Early Careers: Insurance Consulting & Technology – Actuarial Intern

Description Locations:

Chicago, Illinois (on-site; housing stipend provided)

Employment-based non-immigrant visa sponsorship and/or assistance is not offered for this specific job opportunity. We will only consider candidates who are currently authorized to work in the United States and who will not require sponsorship now or in the future.

Please note:

student visas, CPT, OPT, H-1B, TN, and other temporary work authorizations are considered restricted forms of employment eligibility. Once these expire, the candidate must be able to present another valid form of work authorization.

Willis Towers Watson is a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company that helps clients around the world turn risk into a path for growth. With roots dating to 1828, Willis Towers Watson has 45,000 employees serving more than 140 countries and markets. We design and deliver solutions that manage risk, optimize benefits, cultivate talent, and expand the power of capital to protect and strengthen institutions and individuals.

Our unique perspective allows us to see the critical intersections between talent, assets and ideas – the dynamic formula that drives business performance.

Create your future. Our Insurance Consulting and Technology business helps our clients in the insurance industry improve business performance. We use our deep analytical skills to solve practical business problems, applying the latest techniques and software solutions to help clients measure and manage risk and capital, grow revenue and create competitive advantage.

As an actuarial intern in our Life division, you will work as part of a team on a wide variety of complex projects spanning product development, financial and risk management, financial modeling and software implementation, and mergers and acquisitions for insurance companies. Our clients demand leading edge products and expertise; as an intern with our firm you can expect to gain tremendous exposure to many different aspects of insurance operations and learn practical skills working directly with credentialed actuaries.

Love your work. You will work side-by-side with some of the industry’s top consultants while you develop cutting edge technical knowledge and skills and gain experience working with a variety of clients across industries. As part of your role, you will:

• Assist with the pricing, valuation and development of insurance products
• Work to develop financial projections of clients’ insurance business
• Follow the firm’s Excellence guidelines
• Seek and participate in key learning and development opportunities/maintain steady progress towards actuarial credentials
• Build strong relationships internally and with client representatives
• Document, review and present your own work
• Assist in creating detailed project plans
• Monitor project progress against deadlines and budget

About you:

• Able to work legally in the United States indefinitely and without Visa sponsorship
• Pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in actuarial science, mathematics, statistics, finance or any other major with significant quantitative course work with a minimum overall GPA of 3.0
• Successful completion of one or more actuarial exams highly preferred
• Work or extracurricular experience that demonstrates strong technical and/or client service skills and leadership
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong computer skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
• Accepting applications from candidates that graduate with a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree between December 2027 through June 2029
• This position is primarily on-site, with the flexibility to work remotely two days per week. On-site presence is required three days…