The Role
The internship focuses on developing skills in accounting within the insurance industry, involving projects in AP, data management, financial analysis, and collaboration with various teams.
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About Us
World Insurance Associates is a unique insurance and professional services organization offering top products and services from major providers, combined with attentive service from local agents. We are one of the fastest-growing insurance brokers in the top 20 in the U.S. and we offer you the opportunity to develop your skills in a rapidly expanding organization. We specialize in personal and commercial insurance lines, surety and bonding, employee benefits, financial and retirement services, and human capital management solutions.
Position Summary
The WORLD Internship Program is a 10-week program aimed to develop a bench of talented professionals who will be able to join us after college graduation. As a Summer Intern, you will gain an understanding of the Insurance Industry and the distribution models for Insurance Products. The program will provide you with a broad understanding of the insurance brokerage cycle from identifying and properly marketing risks, building a service timeline, implementing service requests, and working through a renewal. You will be placed in our Accounting team during this time.
Primary Responsibilities
World Insurance Associates is a unique insurance and professional services organization offering top products and services from major providers, combined with attentive service from local agents. We are one of the fastest-growing insurance brokers in the top 20 in the U.S. and we offer you the opportunity to develop your skills in a rapidly expanding organization. We specialize in personal and commercial insurance lines, surety and bonding, employee benefits, financial and retirement services, and human capital management solutions.
Position Summary
The WORLD Internship Program is a 10-week program aimed to develop a bench of talented professionals who will be able to join us after college graduation. As a Summer Intern, you will gain an understanding of the Insurance Industry and the distribution models for Insurance Products. The program will provide you with a broad understanding of the insurance brokerage cycle from identifying and properly marketing risks, building a service timeline, implementing service requests, and working through a renewal. You will be placed in our Accounting team during this time.
Primary Responsibilities
- Review different areas of accounting/finance
- Assist with AP projects such as escheatment process, entering data, and uploading support.
- Help cleanup data input for direct bill and comparing M&A data to our record after conversion.
- Journal entries for the technical team.
- Work with the FP&A team on budget overview and setup.
- Conduct high-level reviews and analyze multiple roll-forward such as prepaid and accrued expense.
- Compile bank statements.
- Reach out to vendors to change payment to ACH.
- Review inventory data and assist in physical audit count.
- Adhoc projects and tasks.
- Intern Orientation at Iselin, New Jersey headquarters
- Speaker Presentations, Town Halls, Monthly webinars by Executive Leadership
- Learning from our CEO and COO about World’s business strategy, operating model, and key priorities
- Self-paced online program provided by the Council for Insurance Agents and Brokers
- Fun networking, volunteer, and social events
- Developmental workshops
- Must be enrolled in a business program at an accredited university or college and graduating in May 2027 or December 2026. (Graduates and students enrolled in Insurance and Risk Management or Accounting programs strongly preferred)
- Must be willing to work onsite, M-F between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. (we do not offer remote internships)
- Prior customer support experience preferred.
- Possess strong organization / administrative and computing skills, including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and Power Point)
- Able to work independently and enjoy a high degree of interaction with team members. Self-motivated and driven.
- Maintain a sense of urgency and ability to work with and meet deadlines.
- Demonstrate effective written and verbal communication, including the ability to actively listen, and problem solve with minimal assistance.
- The ability to multitask, prioritize, work independently, and use discretion surrounding sensitive information.
- Ability to maintain a professional demeanor and positive attitude.
Equal Employment Opportunity
At World Insurance Associates (WIA), we celebrate and support our differences. We know employing a team rich in diverse thoughts, experiences, and opinions allows our employees, our products, and our community to flourish. WIA is honored to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are dedicated to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, or Veteran status. In addition, WIA makes reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.
To Executive Search Firms and Staffing Agencies:
World does not accept unsolicited resumes from any agencies that have not signed a mutual service agreement. All unsolicited resumes will be considered World’s property, and World will not be obligated to pay a referral fee. This includes resumes submitted directly to Hiring Managers without contacting World’s Human Resources Talent Department.
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At World Insurance Associates (WIA), we celebrate and support our differences. We know employing a team rich in diverse thoughts, experiences, and opinions allows our employees, our products, and our community to flourish. WIA is honored to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are dedicated to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, or Veteran status. In addition, WIA makes reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.
To Executive Search Firms and Staffing Agencies:
World does not accept unsolicited resumes from any agencies that have not signed a mutual service agreement. All unsolicited resumes will be considered World’s property, and World will not be obligated to pay a referral fee. This includes resumes submitted directly to Hiring Managers without contacting World’s Human Resources Talent Department.
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Top Skills
Excel
Microsoft Office (Word
Power Point)
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The Company
What We Do
World Insurance Associates is a unique insurance organization offering top products and services from all major carriers, combined with personal service from local professionals.
We specialize in personal and commercial insurance lines, surety and bonding, employee benefits, financial planning, retirement planning, and human capital management solutions.
Our advisors are experts in their field, and we cater to specialized industries such as transportation, last mile delivery, hospitality, medical, healthcare, self-storage facilities, sports clubs, technology, hedge funds, startups, nonprofits, education, public entity, food and beverage, retail, construction, and manufacturing.
Serving more than 200,000 clients, we have offices around the country, so you get attentive service from a local professional who personally knows you and your business and who will work with you to solve your insurance, risk, and HR management challenges.
This means you never have to compromise again when it comes to managing and protecting your most important assets—your people and your business
