Internship Program

About the Role

The Jimcor Agencies Summer Internship Program offers college students meaningful, hands-on experience in the specialty insurance industry. This eight-week program provides exposure to the excess and surplus (E&S) lines marketplace and develops a practical understanding of commercial property and casualty underwriting. Interns will contribute to real underwriting workflows, explore carrier relationships, and gain a complete understanding of the policy lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Support new business submissions and the renewal process.
• Organize and index policy documentation.
• Shadow experienced underwriters during quoting and risk assessment.
• Review inspection reports and understand when inspections are required.
• Explore binding authority and wholesale brokerage operations.
• Gain exposure to endorsements, cancellations, reinstatements, non-renewals, and policy issuance.
• Research carrier appetites, underwriting guides, hit lists, and carrier portals.
• Participate in sales meetings, carrier discussions, and Workflow Wednesday sessions.
• Learn about E&S regulations and stamping requirements in key states, including New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.
• Collaborate with underwriting, binding, brokerage, and operations professionals.
• Complete a simulated policy lifecycle exercise covering binding, issuance, endorsements, and cancellation.
• Interns may also receive exposure to London market contracts and exclusions.

Learn From Experienced Insurance Professionals

Interns will work with an assigned mentor or underwriting manager to connect classroom knowledge with real-world insurance operations. Through job shadowing, guided assignments, and team collaboration, interns will learn how underwriters:

• Review and evaluate commercial risks.
• Identify missing or incomplete submission information.
• Make informed quoting and placement decisions.
• Work with insurance carriers and retail agents.
• Manage accounts throughout the policy lifecycle.
• Balance risk selection, customer service, documentation, and underwriting guidelines.

Professional Training and Development

• Complete assigned training through Litmos, Jimcor University, and USLI’s Fundamental First Course.
• Attend internal meetings and learning sessions on current market conditions, carrier relationships, business operations, and Jimcor’s book of business.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Must be comfortable using Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, and Teams.
• Must be available to work on-site in Jimcor’s Montvale, New Jersey office for the duration of the program.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Risk Management and Insurance, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field.
• Have completed at least one year of undergraduate coursework.
• Possess strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Be organized, detail-oriented, and dependable.
• Demonstrate analytical thinking, initiative, and professional judgment.
• Be able to work independently and collaboratively.
• Coursework or demonstrated interest in property and casualty insurance or the E&S marketplace is preferred.
• Membership in Gamma Iota Sigma or a similar risk management and insurance organization is beneficial but not required.