Underwriting Intern

Who Are We?

Travelers takes care of its customers, its communities and each other. That is the Travelers Promise. By keeping this commitment, the company has built a reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 170 years. Travelers offers a culture rooted in innovation and built on collaboration.

What Is the Opportunity?

Underwriters evaluate whether risks are acceptable and determine the right pricing for insurance products. The Business Insurance (BI) Underwriting Professional Development Internship Program gives students hands-on exposure to this work at Travelers. The 10-week program runs from early June to mid-August and includes first-hand commercial insurance underwriting experience, on-the-job training, and time with industry professionals to learn about the property and casualty insurance industry.

This role is a potential pathway to the full-time Underwriting Professional Development Program (UPDP). Interns should be serious about entering the insurance industry and interested in making underwriting their future career.

Housing assistance is not provided. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, so applying early is encouraged.

What Will You Do?

Within the assigned business unit, each intern is paired with a designated coach and is expected to:

• Complete core assignments and training modules on insurance and underwriting principles.
• Complete self-paced professional development courses in time management, presentation skills and other key areas.
• Complete project work at the discretion of the manager, working independently or with other interns, and present findings to local leadership. Sample projects include a territorial risk assessment to determine profitability and underwriting opportunities, and a business process analysis to identify underwriting gaps.
• Learn to use modern analytical and artificial intelligence (AI) tools and platforms, and apply critical thinking to assess the limits of AI-assisted outputs for quality and accuracy.
• Learn about other areas at Travelers, such as Risk Control, Claims and related corporate functions. Interns may also join agency visits with Account Executives.
• Take part in the Enterprise Internship experience, which includes the Executive Speaker Series, networking events and the Rising Senior Intern Symposium.
• Perform other duties as assigned.