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Your role

Job Description:

• The 10-week paid Actuarial Internship is designed to provide a taster of what an actuarial career at Zurich looks like.
• You will be working in an actuarial role from day one, gaining experience working alongside a team of actuaries and learning some of the foundation skills required to succeed in the profession.
• The internship provides a great opportunity for you to get to know whether an actuarial career and Zurich, is suited to you, as well as an opportunity for the Zurich Life actuarial team to get to know you.
• Your internship could involve working in reserving, pricing, reinsurance, or another core actuarial area. Whichever role your internship is in will give you the chance to start learning what an actuary does.

About you

What You’ll Need:

• Although Zurich is a hybrid workforce, you should be within a commutable distance of the office workplace stated in this advert
• Strong IT skills, and knowledge of Excel are preferable (but not essential)
• Comfortable with maths and a logical mindset
• Appetite to learn
• A professional attitude and a positive approach to your work

Entry Requirements:

• You must be in your penultimate year of study in a Maths-based bachelors (or equivalent) degree (e.g. mathematics, statistics, economics, engineering, chemistry, and physics) and on course to achieve a minimum 2:1 degree.
• A minimum C/4 grade in both English and Maths at GCSE level (or equivalent)
• At least 128 UCAS points (ABB) in three A-levels (or equivalent)
• A minimum A grade in Mathematics A-level.
• You must have an indefinite, full right to work and reside in the UK. Zurich cannot accept applications from those who require sponsorship to work in the UK. You must have resided in the UK for a minimum of three consecutive years.

Compensation & benefits

As well as joining a company that is passionate about sustainability and the customers, you can expect: 

• £21,840 pro rata salary
• Pro rata holiday for the duration of your internship
• Contribution towards private medical cover
• 12% company pension contribution
• Access to other flexible benefits 

Training & development

You will be assigned a ‘buddy’ for the duration of your internship. This will be a past intern or a recent graduate – someone who will be able to help guide you through your early experiences, give you advice, and answer any questions about working at Zurich. Additionally, the Zurich Internship Scheme will help to develop your non-actuarial skills and give you a chance to work on a project across different career disciplines.

Career progression

Zurich's summer internships are ideal for undergraduate students. As well as gaining some great experience, successful completion of your internship in 2025 could lead to you being offered a place on one of the graduate programs starting in 2026.

How to apply

Application Process:

• Search and Apply
• Application Review
• Selection Process
• Onboarding

Note: The Life Actuarial internship is based in the Swindon office - one of the UK’s most sustainable offices. There is the potential for hybrid working after an initial period.

Sources

The following resources were used in searching this page:

• youtube.com/@Zurich.Insurance
• zurich.com/careers/careers-at-Zurich