Why choose Palomar?
Palomar is a rapidly growing and innovative insurer focused on providing specialty insurance to residential and commercial customers. Palomar welcomes the best and brightest to our thriving team. Guided by an entrepreneurial spirit, Palomar is building a dynamic and diverse team.
Join a company built on a culture of agility, innovation and authenticity that delivers peace of mind and protection to individuals and businesses impacted by adversity.
Want to learn more about our exciting journey? https://ir.plmr.com/corporate-profile/default.aspx
We are Hiring!
Location: La Jolla, CA | Edina, MN | Chicago, IL
Primary Location: La Jolla, CA with additional locations in select national offices including, Edina, MN, Chicago, IL, Mandeville, LA
Summer Internship Program Description:
The Palomar Summer Internship Program provides college students and early career professionals with a unique opportunity to gain hands-on, technical experience exploring a career in the insurance industry. Summer Interns will be exposed to various tasks and responsibilities within multiple technical departments at Palomar. As a growing Property & Casualty insurance organization, interns will contribute to meaningful assignments and projects that make an impact on Palomar’s growth. The program runs from June through August.
Palomar Department Opportunities: Interns will have the opportunity to join one technical department for the full 9-week internship. Departments that could be explored include but are not limited to:
- Business Operations and Execution
- Customer Success
- Underwriting (lines of business vary)
- Corporate Development and Investments
- Legal and Claims
- Reinsurance
- Finance
- Accounting
- Crop
What to expect day to day:
- Collaboration with fellow Palomar Interns and Team Members
- Hands-on experience within the department
- Leadership guidance and career growth
- Exposure to analytical, strategic and tactical responsibilities
- Professional Development and Workshops weekly
- Palomar is a Hybrid work environment which means we will support a blended approach of working remotely and coming into the office on a regular agreed upon cadence. You will be required to be in the office for a minimum of 3 days per week.
Internship Project
At the end of the Program, all summer interns will present an overview of their Internship Project(s). The final presentation is an opportunity for interns to share their internship experience with fellow interns and Palomar team members. It also provides a way to assess the overall internship program and enhance it for the future. Additional information will be shared during orientation.
What we are looking for:
- Must be at least 18 years of age.
- Currently enrolled as an undergraduate (junior or senior year), a graduate student, pursuing a degree at an accredited college or university (preferred majors in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, Sciences, Economics, or Finance)
- Minimum of 8 weeks availability to join the program with the opportunity to expand to 10 weeks.
- Have a passion to grow in a specific department.
- Have maintained an exceptional grade point average in college.
- Hybrid Work Environment - Ability to work in the office and from your home.
- Preference of having passed at least 1 actuarial exam.
The Recruitment Process
- Interested applicants please apply at https://plmr.com/careers/
- Interviews will begin October 2026
- Offers will be finalized by February 2027
- Returning Interns: Please apply at https://plmr.com/careers/ and contact the People & Talent team
We love people who want to:
- Build strong relationships through transparency, trust, and respect for each other.
- Work in an agile environment, with a resilient mindset to find creative solutions to challenges.
- Collaborate and celebrate diverse perspectives, promoting inclusivity and equality.
- Do the right thing with strong conviction and integrity.
- Be bold and innovative to help make an impact.
- Be intellectually curious, think creatively, and pragmatic
If you thrive in a dynamic environment, and like working with happy, authentic, talented people, you'll enjoy a career with Palomar!
Diversity at Palomar
At Palomar, we are committed to diversity, equality and inclusion in all facets of the organization. We have built an open culture that celebrates the diversity of our workforce, while actively championing equality and inclusion practices that make us a company people want to work with and work for.
We believe that diversity, equality and inclusion yields greater organizational creativity and productivity, which helps us serve our customers and partners more effectively. Delivering on our diversity commitment returns greater value to our shareholders and ultimately makes a positive impact to the communities in which we do business and to the people who live in them
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Accommodations:
Palomar will consider reasonable accommodations to ensure a qualified applicant with a disability can be considered for the position. Palomar will also consider necessary modifications to the physical work environment, or to the way a job is usually performed, so an individual with a disability can perform the essential functions of the position. Additional accommodations will be considered that enable an employee with a disability to enjoy equal benefits and privileges of employment like those that are enjoyed by other employees without disabilities.
For more information about our company, visit us at www.plmr.com. Palomar is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
No phone calls or agency solicitation please
CCPA Job Applicant:
Pay Range: $19/hour
The above pay range is for all US-based roles based on function and level, benchmarked against companies of similar size and scope. To be compliant with local legislation as well as provide greater transparency to candidates, we disclose salary ranges on all job postings regardless of the desired job location. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and the opportunity for annual long-term incentive stock grants. In addition, we offer a highly competitive benefits package. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including candidate experience and qualifications, and may vary from the amounts listed above
Skills Required
- Must be at least 18 years of age
- Currently enrolled as an undergraduate junior or senior, graduate student, or pursuing a degree at an accredited college or university
- Minimum of 8 weeks of availability, with the opportunity to extend to 10 weeks
- Passion to grow in a specific department
- Exceptional college grade point average
- Ability to work in a hybrid environment from the office and home
- Preferred majors include Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, Sciences, Economics, or Finance
- Preference for having passed at least one actuarial exam
What We Do
As leaders in risk management for earthquakes, hurricanes, floods and other disasters, we take a fresh perspective on specialty property insurance. Palomar was founded in 2014 by seasoned insurance leaders with a vision for a better way to protect individuals and businesses with innovative specialty property insurance solutions. Our leadership team combines extensive insurance experience and expertise in specialty underwriting, reinsurance, program administration, distribution and analytics. Every home, every business and every neighborhood is unique so Palomar uses more accurate risk measures and an extensive partner network to write tailored, geographically differentiated policies. Our goal is to provide every customer with economic resiliency.
