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U.S. Internship - Risk Control

Gallagher
  • Rolling Meadows, Illinois
    10 days ago
    Gallagher

    Job Description

    Introduction:
    Welcome to Gallagher - a global community of people who bring bold ideas, deep expertise, and a shared commitment to doing what’s right. We help clients navigate complexity with confidence by empowering businesses, communities, and individuals to thrive. At Gallagher, you’ll find more than a job; you’ll find a culture built on trust, driven by collaboration, and sustained by the belief that we’re better together. Whether you join us in a client-facing role or as part of our brokerage division, our benefits and HR consulting division, or our corporate team, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, make an impact, and be part of something bigger. Experience a workplace where you’re encouraged to be yourself, supported to succeed, and inspired to keep learning. That’s what it means to live The Gallagher Way.
    Overview:

    *Our Internship Program is nationwide, spanning over 140 office locations across the country. We most likely host interns wherever you're located! All cities are listed within the application.*

    Your summer with us

    National Risk Control professionals can start their career as interns. Gallagher is a unique organization defined and made better every single day by our dedicated employees. In addition, our comprehensive “learning by doing” experience provides you with a realistic look at what it means to be a Gallagher Risk Control Consultant.

    You will have an opportunity to work in National Risk Control, within Gallagher Global Brokerage, in one of five areas. Your skills, knowledge, and experience will be used to help clients analyze and understand the risks of their operations and develop and implement controls to advance their organization’s profitability and success.

     

    Areas of Interest

    • Risk Control - We partner with our Gallagher clients to improve their safety, health and environmental programs, and practices, by providing strategic solutions that improve productivity and reduce losses. Some examples of these solutions include field risk assessments, gap analyses, e-services, onsite training, auditing, risk improvement strategies, and property risk improvements.
    • Claims Advocacy - We partner with our Gallagher clients and work with insurers to ensure that our clients’ claims are handled in an expeditious manner and resolved at the best possible outcome for our clients. Further, we provide other strategic services to assist in managing their total cost of risk.
    • Risk Solutions and Analytics - We partner with our Gallagher clients to evaluate the different risks associated with their primary insurance programs. Our solutions range from data-driven reports to inform our clients of their claim and loss experience trends & cost drivers to actuarial and predictive analytics reports for the purpose of evaluating liabilities associated with loss-sensitive programs. We also advise our clients on constructing insurance programs that will generate optimal total cost of risk.
    • Operations - We partner with NRC functional leaders to support various operational initiatives for Claims, Loss Control, and Analytics practice groups. The Intern will provide support in broader areas such as process improvement, reporting, technology support, coordination with training & communication, and be a liaison to key stakeholders.
    • Business Continuity - We partner with Global Brokerage business to help clients manage or mitigate non-insured or uninsured losses. The Business Continuity Intern will have the opportunity to network with all levels of leadership and gain exposure to assessment, planning, and testing/training deliverables. The successful candidate will gain hands-on experience in business continuity planning exercises, business impact analysis, and assist with the roll-out of resiliency program tools and learn about crisis management.
    How you'll make an impact:

    Internship designed to shadow risk management professionals to improve their safety, health and environmental programs, and practices, by providing strategic solutions that improve productivity and reduce losses.

     

    Examples of learning opportunities include: field risk assessments, gap analyses, e-services, onsite training, auditing, risk improvement strategies, and property risk improvements.

     

    Program provides Leadership involvement and mentorship; Networking and communication development opportunities; and Insurance industry experience and exposure, with focus on showcasing competition and entrepreneurial spirit as well as developing an enterprise sales mindset. 

