Competitive Intelligence Actuarial Intern – Summer 2020
Are you looking for real world experience right now? If you are organized, data and systems driven, analytical and a strategic thinker, we have an internship for you!
In this role, you have an opportunity to have an impact on our internship program. This internship will provide you with professional experience along with data analysis skills. One of the main duties of this role will be to utilize excel to organize, analyze, and profile competitor data. Your duties will include:
- Compiling information regarding competitor rating and coverage
- Working with competitive rating and internal data to compile reports and maps relating to competitive prices
- Learning about database structures
- Developing a working knowledge of insurance rating algorithms and product coverages
You will participate in corporate activities that give you a sense of our industry, our company, and help you understand our culture firsthand. Our internship program holds an 80/10/10 approach, meaning that 80% of your work time will involve performing tasks or working on projects within your hired work area. Another 10% of the time, you will be exposed to learning in other areas within your assigned division to get more corporate experience. The final 10% will be spent on shared experiences across the organization, where you will get to really learn about our culture and work environment.
What It Takes to Join Our Team:
- Be dependable and able to work 8am-4:30pm Monday through Friday during the summer of 2020 from our office in West Des Moines, IA.
- Working toward a College degree in actuarial science, business, or insurance related fields is preferred.
- Have knowledge and substantial working experience with spreadsheets and be able to apply to insurance related problems.
- Have above average mathematical and analytical ability to be able to analyze and resolve difficult problems.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and organizational skills required.
- Have professional oral and written communication skills
- The ability to read, write and speak the English language are also required.
Visa Sponsorship: This position is intended to groom potential applicants for full-time roles at Farm Bureau Financial Services. These positions are not eligible for sponsorship for work authorization, therefore, if you will require sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, we cannot consider your application at this time. Due to the fact student visas (J1, F1, etc...) are time-limited, we regret we cannot consider candidates on student visas.
Get your career started on the right track and apply for an internship with us today!