and Long-Term disability products and principles of risk selection.
• Initiate, develop, and support projects that contribute to the Group Life and Long-Term Disability reinsurance team's strategic priorities.
• Build an understanding of key issues and contribute to the development of appropriate messaging to help ensure the wider buy-in and success of the unit's strategic objectives.
• Support, coordinate, and contribute to the team's external market messaging: seminars / webinars, articles, etc.
• Assist in development of presentations and analyses for Client Managers and Underwriters.
• Assist with monitoring and preparing competitor analyses, market trends and business activities.
• Build a network with key members of other Life & Health teams.

 

About the Team: 

The focus of the Group Life and Long-Term Disability reinsurance team is to support our clients' needs and growth initiatives while delivering strong GAAP earnings for Swiss Re. Based in Armonk, NY with a number of remote employees, there are a total of 12 team members in various roles including new business origination, client management and underwriting who work alongside colleagues in actuarial, claims, accounting, treaty and other functions.

 

About You: 

• Rising junior or senior for Fall 2024 university academic year.
• Strong interest in/motivation to learn about insurance/reinsurance.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken English.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to develop arguments and present these in a clear and structured way.
• Good analytical skills, ability to focus on details without losing track of the big picture.
• Approaches problems with curiosity and open-mindedness, is a fast learner.
• Innovative, showing a high degree of initiative.
• Team-player, willingness to contribute actively to the overall team spirit.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Ability to work independently and cohesively with the rest of the Group Life and Long-Term Disability reinsurance team and other Swiss Re departments.
• Aptitude to express him-/herself effectively in one-on-one conversations and small groups.
• Mature & self-confident; Able to work with clients, business partners or senior colleagues.
• Proficiency in MS Office applications (Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Word).

 

For Armonk, the base salary will be $20-$30 per hour, depending on location, qualifications, projected graduation year and/or highest degree held. 

 

About Swiss Re

 

Swiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. We cover both Property & Casualty and L