Actuarial; General Insurance) Summer Internship

Actuarial General Insurance Summer Internship 2027

Location: London, Farnborough, Birmingham, or Whiteley

Start Date: June 2027

Closing date for applications: Sunday 18th October 2026

Insurance is so much more than you think!

Do you want to discover more about careers that will excite, challenge and inspire you? If so, a Zurich summer insurance internship could be just what you're looking for.

Forget any preconceptions you have about internships and the insurance industry. Our 10-week summer programmes give you a real job with real responsibility and a taste oflife working at Zurich.

With plenty of support around you, you’ll experience how your future career might look and help us make a difference to our customers at a time when they need us the most.

Our summer internships are ideal for students in their penultimate year of study. As well as gaining some great experience, successful completion of your internship in 2026 could lead to you being offered a place on one of our graduate programmes starting in 2027.

From day one, you'll be working on real business challenges that make a genuine difference. Our insurance solutions help protect everyone from individual customers and small businesses to local authorities and some of the world's largest organisations. Behind every insurance policy is a team of actuaries helping to understand risk, make informed decisions, and shape business strategy.

As part of the actuarial team, you'll learn from experienced actuaries and analysts across the UK and our wider global business. You'll be supported every step of the way, starting with a dedicated buddy before you join, who’ll help you settle in and answer any questions as you begin your career.

Within our General Insurance business, there are two exciting actuarial pathways:

• Actuarial reserving
  - Help answer one of the most important questions in insurance:how much will future claims cost?
  
  You'lluse data, statistical techniques, and analytical thinking to predict future outcomes,identify emerging trends,provide valuable business insights, and support capital management decisions. Your work will play a key role in ensuring the long-term strength and stability of the business.
• Actuarial pricing
  - Discover how data drives business decisions.
  
  You'llhelpdeterminethe price of insurance products by analysing risk, customer behaviour, and market trends. From improving customer segmentation to developing innovative pricing models and technology,you'll contribute to solutions that keep us competitive while delivering value to customers.

As well as working alongside qualified actuaries, we also provide internal actuarial training to help you understand some of the other work we do, so you can get insight into work that you may not necessarily get a chance to be involved in.

As well as joining a company that is passionate about sustainability and our customers, you can expect:

• £24, 968.58pro rata salary
• Pro rata holiday for the duration of your internship
• Contribution towards private medical cover
• 12% company pension contribution
• Access to other flexible benefits

Although we are a hybrid workforce, you should be within a commutable distance from your assigned office workplace stated in this advert

• You’ll need strong mathematical skills, as an analytical approach and a high level of numerical aptitude are essential
• The ability to learn new technical skills, be comfortable with large amounts of data or information, and have an eye for detail
• Excellent team-working, communication and interpersonal skills
• A strong interest in pursuing an actuarial career post‑graduation, alongside maintaining office performance

• You must be in your penultimate year of study…