Cottingham & Butler is the 4th largest privately and independently held insurance brokerage firm. Simply put, we are professional buyers of insurance. As we continue to grow, Cottingham & Butler is actively looking for an ambitious and driven individual for our 2025 Summer Benefits Tech Analyst Internship Program in Dubuque, IA.
What You’ll Do: As a Benefits Tech Analyst Intern, you will be immersed in various aspects of benefits systems, gaining hands-on experience and developing essential skills. Your responsibilities will include:
- Execute Individual Projects: Take ownership of specific projects by developing solutions to enhance client experience or improve internal company processes.
- Learn Basics of Full-Time Role: Gain a comprehensive understanding of the responsibilities and tasks involved in a full-time benefits tech analytics role.
- Tackle and Solve Client’s Biggest Challenges: Work closely with clients and C&B team members to identify and address pressing issues with benefits administration systems by developing strategic solutions, while also collaborating to implement tailored client strategies.
- Client Meetings: Attend client meetings with experienced professionals, observing and participating in discussions to understand client needs and how to meet them.
- Industry Knowledge: Research market trends, competitor activities, and emerging opportunities to better serve our clients and stay ahead in the industry.
- Networking: Build connections with clients, industry professionals, and fellow interns through networking events and social activities.
People We Hire: Your major doesn’t matter to us. We know people don’t usually major in insurance, so we focus on personality and character; we can teach you the rest. Our benefits tech team is filled with individuals who are great communicators, skilled in analytics, and client focused. Strong candidates display the following:
- History of academic and/or extracurricular excellence.
- Self-motivated with a drive to succeed.
- Ability to work well in a team-oriented environment.
- Willingness to learn and adapt to new challenges.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong analytical and independent problem-solving skills.
- Proficiency in data analysis and reporting tools
What You'll Get: This program is intended to provide impactful real-life experience that goes beyond the 10-week experience. Program details are listed below:
- Start date: Tuesday, May 20th, 2025
- End date: Friday, July 25th, 2025
- Duration: 10 weeks in a culture unlike any other
- $6,500 paid internship with bonus opportunity
- Apartment-style housing provided
- Learn from and work with experts of the business
- 1-on-1 mentorship
- Develop your skills and knowledge through real work
- Grow your network of like-minded interns and professionals
- Intern social and networking activities
- Returning intern or full-time placement after graduation for successful interns
About Cottingham & Butler:
At Cottingham & Butler, we sell a promise to help our clients through life’s toughest moments. To deliver on that promise, we aim to hire, train, and grow the best professionals in the industry. We look for people with an insatiable desire to succeed, are committed to growing, and thrive on challenges. Our culture is guided by the theme of “better every day” constantly pushing ourselves to be better than yesterday – that’s who we are and what we believe in.
As an organization, we are tremendously optimistic about the future and have incredibly high expectations for our people and our performance. Our ability to grow as a company, fuels investments in new resources to better serve our clients and provide the amazing career opportunities our employees want and deserve. This is why we are a growth company and why we are committed to being better every day.
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What We Do
Cottingham & Butler is the 31st largest insurance broker in the U.S. and a recognized leader in offering innovative property & casualty and employee benefit insurance solutions. The company is headquartered in Dubuque, Iowa, and employs over 1,200 employees across the U.S. Better Every Day. That's our promise to our clients. We deliver better advice, better service, and better ideas than our competitors. Every Day. It's a commitment to challenging conventional wisdom, innovating, improving how we serve our clients and growing as industry professionals. This approach has produced superior results for our clients, and a growth track record that has propelled us forward since 1887
