LaunchPAD Trainee

Crum & Forster Company Overview

Crum & Forster (C&F), with a proud history dating to 1822, provides specialty and standard commercial lines insurance products through our admitted and surplus lines insurance companies. C&F enjoys a financial strength rating of "A+" (Superior) by AM Best and is proud of our superior customer service platform. Our claims and risk engineering services are recognized as among the best in the industry.

Our most valuable asset is our people: more than 2000 employees in locations throughout the United States. The company is increasingly winning recognition as a great place to work, earning several workplace and wellness awards, including the 2025 Great Place to Work® Award for our employee-first focus and our steadfast commitment to diversity, equity and Inclusion.

C&F is part of Fairfax Financial Holdings, a global, billion dollar organization. For more information about Crum & Forster, please visit our website:

Why is the S&S Launch

PAD Training Program the winning move for you?

Are you a recent college graduate interested in a career in the insurance industry but have no experience, no sense of what that career path might look like, and no idea of how to get started?

Consider applying for the Launch

PAD training program, offered by the Surplus & Specialty division of Crum & Forster, a national Property & Casualty insurance company, which achieved $1.5 billion in annual gross written premium in 2024. In business for over 200 years, C&F is one of our country’s oldest and most recognized insurance companies – named to Fortune’s Best Workplaces for Millennia ls list and as a Great Place to Work, among other honors.

Just as the name suggests, Launch

PAD is designed to give your insurance career a turbo launch. Created by industry experts, you will be learning from the best in the business, with a “buffet” teaching approach that gives you a taste of various disciplines (Operations, Data Science, Actuarial, Legal), although the heavy focus will be in the areas of Underwriting and Claims.

You will gain practical knowledge of the insurance industry, positioning you with a great foundation for a career in insurance, with a job when the program is over. 2026 will mark our Third Launch

PAD cohort. Graduates of our first and second cohorts have been making an impact and have been very successful at advancing up the career ladder at Crum & Forster.

Click on the link to learn more about the experiences of previous Launch Pad graduates:

Launch Pad Graduates Testimonials

How It Works…

After a series of interviews, the 2026 cohort will be selected. Then, starting in July 2026 and running through September 2026, the majority of your learning experience is delivered in Crum & Forster’s state-of-the-art corporate headquarters in Morristown, New Jersey (only a one-hour ride to New York City). You will learn from insurance leaders while rotating through the various business segments and departments of Crum & Forster.

Depending upon available space and opportunities, the program may also include brief learning rotations in other offices around the country (housing and flights included).

What you will do for C&F:

• Participate in a mix of classroom learning, online courses and real-time, practical on the job training with experts from across the country.
• Build knowledge of the Insurance Industry and Surplus and Specialty lines.
• Develop strong working relationships with all levels of colleagues including senior leadership.
• Identify, evaluate and analyze insurance risks.
• Own the experience and give it your best shot. The more you put into it, the more you will get out of it.

What you will bring to C&F:

• Recent graduate with a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree.
• 3.5 Cumulative GPA minimum.
• A minimum of one completed internship or co-op experience.
• Ability to function in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to multitask.
• Excellent computer skills including Word, Excel.
• Strong work ethic, communication and negotiation skills.
• Strong customer service and relationship building skills.
• Must be a team player.

Compensation:

• Competitive starting salary.
• Paid scheduled vacation days.
• Lodging and airfare for the length of the…