Underwriting Internship - Summer 2027

Auto-Owners Insurance; Duluth (GA); On-site; USD 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Auto-Owners Insurance is seeking an Underwriter Intern to learn insurance coverages, contracts, and underwriting decisions while understanding company policies and procedures.

You will analyze risk, gain knowledge of underwriting support functions, and communicate with independent agents and staff to apply underwriting decisions. The program targets a student entering junior or senior year with strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled as a junior or senior in college.
• Strong organizational and multi-tasking abilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to resolve complex issues.

Responsibilities

• Learn various insurance coverages and contracts to make underwriting decisions.
• Familiarize yourself with company policies, manuals and endorsements.
• Analyze loss experience, financial conditions and risk characteristics.
• Acquire knowledge of underwriting department support functions.
• Communicate effectively with independent agents and employees in verbal and written form.

Skills

Organizational skills

Multi-tasking

Communication skills

Decision making

Job description

A career at Auto-Owners is challenging and rewarding. Our group of caring associates create financial security by helping individuals and businesses make a new start when a loss occurs.

Auto-Owners Insurance, a top-rated insurance carrier, is seeking a motivated individual to join our team as an Underwriter Intern.

Position 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, forms 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.

Desired Skills & Experience

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). Ability to resolve complex issues. An interest in developing product knowledge through participation in approved educational programs.

Rate of Pay

Rate of pay starts at $21.00 per hour.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Auto-Owners Insurance is an equal opportunity employer. The Company hires, transfers, and promotes on the basis of ability, without consideration of disability, age, sex, race, color, religion, height, weight, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin, or any factor contrary to federal, state or local law. *Please note that the ability to work in the U.S. without current or future sponsorship is a requirement.

Auto-Owners Insurance is a mutual insurance company with a simple human sense approach to business. This means we answer the phone because it's ringing, we treat people like they're people, and we believe the right way is the human way. Established in 1916 and headquartered in Lansing, Michigan, we currently operate in 26 states. We partner with independent agencies to sell our products to the communities we serve, and we are consistently acknowledged for our superior customer service. We are proud to have been ranked among the Fortune 500 every year since 2002.