This is a hybrid role working partially in-office and partially from home.

Gain experience in underwriting! We are looking for internally driven individuals excited to explore a career in underwriting. Consider this internship if you prefer working with numbers, details, collaborating with customers and directly contributing to the success of a team. Your internship at Ameritas may be the first step on a career path in underwriting!

At Ameritas, our mission is Fulfilling Life.We do that in many ways, but especially by helping people invest in themselves by offering trusted financial products and advice. Because we believe everyone should be happy, healthy, and financially secure, we work hard to provide trusted financial products and valued guidance, including individual life and disability insurance, employee benefits, retirement planning, investments, and wealth management services.

The purpose of the  Underwriting Analyst Intern is to assist the Group Business Development Underwriting department with projects and daily workflow of our Underwriting department. In this position, the intern will learn about group dental and vision products and will work with the underwriting and sales support teams gaining exposure to dental and vision products, underwriting techniques, daily operations, and processes within the department. Hands on training and support will be necessary to meet team/company objectives.

This internship will begin in March 2024.

What you do

• Learn dental and vision rating and risk evaluation process.
• Evaluate new Request for Proposals (RFP’s)
• Support in approving new cases along with issuance/installation process.
• Assist with reporting or renewal processes while adhering to underwriting risk principals.
• Perform tasks in support of assigned projects and work.

What you bring

• Students enrolled in a college program currently in their junior or senior year and pursuing a degree in the field of Economics, Mathematics, Finance, Actuarial or Business.
• Able to start in the first quarter of 2024 and extending through the summer and into the Fall 2024 semester.
• Available work hours will fall between 8:00 am - 5:00 pm CST. Candidate must be able to work part time during the school year (10-15 hours per week) and 25-32 hours per week in the summer.

What we offer

• Our company motto is “Fulfilling Life” and we take that job seriously, with a heavy commitment to volunteering and community support, employee well-being, and providing quality products and services that help our customers create a brighter future.
• Being a mutual-based organization, the return on our investment goes back into the company, to benefit our members/customers.
• We’re committed to professional development, opportunity, inclusion, and diversity. Team building and collaboration are also priorities.

This internship is benefits ineligible.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Ameritas has a reputation as a company that cares, and because everyone should feel safe bringing their authentic, whole self to work, we’re committed to an inclusive culture and diverse workplace, enriched by our individual differences. We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer that hires based on qualifications, positive attitude, and exemplary work ethic, regardless of sex, race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.