Underwriting/Product Management Intern - Specialty Equipment (Summer 2026)
Be Here. Be Great. Working for a leader in the insurance industry means opportunity for you. Great American Insurance Group's member companies are subsidiaries of American Financial Group. We combine a "small company" culture where your ideas will be heard with "big company" expertise to help you succeed. With over 30 specialty and property and casualty operations, there are always opportunities here to learn and grow.
At Great American, we value and recognize the benefits derived when people with different backgrounds and experiences work together to achieve business results. Our goal is to create a workplace where all employees feel included, empowered, and enabled to perform at their best.
In the Specialty Equipment Division, we help businesses stay in business when bad things happen to their equipment. Our focus is on innovation and simplicity, and we go beyond convention to provide embedded insurance solutions that make purchasing and financing equipment fast and easy. The team combines specialized technology and service excellence to manage risk and create valuable customer experiences.
The Specialty Equipment division is searching for an Underwriting/Product Management Intern to join their team in the summer 2026. Ideally, this individual would start part-time in March/April (10-20 hours/week) and transition to full-time in the summer (40 hours/week). This position will be based in our downtown Cincinnati office.
Our Intern Program is responsible for developing the fundamental skills that supports our underwriting team. The Intern will learn to review and evaluate information for various types of businesses, to determine appropriate classification and pricing methodologies. They will work closely with experienced underwriters to learn customer service skills and standards. The program includes a combination of activities, aimed at giving the intern a full understanding of the underwriting discipline.
Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities
- Provide support to the Specialty Equipment Divisional primarily working in the Product Management/Underwriting Department with the following responsibilities:
- Research and classify various equipment exposures.
- Setup and make modifications to policies in Policy Configuration System.
- Complete the underwriting for policy change endorsements.
- Prepare monthly audit of large exposures.
- Prepare monthly reporting of sales opportunities to Divisional Leadership.
- Underwrite assigned large risk exposures.
- Other duties and special projects as assigned.
- Special projects for other departments within the Division.
Job Requirements
- Current enrollment in an accredited college or university with a major in such areas as business administration, finance, economics, statistics, communications, or risk management and insurance
- An overall GPA of 3.0 or higher.
- Must be available to work 40 hours in the summer and 10-20 hours during the school year.