Underwriting Summer Intern

Tower Hill Insurance Group; Town of Florida, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 22,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Tower Hill Insurance Group is offering two summer internship roles in underwriting. The program runs for 12 weeks, includes Lean Six Sigma training, and culminates in leading a project with executive mentorship. The role emphasizes collaboration, knowledge sharing, and hands-on learning in property & casualty underwriting.

Responsibilities cover process improvement, compliance awareness, and participation in onboarding activities, with exposure to leadership and cross-department collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or ongoing progress toward a Bachelor's Degree is required.
• No previous experience required.

Responsibilities

• Attend Lean Six Sigma training and lead a project from inception to completion.
• Interact and collaborate with internal departments to gain industry knowledge and achieve project goals.
• Prepare and present project updates to senior management.
• Become familiar with property and casualty insurance terminology.
• Complete assigned trainings on property and casualty insurance knowledge.
• Assist team members with day-to-day tasks and assignments.
• Shadow team members and assigned executive mentor to gain insider knowledge of underwriting.
• Network through company events.
• Attend onboarding and training as assigned.
• Underwriting Knowledge Base enhancement: support knowledge base development, governance, and user engagement.
• FCRA Compliance Audit Framework Automation: assist automation and documentation for compliance workflows.

Skills

Lean Six Sigma

Team collaboration

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's Degree progress

Job description

Description

Tower Hill Insurance Group has an exciting opportunity for two talented Underwriting Summer Interns who enjoy intellectual challenges and are seeking a rewarding career with a company that is experiencing growth. Not only is Tower Hill Insurance one of Florida's most trusted names in homeowners insurance, but it offers great opportunities for career advancement and personal growth, along with very competitive benefits and rewards. We are growing at a consistent pace and seek professional individuals with drive, team mentality, who want to make an impact, and are committed to a long-term career in the insurance industry.

The Underwriting Intern position is a temporary, 12-week role designed to introduce students or recent graduates to the property and casualty insurance industry. In this program, the intern will be tasked with leading and completing a Lean Six Sigma project, with the opportunity to earn their Yellow Belt certification.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Attend Lean Six Sigma training and lead a project from inception to completion.
• Interact and collaborate with internal departments to gain industry knowledge and achieve project goals.
• Prepare and present project updates to senior management.
• Become familiar with property and casualty insurance industry terminology.
• Complete assigned trainings on property and casualty insurance industry knowledge.
• Assist team members with day-to-day tasks and assignments.
• Shadow team members and assigned executive mentor to gain insider knowledge of property and casualty insurance.
• Network with others through participation in social company events.
• Attend onboarding and training as assigned.

PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS

Underwriting Knowledge Base (UKB) Enhancement: As a summer intern in the Underwriting Department, you'll work on an initiative focused on enhancing the underwriting knowledge, resources, and information sharing practices. Your project will focus on supporting the continued development of the Underwriting Knowledge Base (UKB), a centralized location that serves as a key resource for the underwriting department. You will work with your mentor and business stakeholders to evaluate current processes related to content organization, maintenance, governance, and user engagement. The project may include researching best practices, identifying opportunities to improve knowledge management capabilities, and recommending solutions that support a sustainable, scalable, and user-friendly resource model. This opportunity will provide valuable exposure to knowledge management, employee development, process optimization, team collaboration, and underwriting operations.

FCRA Compliance Audit Framework Automation: As a summer intern in the Underwriting Department, you'll work on developing corporate controls designed to ensure compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) in the use of consumer reports across all underwriting product lines. Your project will focus on assessing the controls and processes that support FCRA compliance within Underwriting. You will work with your mentor and business stakeholders to document current workflows, evaluate control effectiveness, and identify opportunities for automation. The project will include researching and recommending approaches for an automated audit process that strengthens compliance monitoring, reporting, and operational efficiency. This experience will provide valuable exposure to regulatory compliance, risk management, process improvement, and underwriting operations.

ADDITIONAL DUTIES

This job description reflects the general duties considered necessary to describe the essential functions of the job and should not be considered a complete description of all the work requirements and expectations of the position. Tower Hill reserves the right to assign duties not listed herein as necessary to accomplish the goals of the organization.

Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION

Bachelor's Degree or High School Diploma or GED with ongoing progress towards a Bachelor's Degree required.

EXPERIENCE

No previous experience required.

CERTIFICATIONS

N/A

LICENSES

N/A

Tower Hill Insurance is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Tower Hill Insurance is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. If you need reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to [e-mail] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

All applicants will receive an acknowledgement that their application has been received. Candidates will not receive status updates regarding their application; however, those candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted by Human Resources.