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Graduate Development Program Analyst – Broking Placement

Program Overview

The Corporate Risk and Broking (CRB) Graduate Development Program (GDP) is a non-rotational 17-month program designed to provide participants with a broad knowledge base, varied skills, and a diverse network. The program offers a holistic view of CRB with hands-on experience, insight, and opportunities to make an impact and shape your own career. Participants will undergo a 1-week orientation followed by robust onboarding training covering various functions within CRB, providing a well-rounded understanding of the industry while allowing for deep dives within their respective business areas.

Placement Overview

WTW’s Placement teams deliver superior results for clients’ business and risk management needs through deep product and industry expertise. The role of a broker is to help clients mitigate their total cost of risk. The Placement team assesses, models, and structures risk, then escorts the client's risk into the market, leveraging market relationships and negotiation skills to secure quotations from insurance carriers.

Common Tasks

• Preparing and sending out submissions
• Liaising with markets
• Analyzing exposures
• Working through risk models
• Negotiating quotations

Key Responsibilities

• Gather information and analytics to assess and evaluate client risks to support the placement of client risks into the market.
• Create Loss Summaries, review program binders for accuracy, and check policies.
• Aid brokers & senior brokers.
• With support, prepare draft submission documents and finalize submissions for delivery.
• With support, review quotes against specifications and develop side-by-side comparisons.
• With support, prepare program proposals.
• With support, develop client and prospect presentations to secure new, and build on existing, relationships.
• Assist on deliverables for Client Renewal Strategy Meeting & RFPs.
• Research market solutions to identify and develop optimum risk solutions for clients.
• Facilitate initial introductions to carrier and trading partners.
• Begin understanding of core insurance principles and brokerage concepts.
• Ensure quality and compliance procedures and processes are adhered to.
• Record and maintain all information accurately on appropriate systems, including initial introduction to and utilization of the Broking Platform.
• Obtain the required insurance license within ninety (90) days of your date of hire.
• Obtain and maintain an active surplus lines license for your resident state within 120 days of:
• Your date of hire, if you already hold a resident state insurance license upon your date of hire.
• Obtaining your resident state insurance license, if you do not already hold one upon your date of hire.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills
• Broking Platform (introduction and utilization)

Qualifications

• Must have completed a WTW 2026 summer internship.
• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 3.0 GPA.
• Preferred Majors: Risk Management, Business, Finance, Economics, Accounting, Liberal Arts, Geology (BS), Environmental Geology (BS), Sociology.
• Date of Graduation between May 2026 – May 2027.
• Demonstration of strong time and task management skills.
• Ability to take direction, receive constructive feedback and deliver accurate work product.
• Relationship management and customer focus; ability to interface with customers and collaborate internally with teammates to serve customers.
• Able to work legally in the United States indefinitely and without Visa sponsorship.

Competencies

• Excellent written & verbal communication skills.
• Excellent presentation skills, analytically driven and detail oriented.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills.
• Proficient in time management.

Compensation And Benefits

• Hourly rate: $36.00hr – $39.00hr USD.
• Eligible for overtime.
• Competitive benefit package including:
• Health and Welfare Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Commuter Account, Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Group Accident, Group Critical Illness, Life Insurance, AD&D, Group Legal, Identify Theft Protection, Wellbeing Program and Work/Life Resources (including Employee Assistance Program).
• Leave Benefits: Paid Holidays, Annual Paid Time Off, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Other Leaves (e.g., Bereavement, FMLA, ADA, Jury Duty, Military Leave, and Parental and Adoption Leave).
• Retirement Benefits: Contributory Pension Plan and Savings Plan (401k).