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Underwriting Shared Services Intern - Summer 2027

Farm Bureau Financial Services
  • West Des Moines, IA
  • Intern
4 days ago

Job Description

Underwriting Shared Services Intern - Summer 2027

Are you a talented freshman or sophomore college student looking to get your foot in the door in the insurance industry? Are you a go-getter with high initiative and a positive attitude? If so, this summer 2027 opportunity could be a great fit for you!

What You'll Do: As the Underwriting (UW) Shared Services Intern you will assist Staff Underwriters from within the UW Shared Services department. The department supports personal lines, commercial lines, and ag underwriting teams. You will have project opportunities within the Underwriting department, with potential to assist with opportunities in other departments. These may include responsibilities to support our business units.

As an intern, you will also participate in corporate activities designed to provide exposure to our industry, organization, and culture. Our internship program follows an 80/10/10 approach:

  • 80% of your time will be spent performing meaningful work and project-based assignments within your department.
  • 10% of your time will be dedicated to learning from and networking with employees in other areas of the organization.
  • 10% of your time will be spent participating in shared internship experiences that provide insight into our culture, leadership, and business operations.

This opportunity is a great way for you to get your foot in the door gaining entry level underwriting and insurance experience, as well as general corporate real-world exposure.

What It Takes to Join Our Team:

  • Be a current college student, majoring in business, finance, or agriculture is a plus.
  • A quick learner who is looking to learn new concepts and ideas, and able to learn basic understanding of property insurance policies.
  • Familiarity with Outlook, Microsoft Word and Excel is preferred.
  • Must be detail oriented and willing to ask questions.
  • Be available to work 38.75 hours per week during the Summer 2027 in-person from our office in West Des Moines, Iowa.
  • Please note housing is not provided.

If you're interested in getting your career started on the right track, want to join a company that appreciates people and provides growth and professional development opportunities, we invite you to apply today. Farm Bureau....where the grass really IS greener!

Work Authorization/Sponsorship: At this time, we are not considering candidates that need any type of immigration sponsorship now or in the future, such as additional or permanent work authorization. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time, permanent basis. We are not able to sponsor now or in the future, or take over sponsorship of, an employment visa or work authorization for this role. For example, we are not considering candidates with OPT status.

Numbers & Facts

LocationWest Des Moines, IA
Job TypeIntern
IndustryFinancial Services
Company Size2,500 to 4,999 employees
Year Founded1939
Websitehttp://www.beafarmbureauagent.com

About Company

Farm Bureau Financial Services is looking for people to join our team. Are you interested in running your own business and helping others? As a Farm Bureau agent, you’ll sell insurance products, but being an agent is about so much more – it’s about building relationships and being an advocate for people in your community. Founded more than 75 years ago, we started off providing insurance for farmers. Today, we help people from all walks of life – rural, urban, and everything in between. We couldn’t be more proud of our heritage and our close relationship with the Farm Bureau federations in the states where we do business. When it comes to protecting livelihoods and futures, we’ve got it covered with a wide variety of property/casualty, life insurance, and financial services products.

When you make a commitment to be a Farm Bureau agent, we make a commitment to you. We believe that little things make a big difference in your career, and at Farm Bureau, that means deciding on a work schedule that fits your life, new agent financing, marketing support, training and education, cash bonuses, incentive travel, and most importantly, you’ll be backed by a team of talented and supportive individuals who want to see you succeed. We invite you to take control of your professional future by visiting beafarmbureauagent.com. Click Get Started and apply today.

Skills

  • Agricultureunmatched
  • Business Operationsunmatched
  • Business Supportunmatched
  • Detail Orientedunmatched
  • Financeunmatched
  • Insuranceunmatched
  • Insurance Salesunmatched
  • Insurance Underwritingunmatched
  • Leadershipunmatched
  • Microsoft Excelunmatched
  • Microsoft Outlookunmatched
  • Microsoft Wordunmatched
  • Property Insuranceunmatched
  • Underwritingunmatched

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