If you’re looking to add value, make an impact, and use strong analytical and math skills in a fast-paced environment, starting your career within the Risk Management & Underwriting Leadership Development Summer Internship Program (RULDP) will allow you to do all this and more. Underwriters evaluate the risk of insuring a potential customer and use that information to set premium rates for insurance coverage. As part of our internship program, you will directly impact our business on a daily basis by protecting the company's sound financial position and enabling us to meet our financial commitments to our clients.     

What you’ll do: 

Our Risk Management & Underwriting Leadership Development Program (RULDP) is looking for motivated individuals to join us in the 10-week RULDP Explore Summer Internship Program. The internship is designed to further develop analytical skills and business acumen in a dynamic and flexible work environment. With a strong focus on providing, you with the experience of being a full-time employee, our internship is a great way to assess whether the underwriting profession and The Cigna Group are a good fit for you. RULDP Explore Internship offerings: 

Real Work: you will be assigned underwriting responsibilities to make direct contributions to our underwriting goals, as well as an intern project that will challenge your problem-solving and innovation skills. 

Dedicated Training: We will provide you with the foundational underwriting knowledge you need to be successful within the internship program. then Real Work: you will be assigned underwriting responsibilities to make real, direct contributions to our underwriting goals through live casework

Community: you will have the opportunity for visibility with senior management as well as one-on-one learning with underwriting professionals, who will share their knowledge, experience and assume roles as individual coaches and mentors. 

Speaker Series: you and your fellow interns will be exposed to a variety of lectures and presentations given by members of the community. 

Compensation: earn a highly competitive hourly rate in addition to gaining valuable work experience. 

 

What you need to do the job: 

Ideal candidates will be progressing toward a bachelor's degree and have completed 3 years in a preferred major and/or minors including Risk Management, Economics, Finance, Accounting, Management, Mathematics, and Business  

Preferred GPA of 3.0 or higher  

Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills 

High comfort level with math/numbers 

Excellent oral and written communication skills 

Proficiency with Microsoft office software, especially Microsoft Word and Excel

An interest in pursuing a career in underwriting 

Customer-centric mindset 

Additional Information:

Location: Hybrid in Chattanooga TN; or Scottsdale, AZ. A hybrid position means that you will be expected to work in-person at your assigned office location 3 days a week with flexibility to work at home for balance of time.

Timeline: Our recruitment process consists of several rounds including a recruiter phone screen and 2 rounds of interviews.

Start Date: May 19th, 2025 

Market Range: For this position, we anticipate offering an hourly rate of $24/hr depending on relevant factors, including experience and geographic location. 

Work Authorization: One goal of this internship program is to prepare and identify qualified candidates for roles with Cigna post-graduation. Therefore, this temporary internship is open only to individuals who are eligible for employment in the United States and who would not require visa support including H-1B, CPT/OPT/STEM, etc., now or in the future.

If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.

About Cigna Healthcare

Cigna Healthcare, a division of The Cigna Group, is an advocate for better health through every stage of life. We guide our customers through the health care system, empowering them with the information and insight they need to make the best choices for improving their health and vitality. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familial status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.

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The Cigna Group has a tobacco-free policy and reserves the right not to hire tobacco/nicotine users in states where that is legally permissible. Candidates in such states who use tobacco/nicotine will not be considered for employment unless they enter a qualifying smoking cessation program prior to the start of their employment. These states include: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Washington State.

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