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Continental Western Group (a Berkley Company) · 1 month ago

Actuarial Summer Intern

Urbandale, IA

Internship

Hybrid

Intern

Start in 2026 Summer

Continental Western Group is a regional property casualty insurance company offering commercial products and services through independent agents in the Midwest. As an Actuarial Summer Intern, you will gain hands-on experience in various insurance business fields and be involved in projects specific to the Actuarial department.

Commercial InsuranceFinancial ServicesRisk Management

No H1B

Responsibilities

As an Actuarial Intern with Continental Western Group (CWG), you will be immersed in a variety of insurance business fields, test your skills, enhance your business knowledge, network and be offered assignments/projects in specific areas of study

The program was developed to provide you with a valuable, rewarding experience and help connect the knowledge from academics with the reality of today’s insurance careers

The CWG internship and development program seeks high potential students that demonstrate creativity, curiosity, innovativeness, entrepreneurial spirit and appropriate risk taking

The program provides access to the company’s senior leaders while also introducing a broad overview of insurance operations in claims, marketing, underwriting, analytics and the independent agency system

The first phase of the CWG internship includes an introduction to CWG and the W. R. Berkley Corporation including the historical path of our 100-year-old company

General training about CWG’s product, distribution channel and company-specific business processes will lay the groundwork for an intern’s comprehensive learning experience

Technical training necessary to perform analysis and complete program projects will follow the general training

Sessions focused on developing innovation, creativity, risk taking, and entrepreneurial drive will be held regularly for all program interns

Each intern may be assigned to a business area within CWG such as Claims, Underwriting, Actuarial, Marketing or Finance

After completing the general rotational training, interns will manage project responsibilities specific to the Actuarial department

The CWG internship program will include social activities aimed at building strong networking relationships with fellow interns and CWG staff

Activities may include CWG key management sessions, team building, and volunteer/community service opportunities

Qualification

Actuarial scienceMathematicsRisk managementLeadership activitiesBusiness knowledge

Required

Must be a registered undergraduate junior or senior student pursuing a major in business, math, risk management, actuarial science, or related studies

Participation in extracurricular and leadership activities

Commitment to the duration of the 10-12 week internship program

Unrestricted authorization to work in the United States

Must be available to work onsite at the Urbandale, IA Campus