Actuarial Intern - Summer 2025

Location(s)

Chicago, Illinois

Details

Kemper is one of the nation’s leading specialized insurers. Our success is a direct reflection of the talented and diverse people who make a positive difference in the lives of our customers every day. We believe a high-performing culture, valuable opportunities for personal development and professional challenge, and a healthy work-life balance can be highly motivating and productive. Kemper’s products and services are making a real difference to our customers, who have unique and evolving needs. By joining our team, you are helping to provide an experience to our stakeholders that delivers on our promises.

Kemper Scholars Internship Program

Kemper Scholars internships will enable you to broaden your understanding of the business, make valuable connections, and set a course for your professional journey with us. You will work on special projects that positively impact our business and our customers. Kemper is looking for students who love to problem solve and are willing to make real-life impact on projects that may involve the senior executives to front-line associates. We deliver meaningful experiences in various internship areas like Product Development, Claims, Operations, Finance, IT, Data Analytics, and much more. Are you ready to create your own journey by joining ours? This is a 10-week paid internship offering challenging projects that support Kemper’s strategic priorities.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Kemper interns will be exposed to the following concepts and experiences.

• Work day to day with the Life reserving actuarial team.

• Gain hands-on experience running actuarial models and delivering financial results.

• Perform data analysis using Excel, R, SQL, and other programs.

• Exposure to a range of actuarial concepts, including reserving / valuation and pricing concepts.

• Assist on special projects and ad-hoc analysis.

• Present analytical findings to the team / business partner.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS (MUST HAVE):

• Junior or Senior status enrolled at the University of Chicago, Northwestern University, University of Wisconsin-Madison, or Notre Dame University.

• Qualifying majors in an academic area related to mathematics, such as, actuarial science, statistics, finance, economics or data science.

• Successful completion of 1 or more actuarial exams preferred.

• Proficiency with MS Office products, including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint

• A minimum 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 GPA scale.

• This position is a hybrid role and may require work in the office 3-4 days a week.

• This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

The hourly rate for this opportunity is $22.00.

Kemper is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, disability status or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. We are committed to supporting diversity and equality across our organization and we work diligently to maintain a workplace free from discrimination.

Kemper does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Kemper and Kemper will not be obligated to pay a placement fee.

Kemper will never request personal information, such as your social security number or banking information, via text or email.  Additionally, Kemper does not use external messaging applications like WireApp or Skype to communicate with candidates.  If you receive such a message, delete it.