Advanced Analytics Summer Internship, Actuarial – Short Hills, NJ; Hybrid

About Us

At Selective, we don't just insure uniquely, we employ uniqueness. Selective is a midsized U.S. domestic property and casualty insurance company with a history of strong, consistent financial performance for nearly 100 years. Selective's unique position as both a leading insurance group and an employer of choice is recognized in a wide variety of awards and honors, including listing in Forbes Best Midsize Employers in 2025 and certification as a Great Place to Work® in 2025 for the sixth consecutive year.

At Selective, we don't just insure uniquely, we employ uniqueness. Selective is a midsized U.S. domestic property and casualty insurance company with a history of strong, consistent financial performance for nearly 100 years. Selective's unique position as both a leading insurance group and an employer of choice is recognized in a wide variety of awards and honors, including listing in Forbes Best Midsize Employers in 2025 and certification as a Great Place to Work® in 2025 for the sixth consecutive year.

Employees are empowered and encouraged to Be Uniquely You by being their true, unique selves and contributing their diverse talents, experiences, and perspectives to our shared success. Together, we are a high-performing team working to serve our customers responsibly by helping to mitigate loss, keep them safe, and restore their lives and businesses after an insured loss occurs.

Calling all college students! Planning to intern during the summer of 2027? Kick-off your career at Selective Insurance by joining our award-winning Ignite Internship program at our corporate office in Short Hills, NJ.

The Ignite Internship Program is an 11-week, full-time experience that offers a sneak peek into the world of insurance. Level up your skills and knowledge by diving into your business area of choice. Throughout the program, you’ll get a feel for the corporate environment with on-the-job assignments, team projects, exposure to senior leadership & executives, and even a community volunteer day.

All of this and more will help you build meaningful relationships throughout the organization.

Come and make summer 2027 one to remember with Selective!

The Advanced Analytics department is responsible for creating descriptive and prescriptive statistics and models to support the operational functions of the organization. This includes providing guidance on suspected fraud, opportunities to recover claims paid, expected probability of issuing a policy, marketing statistics and targeting, as well as many other areas. Please note, this is a hybrid position, therefore, applicants must be within commuting distance of our Short Hills, NJ location.

• Identifying analytical solutions to a business problem
• Exploring data trends to identify drivers of the targeted metric
• Creation of predictive models to support the analytical solution
• Evaluating the performance of new or existing models
• Evaluating new machine learning, AI and generative AI technologies
• Presenting findings to our business partners to obtain acceptance of implementing the solutions

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Critical thinking and analytical skills required; you will be identifying solutions to a problem, not simply executing existing solutions.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office, specifically Excel.
• Beginner level of experience with Python. Higher levels of expertise greatly preferred.
• Experience with SQL language a plus.
• Working towards or have obtained a degree in an analytical field such as mathematics, statistics, data science, machine learning or computer science.

• High School Diploma required. Ideal internship candidates will be…