Chicago, IL, US
130 days ago
Early Careers: Corporate Risk and Broking Internship - Broking - Summer 2025 - Chicago

Employment-based non-immigrant visa sponsorship and/or assistance is not offered for this specific job opportunity.

The Role 

WTW’s Summer Internship Program serves as the primary pipeline into our full-time Graduate Development Program (GDP) and is designed for university-level students primarily one year away from achieving their bachelor’s degree. 

 The Summer Internship Program is an 8-week learning experience designed for students to gain an understanding of the ever-evolving risk landscape. The internship provides undergraduate students with the opportunity to gain hands-on experience working with world-class clients and colleagues in the insurance industry. The program provides the opportunity for interns to work alongside senior leadership and add value to client-facing exposures from accounts in the Fortune 500 sector to small local business areas. For a complete list of industries our colleagues work with, click here. 

 In addition to core program components, interns are aligned to a specialized business area that will begin to build a technical foundation of knowledge and provide exposure to our clients through meaningful work assignments and projects. The internship program aims to create a collaborative community that contributes to our business through various projects, speaker series, structured training, case studies, networking events, and more. The program is comprised of a structured orientation, goal setting, mentorship, I&D initiatives, group presentations, and a formal performance review process.

Broking Placement Overview 

WTW’s Broking teams deliver superior results for our clients’ business and risk management needs through deep industry specific expertise. The role of a broker is to help our clients mitigate their total cost of risk. The brokerage team operates as the firm’s intellectual capital where we work with our clients to assess, model, and structure risk. Once modeled, the broker personally escorts the clients’ risk into the market and draws upon their market relationships and their negotiation skills to secure quotations from the insurance carriers. While the nature of the work is similar day-to-day, no two placements are the same and common tasks may include: preparing and sending out submissions, liaising with markets, analyzing exposures, working through risk models, and negotiating quotation

Love your work. 

Work alongside colleagues of all levels and learn from WTW Senior leadership from the global scope  Gain exposure to client accounts ranging in the Fortune 500 sector to smaller market local business areas  Collaboratively work with your intern class on priority projects identified by the business.   Support the development and implementation of new strategies and products   Gain insight into various organizational roles across segments and present your job duties and responsibilities.  Dedicated program team to assist with navigation of opportunities within the business. Ongoing learning and development opportunities, including a structured orientation.  Learn and demonstrate select WTW’s analytic models  Develop soft and hard skills through curated professional development training by the Program team

 

Role Requirements.

Enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program with a target graduation date of May 2026   Preferred Majors: Risk Management, Business, Finance, Economics, Accounting, Liberal Arts, Geology (BS), Environmental Geology (BS), Sociology   Eligible candidates must be going into their senior year in Fall 2025   Minimum GPA of 3.0 and above    Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite  Intermediate to advance Excel skills  Exceptional interpersonal skills   Excellent written & verbal communication skills    Excellent presentation skills, analytically driven and detail oriented   Aptitude to learn and be proactive    Proficient in time management     Able to work legally in the United States indefinitely and without Visa sponsorship     WTW’s hybrid working environment allows for flexible working schedules with a mixture of both remote and in office time including global collaboration across teams. During the internship, most colleagues are expected to go into the office 3 times a week    

The Application-Interview Process:

Step 1: Online application, including resume/CV

Step 2: Online assessments and Video Interview  

Step 3: Virtual Interview with business  

Step 4: Offer and on-boarding 

WTW Work Flex:  

At WTW, we trust you to know your work and the people, tools and environment you need to be successful. The majority of our colleagues work in a ”hybrid” style, with a mix of remote, in-person and in-office interactions dependent on the needs of the team, role and clients. Our flexibility is rooted in trust and “hybrid” is not a one-size-fits-all solution. 

We understand flexibility is key to supporting an inclusive and diverse workforce and so we encourage requests for all types of flexible working as well as location-based arrangements.  

Recruiting tips:  

WTW specializes in preparing for the unknown.  Here’s how to get ready for the big day: https://careers.wtwco.com/hints-and-tips/ 

EOE, including disability/vets 

 

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