# Underwriting Intern at EMC Insurance

- Company: [EMC Insurance](https://emcins.com)
- Location: Illinois
- Type: Internship · Internship
- Posted: 2026-09-29
- Apply: https://emcins.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/EMC_Internships/job/Illinois/Underwriting-Intern_R6559
- Page: https://newgrad.ai/jobs/underwriting-intern-dab5d92f

## Summary by newgrad.ai

What you'll do:

- Support underwriters by collecting details needed to assess new policies and renewals
- Reach out to agents and external contacts for required information
- Familiarize yourself with company operations, systems, and product offerings
- Develop knowledge of how insurance underwriting works

What they're looking for:

- Business student with focus on insurance, marketing, or finance preferred
- Completed junior year of college
- Genuine enthusiasm for property casualty insurance
- Minimum 3.00 GPA
- Strong ability to communicate clearly verbally and in writing
- Solid analytical and organizational capabilities
- Resourceful approach to challenges with careful attention to accuracy
- Comfortable using computer systems

Pay and perks:

- Paid summer internship
- Hybrid work arrangement in Downers Grove/Chicago area

## Posting

At EMC, we're all about working together to make an impact. As part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to grow, contribute, and gain experience that matters. We strive to be caring leaders, close partners, and responsive experts—always supporting each other to do our best work. Join us, and let's improve lives together.

This position is eligible to work a hybrid schedule from Downers Grove/Chicago

### Essential Functions

- Summer paid internship working in one of EMC's branch underwriting departments

- Assists underwriters in obtaining information needed to properly evaluate new business and renewal submissions, including correspondence with agents and other outside sources

- Learns EMC culture, business processes and products

- Gains an understanding of the insurance underwriting process

### Education & Experience

- Business major, preferably in insurance, marketing or finance

- Completion of junior year preferred

- Interest in property casualty insurance career

- Cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher

### Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills

- Analytical ability

- Strong organizational skills

- Sound decision-making and problem-solving

- Attention to detail

- Good personal computer knowledge necessary to analyze and underwrite risks

Our employment practices are in accordance with the laws that prohibit discrimination due to race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, active military status, citizenship status, marital status or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.

All of our locations are tobacco free including in company vehicles.

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