Manulife

Summer Intern 2026 - Reinsurance

Waterloo, Ontario Full time

The Global Reinsurance team manages >1,000 reinsurance agreements, with >$700 billion in ceded risk and $2.5 billion of annual premiums. We are currently seeking a highly motivated Summer Student to join our team.

Key responsibilities could include:

  • Investigate, analyze, and process policy exceptions in the reinsurance administration system
  • Support small to medium projects and clean up initiatives, ensuring deliverables are completed accurately and on time
  • Develop and/or automate key management reports using SQL, Power BI, Power Automate, Python, and other tools
  • Support audits by coordinating evidence and examples
  • Identify, resolve, or escalate unusual business trends
  • Respond to internal or external queries in a professional and timely manner
  • Develop and maintain strong working relationships with various departments within the segment and across segments

Who are you?

  • You don’t like to sit idle, and enjoy working in fast-paced environments – you tend to gravitate to roles where every day can present something new
  • You obsess about customers, seeking ways to listen, engage and act for their benefit
  • You think big, with a constant curiosity to discover ways to use an agile mindset and enable the business to achieve its outcomes
  • You thrive in teams establishing relationships, believing getting it done together drives innovation
  • You take ownership with an entrepreneurial mindset that builds solutions, focusing on what matters
  • You do what is right, working with integrity and speaking out when needed
  • You share your humanity, building a diverse and inclusive work environment for everyone

Required Qualifications:

  • Working towards a degree in finance, math, statistics, actuarial sciences or similar 
  • Basic understanding of insurance (policy lifecycle) and reinsurance principles, practices, and trends
  • Strong analytical skills
  • Strong technical skills with high proficiency in Microsoft Excel
  • Experience with IT tools or programs such as SQL, Python, Power Apps, Power Automate and Power BI
  • Experience leveraging AI-based tools
  • Demonstrated ability to learn and adapt to new technologies quickly, resolving minor issues independently

When you join our team:
We’ll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.
We’ll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.
As part of our global team, we’ll support you in shaping the future you want to see.

About Manulife and John Hancock

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider, helping people make their decisions easier and lives better. To learn more about us, visit https://www.manulife.com/en/about/our-story.html.

Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer

At Manulife/John Hancock, we embrace our diversity. We strive to attract, develop and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and to foster an inclusive work environment that embraces the strength of cultures and individuals. We are committed to fair recruitment, retention, advancement and compensation, and we administer all of our practices and programs without discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion or religious beliefs, creed, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), sexual orientation, genetic characteristics, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, or any other ground protected by applicable law.

It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Manulife/John Hancock policies. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact recruitment@manulife.com.

Working Arrangement

Hybrid