Commercial Lines Internship

An exciting, 10-week, paid, on-site Internship experience awaits! Gain real life experience into the world of Insurance Brokerage. You will work within a high-energy, fast paced environment that is both competitive and fun. This role will afford the opportunity to work with our Chicago Office for Summer 2026. This is an exciting opportunity since you will experience the administration of Property & Casualty programs for high profile Health Care industry firms in the United States.  Programs include General & Professional Liability, Errors & Omissions, Commercial Auto, Workers Compensation, Umbrella Liability, Management Liability (D&O, Employment Practices, Fiduciary, Crime) and Cyber.  Clients range from Hospitals & Health Systems, Health Plans, Managed Care Organizations, Senior Living Organizations, and Physician Groups to Miscellaneous Health Care Facilities.

Our summer internship program offers the chance to have practical, real-world experience at a Top 16 P&C Broker. As a part of the program, you will have the opportunity to work on business specific projects where you will gain knowledge and experience to supplement and strengthen your skills.

You will:

• Receive targeted business and technical training with a greater understanding of the Health Care industry
• Engage with Health Care P&C Team members and be assigned specific tasks relating to the renewal of client accounts
• Shadow Team members on meetings with the client and be in attendance at client decision meetings and conference calls
• Learn, and then make a presentation or presentations to clients on program design, comparing options and making recommendations based on client needs
• Be assigned a dedicated Internship Mentor & Internship Ambassador during your Internship experience
• Engage weekly with Sr. Leaders across the company on our renowned “Leadership Spotlight” Series
• Participate weekly in our “Career Enhancement” Series (Creating/Updating Your LinkedIn profile, Interviewing Best Practices, Resume Writing, Job Search tips etc.)
• Be actively involved in our “Risk Mate” Program for breakout sessions throughout the summer

Requirements & Qualifications:

• Must be a Rising Senior (Anticipated Graduation 5/25)
• Must be available for entire 10-week program
• 3.0 GPA or higher (Transcript required prior to interview)
• Must be pursuing a degree in Finance, Risk Management or Economics (previous insurance internship experience may be considered in lieu of)
• Must be available to interview in December/January 
• Exceptional organizational and time-management skills
• Must be detailed oriented and proficient with MS Office Suite

Risk Strategies is the 9th largest privately held US brokerage firm offering comprehensive risk management advice, insurance and reinsurance placement for property & casualty, employee benefits, private client services, as well as consulting services and financial & wealth solutions. With more than 30 specialty practices, the firm serves commercial companies, nonprofits, public entities, and individuals, and has access to all major insurance markets. Risk Strategies has over 200 offices and nearly 6,000 employees across the US and Canada.

Industry recognition includes being named a Best Places to Work in Insurance for five consecutive years (2018-2022) and to the Inc. 5000 list as one of America’s Fastest Growing Private Companies. Risk Strategies is committed to being good stewards for our company, culture, and communities by having a strong focus on Environmental, Social, and Governance issues.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to regularly sit, hear, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
• The work environment characteristics described are representative of those employees performing the essential functions of this job. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud

Pay Range:

$17.79 - $21.00 Hourly

The pay range provided above is made in good faith and based on our lowest and highest annual salary or hourly rate paid for the role and takes into account years of experience required, geography, and/or budget for this role.

Risk Strategies is an equal opportunity workplace and is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about working at Risk Strategies by visiting our careers page: www.risk-strategies.com/careers.

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