At Central, internships are built around meaningful work, real-world learning, and professional growth. You’ll gain hands-on experience solving business challenges, contribute to impactful projects, and build relationships with leaders, mentors, and peers across the organization.
Underwriting Internship
As an Underwriting Intern, you’ll explore how data, relationships, and business strategy come together to drive decisions. No previous insurance experience is required. This experience is designed to help you learn, develop, and discover where your strengths could take you.
Throughout the summer, you will:
- Solve real business challenges through meaningful projects and hands-on experiences.
- Strengthen your analytical and problem-solving skills by working with data, information, and emerging tools.
- Build communication skills by collaborating with teams, sharing ideas, and presenting recommendations.
- Learn from mentors and leaders while gaining exposure to different areas of the business.
- Develop your business acumen and understanding of how decisions impact customers, partners, and organizational success.
- Build relationships with fellow interns and professionals across Central while exploring future career and leadership opportunities.
What makes someone successful for this internship experience?
We’re looking for students who are ready to learn, contribute, and grow. Ideal candidates:
- Are curious about how businesses, industries, and markets operate.
- Enjoy solving problems, analyzing information, and turning insights into action.
- Build strong relationships, communicate effectively, and learn from feedback.
- Demonstrate initiative, ownership, adaptability, and a desire to make an impact.
- Have an interest in business strategy and exploring how organizations create value.
- Are comfortable working with technology and learning new tools.
We’re looking for students with the curiosity and potential to develop and grow.
Next Steps
- Applications Accepted: Through January 2027, or until all positions are filled
- Interviews & Offers: Conducted and extended on a rolling basis
Internship Dates: May-August 2027, aligning with summer break
Candidates are encouraged to apply early. The job posting will close once all internship positions have been filled.
Work Authorization
Central will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1(including those with OPT or CPT), H-1, H-2, L-1, B, J or TN, or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.
Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of Central that all recruiting, hiring, training, compensation, overtime, job classification and assignment, facilities, promotions, transfers, employee treatment and all other terms and conditions of employment shall be maintained in a manner which will not discriminate against any person because of race, color, age, sex, national origin, ancestry, religion, marital status, military status, or disability. The applicant should respond to questions on this application in a way that will not divulge such information.
Skills Required
- Must be a student eligible for a summer internship
- Legally authorized to work in the United States
- Must not require current or future employment sponsorship
- Curiosity about businesses, industries, and markets
- Problem-solving and analytical skills
- Effective communication and relationship-building skills
- Initiative, ownership, adaptability, and willingness to learn
- Interest in business strategy and organizational value creation
- Comfort using technology and learning new tools
- Previous insurance experience
What We Do
Since our beginning in 1876, Central Insurance has evolved into a successful property and casualty group operating on a strong foundation of core values including Integrity in the way we operate our business; Relationships we develop working as a team and sharing in each others’ successes; and Excellence achieved by never compromising on quality, providing superior performance, and pursuing continual improvements. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in our combined assets totaling over $1 billion and our A.M. Best rating of "A" Excellent. Central's companion stock company, All America Insurance Company, was established in April 1961 as an answer to the competitive pressures created by companies deviating from manual rates. Today, All America is a wholly-owned stock affiliate.
