Employee Benefits Intern

Olivier-Vandyk Insurance Agency Inc.; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 12,000 - 19,000; Full time

Job summary

Olivier-Vandyk Insurance Agency Inc. offers a hands‑on summer internship in Grand Rapids, MI, focused on health insurance, financial analysis, sales and client support. You will learn through shadowing, presentations, and real client projects while collaborating with industry leaders.

Ideal for students pursuing a Bachelor’s degree who are highly organized, tech‑savvy, and ready to work onsite from May to August 2027, with opportunities to travel and grow within the team.

Qualifications

• Enrolled in a higher education program and entering junior or senior year.
• Demonstrated strong written and verbal communication.
• Able to translate technical concepts for diverse audiences.
• Proactive, highly organized, and able to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Shadow and train through job shadowing, presentations, and client projects.
• Engage in sales activities and relationship building with clients.
• Manage day-to-day client support and use agency systems.
• Analyze data and participate in strategy, marketing and research projects.
• Collaborate with leadership on new ideas to drive growth.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in progress

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Description

OVD Insurance offers paid internship opportunities for current students who are interested in pursuing careers in the insurance sector. Our summer internship program presents a significant chance for participants to gain insights and experience within the industry. OVD’s employee benefits department services group customers ranging in size from 2 employees up to 1,000 employees. Group benefits include medical and prescription plans, dental, vision, life insurance and disability insurance, and voluntary insurance products. OVD prides itself in providing clients with high touch, hands‑on service, acting as a resource for the benefits teams.

This internship opportunity is open to anyone with interest in health insurance, financial analysis, sales and/or customer support and account management. Our internship opportunity is built around providing a comprehensive knowledge foundation and encourages learning about coverage across business sectors.

This internship opportunity aims to augment the academic knowledge you have gained through your studies, allowing you to apply your learning to real-world scenarios. Furthermore, the program features educational workshops, presentations from senior leaders within the organization, and encourages collaboration, fostering interactions with fellow professionals across various locations.

Location:

Grand Rapids, MI

Internship Model:

Onsite

Here’s what you’ll do:

Shadow & Train:

• Our comprehensive "learning by doing" experience provides you with a realistic look at what it means to work in the employee benefits industry through job shadowing, presentations, client project assignments, prospecting and more.
• Work alongside industry leaders and seasoned professionals

Sales:

• Explore a career in sales and client relations that is rewarding personally, professionally, and financially.
• Experience what it means to establish yourself as a trusted advisor versus a “salesperson”.
• Participate in agent sales meetings
• Learn and gather knowledge from producers in specific niche markets

Service:

• Day to day client management
• Exposure to operating systems and agency management systems
• Data analysis and application
• The claims process and claims advocacy

Learn & Grow:

• Assist with a variety of projects and tasks for strategy, marketing, sales, relationship management, customer service, and research projects

Innovation:

• Collaborate with our leadership team on new ideas and projects to drive company growth.

Here’s what you’ll need:

• Students should be currently enrolled in a higher education institution and entering their junior or senior year of college
• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree
• Must be a current student through the duration of the intern program.
• Ability to type quickly and accurately on a keyboard (Required)
• Microsoft Office proficiency (Required)
• Able to work onsite for the duration of the internship.
• Internship Date Availability: May 17, 2027 – August 6, 2027
• Some travel to different states may be required at the company’s expense
• Drive. Ownership. Accountability. Passion.
• Extremely strong oral and written communication skills, including the ability to translate “technical speak” in way that end users at all levels can understand.
• High energy work ethic with ability to work independently while maintaining excellent customer relationships.
• Proactive approach and highly organized.
• Ability to work collaboratively with others.

Core Competencies:

• Accuracy: Achievement of correct and precise work.
• Accountability: Acceptance of responsibility and one's own actions.
• Written Communication: Ability to write letters, reports, articles, and e-mails using clear and concise vocabulary, style, grammar, and punctuation
• Customer Orientation: A desire to serve clients by focusing efforts on listening and responding effectively to customer questions, resolving customer problems to their satisfaction, and evaluating customer satisfaction.
• Problem Solving: Ability to recognize courses of action which can be taken to handle problems or potential problems, and applying contingency plans to solve those problems.

Work Environment & Physical Requirements:

The work environment and physical demands described here are representative of those that may be encountered and must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Low to Moderate noise (i.e. business office with computers, phone, and printers)
• Ability to work in a confined area.
• Ability to sit at a desk for an extended period.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be regularly required to stand, sit, talk, hear, reach, stoop, kneel, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer, telephone and keyboard.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer work and the ability to read and understand written word.
• Light to moderate lifting may be required.

OVD Insurance is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and veteran, that celebrates diversity and believes employing a diverse workforce is key to our success. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

We are not able to sponsor work visas for this position.

This job description does not list all duties of the job. Employees may be asked by management to perform other duties as needed. The Company reserves the right to revise this job description at any time. This job description is not a contract for employment and does not infringe upon the Company’s at-will employment status.