Personal Lines Underwriting Intern — Launch Career

Auto-Owners Insurance; Columbia, Northern (SC, KY); Hybrid; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Part time

Job summary

Auto-Owners Insurance seeks an Underwriter Intern in Columbia, SC to learn underwriting decisions, company policies, and procedures while gaining practical industry exposure.

You will analyze loss experience and risk characteristics, learn endorsements, and support underwriting decisions. You’ll communicate with independent agents and team members, gaining exposure to policy forms and company workflows. Rate of pay starts at $18.00 per hour.

Qualifications

• Student should be currently enrolled and entering their junior or senior year in college.
• Ability to organize data, multi-task and make decisions independently.
• Above average communication skills (written and verbal).
• Interest in developing product knowledge through approved educational programs.

Responsibilities

• Learn various insurance coverages and contracts along with company philosophy and procedures, in order to make underwriting decisions.
• Become familiar with company policies, manuals and endorsements in order to understand their meaning and use.
• Analyze loss experience, financial conditions and physical characteristics of risks.
• Acquire a working knowledge of supporting sections of the underwriting department.
• Effectively communicate with independent agents and other employees through verbal and/or written means.

Skills

Organizational skills

Written and verbal communication

Independent decision making

Interest in product knowledge

Education

College student (junior or senior year)

Job description

Auto-Owners Insurance seeks an Underwriter Intern in Columbia, SC to learn underwriting decisions, company policies, and procedures while gaining practical industry exposure.

You will analyze loss experience and risk characteristics, learn endorsements, and support underwriting decisions. You’ll communicate with independent agents and team members, gaining exposure to policy forms and company workflows. Rate of pay starts at $18.00 per hour.