Early Careers: Health and Benefits Internship - Midwest - Summer 2026

Willis Towers Watson•Chicago, IL

51d•$26 - $27•Hybrid

About The Position

Create your future. In Health & Benefits (H&B), our purpose is that through our colleagues we help our clients make a difference in the lives of their employees. We help large and mid-size clients control soaring health and welfare plan costs, improve health outcomes and promote employee engagement through broad-based, state-of-the-art interventions. We provide solutions encompassing creative plan design, vendor evaluation and management, pricing and funding strategies, data analytics, valuation support, and legal compliance and governance strategies. We also provide specialty consulting services including clinical/health management program design, pharmacy solutions, disability/absence management strategies and claims audit services. Product-based solutions such as our pharmacy purchasing coalition round out our broad-based suite of offerings. Explore an opportunity. As a Health and Benefits Intern, you will work beside some of the industry's top consultants while you progress toward becoming a thought leader of the future. You will have immediate exposure to real client assignments which will draw on your imagination and creativity as well as your ability to analyze data, draw conclusions and present results. These experiences will help build your technical knowledge and overall industry expertise. In addition, you will have twice-weekly learning and networking sessions with colleagues and leaders in Health and Benefits and other WTW businesses. As an intern in Health and Benefits, you will gain exposure across many functions within our business, including: CST: The Client Service Team (CST) plays a central role in delivering strategic support across Health & Benefits (H&B) at WTW, leading client engagements that encompass the design and management of comprehensive health and benefits programs. CST develops and executes client strategy, ensuring alignment with objectives, budgets, timelines, deliverables, and quality standards. Through a highly collaborative approach, CST builds and maintains strong, trusted relationships with clients-proactively advising them, leading vendor procurement strategy, optimization, engaging subject matter experts to address evolving needs, and providing superior client service. FAA: Health and Benefits Financial, Actuarial, and Analytics (FAA) colleagues drive revenue across our business by leading strategic quantitative and risk conversations with employer clients. We deliver quantitative reporting and projections infused with strategic insights including recommendations on funding, plan design, and innovative financial solutions. We leverage our financial management and data analytics expertise to solve complex client problems and to lead the development of new H&B intellectual capital. You will work with colleagues of all levels and gain exposure to clients ranging in the Fortune 500 sector to mid- and smaller-sized companies.

Requirements

Progress towards a Bachelor's or Master's degree in human capital/human resource management, health economics, risk management & insurance, business management, marketing and finance, actuarial science, advanced mathematics, or any other major with significant quantitative work with a minimum overall GPA of 3.0
Prior internship or other work experience demonstrating increasing levels of complex work, autonomy, and client service skills
Ability to be a self-starter and work independently, but also cooperatively in a close team environment
Passion for solving problems and sharing solutions to exceed client standards
Resourceful and creative; inquisitive
Sense of accountability; owning one's work and taking pride in it
Thrives in a fast-paced, client-oriented environment
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Excellent Microsoft Office skills, particularly in Excel and PowerPoint
This is a hybrid position that requires you to be local and able to commute to the WTW office in Chicago, IL. Relocation or housing assistance is not offered for this specific job opportunity.
Able to work legally in the United States indefinitely and without Visa sponsorship
Accepting applications from candidates that graduate with a Bachelor's or Master's degree between December 2026 through June 2027

Nice To Haves

For Actuarial students: Successful completion of one or more actuarial exams is beneficial

Responsibilities

Support the development and implementation of new client strategies and solutions
Analyze and compare vendor products, services, and contracts
Perform financial analyses, including developing pricing, creating employee contribution strategies, modeling plan design alternatives, etc.
Gain specialized knowledge in areas such as pharmacy, life and disability insurance, health equity and wellbeing, vendor placement, actuarial/analytics, and more
Evaluate responses to surveys and vendor proposals