     

    Key Responsibilities:

    • Completion of weekly assignment checklist
    • Shadowing 2 - 3 Gallagher team members during the course of the program
    • Completing all weekly presentations and webinars
    • Actively participating in meetings with executive leadership and practice area leaders
    About you:

    Requirements

    • Sophomores and juniors with an expected graduation date between December 2027 and June 2029

    • Availability to participate within program dates: June 7, 2027 - August 6, 2027

    • Students pursuing a Bachelor’s degree from an Accredited University
    • Basic to intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Excel, strong analytical and problem-solving skill set. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, ability to work independently with minimal supervision, and strong flexibility and adaptability skills
    • Unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States. For U.S. employment opportunities, Gallagher hires U.S. citizens, permanent residents, refugees, and temporary residents. Temporary residence does not include those with non-immigrant work authorization (F, J, H or L visas), such as students in practical training status. Exceptions to these requirements will be determined based on shortage of qualified candidates with a particular skill. We will require proof of work authorization.

    Desired:

    • Preferred areas of study include, but are not limited to the following: Occupational Safety and Health, Public Health, Industrial Safety, Property/Industrial Engineering

    Work Traits:

    • A competitive spirit, self-starter attitude, and enthusiasm to understand client needs
    • Passion to build a supportive network and thrive within a growing entrepreneurial Fortune 500 organization
    • Desire to learn and be mentored by employees excited to help navigate your career

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    Compensation and benefits:

    At Gallagher, we believe supporting our colleagues goes far beyond the role itself. For more information, visit our Benefits page.

    • Competitive compensation
    • Comprehensive benefits programs designed to support your well-being 
    • Career development opportunities and ongoing learning 
    • A collaborative, people-first culture with accessible leadership 
    • The opportunity to do meaningful work with global reach and local impact 

    At Gallagher, we are dedicated to building an inclusive and authentic workplace. If your past experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to join our Talent Community to stay connected to additional career opportunities. At times, we will consider transferable skills from previous roles.

    Gallagher is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer (Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled)

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationRolling Meadows, Illinois
    IndustryInsurance
    Company Size10,000 employees or more
    Year Founded1927
    Websitehttps://www.ajg.com/

    About Company

    Gallagher, a global insurance brokerage and risk management services firm, helps clients address risk, protect assets and recover from losses. The products and services we provide keep businesses and institutions running, and enable individuals and families to rebuild their lives. Gallagher is the only insurance broker recognized by the Ethisphere Institute as a World's Most Ethical Company.

    Gallagher provides retail and wholesale property and casualty brokerage, alternative risk transfer services, employee benefit consulting, and actuarial services. Gallagher also offers claims and information management, risk control consulting and appraisal services, human resource consulting, and retirement services.

    Skills

    • Actuarial Skillsunmatched
    • Analysis Skillsunmatched
    • Auditingunmatched
    • Brokerageunmatched
    • Business Continuity Planning (BCP)unmatched
    • Business impact analysis (BIA)unmatched
    • Channel Strategiesunmatched
    • Claims Processingunmatched
    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Consultingunmatched
    • Cost Controlunmatched
    • Crisis Managementunmatched
    • Customer Relationsunmatched
    • Enterprise Salesunmatched
    • Entrepreneurshipunmatched
    • Environmental Workunmatched
    • Financial Trend Analysisunmatched
    • Fortune 500 Customersunmatched
    • Gap Analysisunmatched
    • Green Businessunmatched
    • Industrial Engineeringunmatched
    • Insuranceunmatched
    • International Businessunmatched
    • Internet/Online Serviceunmatched
    • Interpersonal Skillsunmatched
    • Leadershipunmatched
    • Mentoringunmatched
    • Microsoft Excelunmatched
    • Needs Assessmentunmatched
    • Operational Supportunmatched
    • Predictive Modelingunmatched
    • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
    • Process Improvementunmatched
    • Product/Service Launchunmatched
    • Productivity Managementunmatched
    • Profit & Lossunmatched
    • Public Healthunmatched
    • Riskunmatched
    • Risk Analysisunmatched
    • Risk Managementunmatched
    • Safety/Work Safetyunmatched
    • Team Playerunmatched
    • Technical Supportunmatched
    • Testingunmatched
    • Training/Teachingunmatched
    • Webinarunmatched

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