Actuarial (Life Insurance) Summer Internship 2027

Zurich Insurance; Swindon; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pro rata holiday

Private medical cover

12% pension contribution

Access to flexible benefits

Job summary

Zurich Insurance in Swindon offers a 10-week paid Actuarial Internship designed to give you a hands-on experience in an actuarial role from day one. You will work with a team of actuaries, covering reserving, pricing, and reinsurance, with mentoring through a buddy.

You’ll join Zurich’s Internship Scheme aimed at developing professional skills and offering opportunities across career disciplines. The Life Actuarial internship is based in Swindon with potential hybrid work after an initial period.

Qualifications

• Penultimate year of study in a maths-based degree with a minimum 2:1

Responsibilities

• Work in an actuarial role from day one and learn foundation actuarial skills.
• Experience reserving, pricing, reinsurance or other core actuarial areas.
• Be assigned a buddy for guidance during the internship and participate in Zurich Internship Scheme.

Skills

Strong IT skills

Excel knowledge

Education

Maths-based bachelor’s degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Location: Swindon

Start Date: June 2027

Closing date for applications: Sunday 18th October 2026

Insurance is so much more than you think!

Do you want to discover more about careers that will excite, challenge and inspire you? If so, a Zurich summer insurance internship could be just what you're looking for. Forget any preconceptions you have about internships and the insurance industry. Our 10-week summer programmes give you a real job with real responsibility and a taste for life working at Zurich.

With plenty of support around you, you’ll experience how your future career might look and help us make a difference to our customers at a time when they need us the most.

Our summer internships are ideal for undergraduate students. As well as gaining some great experience, successful completion of your internship in 2026 could lead to you being offered a place on one of our graduate programmes starting in 2027.

What can I look forward to?

The 10-week paid Actuarial Internship is designed to provide a taster of what an actuarial career at Zurich looks like. You will be working in an actuarial role from day one, gaining experience working alongside a team of actuaries and learning some of the foundation skills required to succeed in the profession.

The internship provides a great opportunity for you to explore whether an actuarial career, and Zurich, is suited to you while giving the Zurich life actuarial team the chance to get to know you. Your internship could involve working in reserving, pricing, reinsurance, or another core actuarial area. Whichever area your internship is in, you'll have the chance to start learning what an actuary does.

You will be assigned a ‘buddy’ for the duration of your internship. This will be a past intern or a recent graduate – someone who will be able to help guide you through your early experiences, give you advice and answer any questions about working at Zurich. Additionally, the Zurich Internship Scheme will help you develop broader professional skills and give you the opportunity to work on a project across different career disciplines.

The Life Actuarial internship is based in our Swindon office - one of the UK’s most sustainable offices. There is the potential for hybrid working after an initial period.

What’s in it for you?

• £24,968.58 pro rata salary
• Pro rata holiday for the duration of your internship
• Contribution towards private medical cover
• 12% company pension contribution
• Access to other flexible benefits

What you’ll need:

• Although we are a hybrid workforce, you should be within a commutable distance of the Swindon office
• Strong IT skills, knowledge of Excel is preferable (but not essential)
• Comfortable with maths and a logical mindset
• An appetite to learn
• A professional attitude and a positive approach to your work

Entry Requirements:

• You must be in your penultimate year of study in a Maths-based bachelors (or equivalent) degree (e.g. mathematics, statistics, engineering, chemistry and physics) and on course to achieve a minimum 2:1 degree.
• A minimum C/4 grade in both English and Maths at GCSE level (or equivalent)
• At least 128 UCAS points (ABB) in three A-levels (or equivalent)
• A minimum A grade in Mathematics A-level.
• You must have an indefinite, full right to work and reside in the UK. We cannot accept applications from those who require sponsorship to work in the UK. You must have resided in the UK for a minimum of three consecutive years.

Are you ready to create a brighter future?

At Zurich our brand purpose is to create a brighter future together, for our customers, our partners, our employees and the planet. It’s a promise that for our customers, we will put their needs at the heart of everything we do and for our employees, to grow and develop together. For our partners, to collaborate to create mutual value and for the planet, to drive positive impact by integrating our sustainability work into how we do business. We put our customers at the heart of everything that we do, and we’re looking for like-minded people to join us.

We’re passionate about diversity and inclusion; we want our people to bring the whole of themselves to work. You’ll have every opportunity to use your drive and enthusiasm to innovate the future of Zurich. Everybody is made to feel welcome, different opinions are valued, personal needs are respected, and opportunity is equal for all.

So make a difference. Be challenged. Be inspired. Be supported, Love what you do. Work for us.

Please note we are unable to progress your application if you don't meet our criteria listed above.

Please ensure you have the right to reside and work in the UK before you apply as we are unable to provide sponsorship. You must have resided in the UK for a minimum of three consecutive years in order to apply.

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