Actuarial Internship

The Standard • Portland, OR

1d • $25 - $27 • Remote

About The Position

The Standard's summer internship program for future actuaries provides opportunities for students to gain exposure to the actuarial profession and the company’s culture, learn about various insurance products and actuarial functions, and work with actuaries from across the organization. Interns will learn about actuarial practices and gain insight into other operational areas including IT, Underwriting, HR, Claims, and Marketing through leader lunches and speaker series. The program operates in a flexibility-first environment that combines the best parts of remote work with an intentional focus on building a diverse community and strong teams across the country.
Interns will be assigned to work in one of the actuarial teams – Employee Benefits, Retirement Plans, Individual Disability Insurance, Individual Annuities, Actuarial Transformation or Corporate Actuarial and Risk Management. Assignment may include work in product development, pricing, valuation, experience studies, monthly and quarterly financial reporting, production reporting, systems testing, process automation, and modeling.
Interns work full time during the internship. It is expected that the internship will be fully remote with an opportunity to be in the office if circumstances allow. At the end of the internship, each actuarial intern leads a presentation outlining their projects, experiences, and learnings from the summer to a group of actuarial leaders from across the organization. Interns set to graduate within a year of completing their internship will be considered for placement in the actuarial student rotation program upon graduation.

Requirements

• Applicants must be enrolled as full-time students for the duration of the internship.
• Rising sophomores, juniors, seniors and students pursuing advanced degrees are welcome to apply
• Sponsorship is not available for this internship opportunity
• Preferred majors in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or related field
• Strong analytical skills as demonstrated by previous work experience, course of study and/or actuarial exams
• Knowledge of MS Excel, MS Access, and/or other general programming languages such as SQL and Python

Responsibilities

• Gain exposure to the actuarial profession and the company’s culture
• Learn about various insurance products and actuarial functions
• Work with actuaries from across the organization
• Learn about actuarial practices
• Gain insight into other operational areas including IT, Underwriting, HR, Claims, and Marketing through leader lunches and speaker series
• Work in product development
• Work in pricing
• Work in valuation
• Work in experience studies
• Work in monthly and quarterly financial reporting
• Work in production reporting
• Work in systems testing
• Work in process automation
• Work in modeling
• Lead a presentation outlining their projects, experiences, and learnings from the summer

Benefits

• Up to three days of paid time off, plus paid holidays
• Scheduled programming to network with actuaries and interns across the company. E.g.: Coffee with the CEO, careers workshop, etc.
• Interns are provided equipment (i.e., laptop, monitor) needed to work from home and will virtually attend the company’s First Day Orientation to gain a deeper understanding of the company
• Real-world experiences and meaningful projects that support your career goals provided by a supportive and responsive management team eager to help with skills development
• Opportunities to build relationships and broaden industry knowledge through virtual networking with leaders and team members across the company
• Three days of paid time off and paid company holidays during your internship period
• A virtual first day orientation and the equipment necessary (e.g., laptop, monitors, headset) for a successful internship experience

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed