Intern II (Underwriting)

Erie Insurance; Erie (Erie County); On-site; USD 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development

Networking with leaders

Job summary

Erie Insurance is offering a Future Focus Internship Program for Underwriting Interns in Erie, PA. The program emphasizes professional and personal development with learning opportunities, networking with senior leaders, and relocation assistance if qualified.

Applicants should be college students enrolled full-time pursuing a four-year degree or master's program, with a minimum GPA of 3.0 preferred. The internship includes orientation and diverse assignments within the insurance industry.

Qualifications

• Must have a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Pursuit of a bachelor's degree with sophomore-year completion is required.
• Working knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet and presentation software preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist in risk selection, analysis and trend assessment within underwriting.
• Support data investigations and portfolio analysis.
• Collaborate with underwriting and risk control teams to improve risk management.
• Participate in projects and provide data entry and reporting support.
• Present findings to management as needed.

Skills

Word processing

Spreadsheets

Presentations

Research

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Pursuit of Bachelor's degree (sophomore year complete)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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Please Note: We are only considering US workers for this position. We are unable to offer this position to individuals who will require current or future immigration sponsorship for employment.

At Erie Insurance, we believe in professional and personal development. With our Future Focus Internship Program, both are provided in abundance. Not only do we offer the opportunity to gain professional experience in a challenging and competitive setting, but we welcome you as part of the ERIE family. We ensure that our interns receive the best internship experience possible, which includes multiple educational, developmental, professional, social and networking opportunities. The esteem ERIE holds in its Future Focus Internship Program is evident at every level of the organization, defined even further by multiple opportunities for socializing with high level leaders, up to and including our President and CEO. Are you ready for the internship experience of a lifetime? Look no further.

2027 Future Focus Internship Program Start Dates: Monday, May 17th and Monday, May 24th, 2027

2027 Future Focus Internship Program End Date: Friday, August 6th, 2027

Opportunity to join our Future Focus Internship Program as an Underwriting Intern

Erie Insurance is committed to helping you learn and grow with a challenging internship position that will offer you relevant and real-world business experience. We are currently seeking applicants who are interested in being considered for our upcoming summer internship program as potential UnderwritingInterns!

Who should apply?

• Applications are accepted fromcollege students currently enrolled at an accredited college or university to pursue a four-year degree or to complete a master's degree program full-time
• A four-year degree student should be completing sophomore, junior, or senior year (graduating in spring 2027 thru spring 2029)
• A minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher is preferred

About the Internship: The internship includes orientation to the company and the insurance industry through:

• A variety of challenging assignments in a stimulating work environment
• A variety of educational, social and community service events with other interns
• Social events and other networking activities with senior leaders including the CEO
• Relocation assistance may be available to those who qualify
• We have multiple talent programs and initiatives focused on attracting underrepresented students for internships and other job opportunities here at ERIE Insurance.

Position Summary

Under close supervision, performs functional duties for assigned division. Performs special projects as required.

As an Underwriting Intern, you will:

• Be involved in risk selection, analyzing risk, risk management, decision making, account/portfolio management, managing business relationships and trend analysis.
• Gain hands on project experience surrounding investigations on emerging commercial and personal lines trends and data analysis of existing portfolio
• Collaborate between Underwriting and Risk Control to develop recommendations for underwriting new and existing business and improving risk management techniques for ERIE's portfolio
• Gain shadowing opportunities that allow for exhibition of underwriting and independent agent interaction and decision making process, as well as experience with new business applications, re-underwriting analysis and system utilization
• Present to upper management on underwriting project topics and the development of product and coverage recommendations for the underwriting department to evaluate and incorporate into Erie’s risk appetite
• Learn fundamentals of the insurance industry, different insurance coverages, and professional business etiquette

Duties and Responsibilities

• Performs various tasks related to the achievement of division objectives.
• Conducts research and gathers information and assists in creating presentations as required.
• Analyzes data and reports findings.
• Verifies and enters data into appropriate system, and updates electronic files.
• Provides clerical and administrative support as needed.
• Completes special projects as required.

The first four duties listed are the functions identified as essential to the job. Essential functions are those job duties that must be performed in order for the job to be accomplished. Regular and predictable attendance is an essential job function. For certain positions at ERIE, including leadership roles, regular and predictable onsite presence may also be an essential job function based on business and operational needs.

This position description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the incumbent. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instruction and to perform any other duties as requested by their supervisor, or as become evident.

Capabilities

• Values Diversity
• Information Management Skills
• Nimble Learning
• Self-Development
• Job-Specific Knowledge
• Customer Focus
• Ensures Accountability
• Decision Quality

Qualifications

Minimum Educational Requirements

• High school diploma, or equivalent, required.
• Pursuit of Bachelor's degree with completion of sophomore year in a relevant field required.

Additional Experience

• Working knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet and presentation software preferred.

Physical Requirements

• Lifting/Moving 20-50 lbs; Occasional (<20%)
• Ability to move over 50 lbs using lifting aide equipment; Occasional (<20%)
• Driving; Rarely
• Pushing/Pulling/moving objects, equipment with wheels; Occasional (<20%)
• Manual Keying/Data Entry/inputting information/computer use; Frequent (50-80%)