Underwriting Shared Services Intern – Summer 2027

Farm Bureau Financial Services; West Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 2,066,000 - 3,031,000; Full time

Job summary

Farm Bureau Financial Services in West Des Moines, IA is seeking an Underwriting Shared Services Intern to support Staff Underwriters across personal, commercial, and ag lines. This role offers project-based assignments within your department and exposure to our industry and culture.

You must be a current college student majoring in business, finance, or agriculture; familiar with Outlook, Word and Excel; detail-oriented; and available to work 38.75 hours per week in Summer 2027, in person at

Qualifications

• Current college student
• Majoring in business, finance, or agriculture is a plus
• Detail oriented and able to learn new concepts

Responsibilities

• Assist Staff Underwriters in UW Shared Services
• Support personal, commercial, and ag underwriting teams
• Participate in department projects and cross-department opportunities
• Engage in corporate internship activities to understand culture and operations

Skills

Quick learner

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Education

Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Outlook

Microsoft Word

Excel

Job description

What You'll Do:

As the Underwriting (UW) Shared Services Intern you will assist Staff Underwriters from within the UW Shared Services department. The department supports personal lines, commercial lines, and ag underwriting teams. You will have project opportunities within the Underwriting department, with potential to assist with opportunities in other departments. These may include responsibilities to support our business units.

As an intern, you will also participate in corporate activities designed to provide exposure to our industry, organization, and culture. Our internship program follows an 80/10/10 approach:

• 80% of your time will be spent performing meaningful work and project-based assignments within your department.
• 10% of your time will be dedicated to learning from and networking with employees in other areas of the organization.
• 10% of your time will be spent participating in shared internship experiences that provide insight into our culture, leadership, and business operations.

This opportunity is a great way for you to get your foot in the door gaining entry level underwriting and insurance experience, as well as general corporate real-world exposure.

What It Takes to Join Our Team:

• Be a current college student, majoring in business, finance, or agriculture is a plus.
• A quick learner who is looking to learn new concepts and ideas, and able to learnbasicunderstanding of property insurance policies.
• Familiarity with Outlook, Microsoft Word and Excel is preferred.
• Must be detail oriented and willing to ask questions.
• Be available to work 38.75 hours per week during the Summer 2027 in-person from our office in West Des Moines, Iowa.
• Please note housing is not provided.

If you're interested in getting your career started on the right track, want to join a company that appreciates people and provides growth and professional development opportunities, Farm Bureau....where the grass really IS greener!

Work Authorization/Sponsorship: At this time, we are not considering candidates that need any type of immigration sponsorship now or in the future, such as additional or permanent work authorization. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time, permanent basis. We are not able to sponsor now or in the future, or take over sponsorship of, an employment visa or work authorization for this role. For example, we are not considering candidates with OPT status.