Underwriting Intern – Northeast Region (Southeast/Southcentral PA)

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Hiring Remotely in Pennsylvania, USA
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Internship
Fintech • Insurance
The Role
Paid summer underwriting internship supporting branch underwriters with new business and renewal submissions. Responsibilities include gathering information from agents and external sources, learning insurance products and processes, and developing an understanding of property casualty underwriting. Candidates should have strong communication, analytical, organizational, decision-making, problem-solving, and attention-to-detail skills, along with computer proficiency. A business major, junior-year completion, 3.0 GPA, and interest in property casualty insurance are preferred.
Summary Generated by Built In

Explore a variety of careers in insurance with EMC! By participating in our paid intern program, you’ll develop industry-related knowledge, enhance skills that are transferable to any professional setting and do meaningful work to help achieve our goals. Your daily responsibilities, special projects and activities will provide both structured and unstructured opportunities to help you learn and grow as a professional. When you network with executives, connect with a mentor, explore other departments and volunteer in the community, you’ll see your impact at EMC on a larger level. Plus, successful interns are invited to apply for regular full-time positions. Join us at EMC! You’re going to love it here—you can count on it.

  

**This position can be performed remotely for candidates who reside in CT, MA, or RI**

Essential Functions:

  • Summer paid internship working in one of EMC’s branch underwriting departments

  • Assists underwriters in obtaining information needed to properly evaluate new business and renewal submissions, including correspondence with agents and other outside sources

  • Learns EMC culture, business processes and products

  • Gains an understanding of the insurance underwriting process

Education & Experience:

  • Business major, preferably in insurance, marketing or finance

  • Completion of junior year preferred

  • Interest in property casualty insurance career

  • Cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills

  • Analytical ability

  • Strong organizational skills

  • Sound decision-making and problem-solving

  • Attention to detail

  • Good personal computer knowledge necessary to analyze and underwrite risks

    

Our employment practices are in accordance with the laws that prohibit discrimination due to race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, active military status, citizenship status, marital status or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.

All of our locations are tobacco free including in company vehicles.

Skills Required

  • Business major, preferably in insurance, marketing, or finance
  • Completion of junior year
  • Interest in a property casualty insurance career
  • Cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Analytical ability
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Sound decision-making and problem-solving skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Good personal computer knowledge
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The Company
HQ: Des Moines, IA
1,794 Employees
Year Founded: 1911

What We Do

EMC Insurance Companies is among the top 60 insurance organizations in the country based on net written premium, and we have more than 2,500 employees. The company was organized in 1911 to write workers’ compensation protection in Iowa. Today, EMC provides property and casualty insurance products and services throughout the United States and writes reinsurance contracts worldwide. Operating under the trade name EMC Insurance Companies, Employers Mutual Casualty Company and one or more of its affiliated companies is licensed in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

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