Risk Solutions Claims Intern - Summer 2026

Great American Insurance Group • Cincinnati, OH

40d

About The Position

Great American Insurance Group's member companies are subsidiaries of American Financial Group. We combine a "small company" culture where your ideas will be heard with "big company" expertise to help you succeed. With over 30 specialty and property and casualty operations, there are always opportunities here to learn and grow. At Great American, we value and recognize the benefits derived when people with different backgrounds and experiences work together to achieve business results. Our goal is to create a workplace where all employees feel included, empowered, and enabled to perform at their best. Great American Risk Solutions is a Division of Great American Insurance Group that provides industry leading non-admitted property and casualty insurance products via wholesale brokers on an excess and surplus basis. Learn how our staff brings decades of experience in product development, claims handling, underwriting and customer service to the Insurance industry. http://www.greatamericaninsurancegroup.com/about-us/business-operations/division/great-american-risk-solutions The Risk Solutions Claims Internship Position involves a combination of activities aimed at giving an intern a full understanding of a Great American Claims department and how it interacts with other functions within the organization. The program is a potential pathway to a claims career in insurance. Internships typically consist of a 10–12-week period over the summer. We are accepting resumes for Risk Solutions Claims Internship candidates starting employment in Summer 2026.

Requirements

• 3.5 preferred GPA, with a 3.0 minimum GPA for consideration.
• Proven leadership skills through work experience (prior internship/co-ops a plus), campus involvement, sports teams, and extracurricular activities.
• Superior communication, analysis, planning, and organizing skills.
• Self-motivated, as the nature of the internship will have self-directed projects and may have virtual aspects.
• Current students in a bachelor’s degree program in a wide range of majors are encouraged to apply, including finance, economics, management, marketing, pre-law, English and journalism.
• Attention to detail, including experience working in spreadsheets, database management, and other information technology platforms.

Nice To Haves

• Insurance & Risk Management course work a plus.

Responsibilities

• Participating in special projects within the claims group as assigned
• Learning about claim handling within Risk Solutions including initial coverage analysis, first contact, investigation, resolution strategy, technical letter writing, negotiation, and the law
• Working with the claims team to enter claim notes, update the loss description database, and perform other team functions
• Learning and utilizing the various claims systems, programs, and databases
• Various reading assignments, self-study courses, and case studies on a diverse range of topics, providing a foundation in the law, claims and general insurance knowledge
• Participation in seminars and workshops, including Claims College, Great American University and Corporate Claims offerings
• Risk Solutions Claims interns will participate in activities with other interns, employees, and leaders throughout the organization at all levels.
• Interns also attend lunch-and-learns to further develop their business knowledge.

Benefits

• We offer a competitive Total Rewards package, including medical, dental, and vision plans starting on day one, PTO, paid holidays, commuter benefits, an employee stock purchase plan, education reimbursement, paid parental leave/adoption assistance, and a 401(k) plan with company match.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern