The ambition of the Sustainable Insurance team is to build solid ESG frameworks for P&C and Life & Health underwriting, as well as raising awareness and disseminating a sustainable development culture across the company and in support of underwriters.
The interneship will take place within the Sustainable Insurance team.
ResponsibilitiesYou will reinforce the team and deal with various subjects, including the following:
Study of topics and methodologies relating to sustainable development and sustainable underwriting, with a particular focus on climate change and biodiversity.
Analysis of underwriting opportunities and risks. Impact and materiality on various sustainability-related topics (GHG emissions, deforestation, freshwater, plastic, etc.).
Development of extra-financial indicators and extra-financial reporting on underwriting portfolios in line with stakeholder expectations.
Collection and use of ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) data.
You will also help the team to spread the ESG culture throughout the company and help underwriters to better integrate its consideration.
QualificationsRequired experience & competencies
You are fluent in Excel and the Office package. Knowledge of Python would be appreciated.
An interest in sustainability, rigor, intellectual curiosity and excellent interpersonal skills are all desirable qualities. Previous professional experience in finance, insurance or sustainability would be appreciated but not mandatory.
Required Education
Higher education in business, engineering or postgraduate studies, ideally with a specialization in finance, insurance or sustainability, you would like to complete your education with an internship at the heart of a listed company's underwriting business.
About UsAs a leading global reinsurer, SCOR offers its clients a diversified and innovative range of reinsurance and insurance solutions and services to control and manage risk. Applying “The Art & Science of Risk,” SCOR uses its industry-recognized expertise and cutting-edge financial solutions to serve its clients and contribute to the welfare and resilience of society in around 160 countries worldwide.
Working at SCOR means engaging with some of the best minds in the industry – actuaries, data scientists, underwriters, risk modelers, engineers, and many others – as we work together to find solutions to pressing challenges facing societies.
As an international company, our common culture is defined by “The SCOR Way.” Serving both to build momentum that drives the Group forward and as a compass to guide our actions and choices, The SCOR Way is anchored by five core values, reflecting the input of employees at all levels of the Group. We care about clients, people, and societies. We perform with integrity. We act with courage. We encourage open minds. And we thrive through collaboration.
SCOR supports inclusion and the diversity of talents, and all positions are open to people with disabilities.
Skills Required
- Fluent in Excel and the Office package
- Knowledge of Python
- Higher education in business, engineering or postgraduate studies
- Interest in sustainability, rigor, intellectual curiosity, and interpersonal skills
What We Do
SCOR, one of the world’s largest reinsurers, serves more than 5,000 clients worldwide, providing a diversified and innovative range of solutions to control and manage risk. SCOR delivers advanced financial solutions, analytics and services across all dimensions of risk in Life & Health, Property & Casualty, and Investments. Reinsurance lies at the intersection of technical expertise and scientific progress. Models, data, and pricing and reserving tools are essential, yet they are never sufficient on their own. Sound risk decisions require expert judgment, experience and perspective. This is what we call the Art and Science of Risk. Reinsurance is a knowledge industry, where expertise grows through accumulation, transmission and practice. Across the Group, 3,600 experts based in more than 35 offices worldwide contribute to this collective intelligence. Actuaries, underwriters, risk management specialists, and Tech & Data experts transform data into insight, explore extreme scenarios, define the boundaries of insurability and help anticipate emerging risks. Together, they strengthen the resilience of SCOR, our clients and the societies we serve. This expertise is built through shared experience,continuous questioning and collective reflection. Like artists, we belong to schools of thought, learning first to observe, then to replicate, and ultimately to innovate. This ongoing transmission of knowledge enables SCOR to develop a distinctive approach, combining rigor, creativity and long-term vision in the service of risk mastery. This shared commitment underpins SCOR’s role as a global reinsurer. By turning risk into resilience and sustainable value, our collective of experts acts with responsibility and purpose. Together, we help protect the future, and shape it, for our clients, for society and for generations to come.
