Westfield
Risk Control Intern (Summer 2025)
Westfield, Ashley, Ohio, United States, 43003
Job Description
The Risk Control Intern is an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in commercial lines insurance, risk management, and safety and health. As an intern you will:Work Directly with Professionals:
Support risk control experts in the field to help qualify key risk exposures impacting a customers' businesses related to the commercial lines' coverages provided.Engage with Customers:
Interact with customers to promote awareness and action in managing current and emerging risks related to their operation.Advance Initiatives:
Interact with the risk control team to enhance initiatives, resources, and capabilities that better qualify and manage risk issues affecting loss performance by business, industry, or line of coverage.Learn and Share Best Practices:
Learn, develop, and disseminate best practices allowing a safe workplace and that mitigate the business and personal impact related to work, property, liability, and auto accidents.#LI-DNI
Responsibilities
Assist in Field Surveys:
Shadow experienced professionals in the field to help qualify loss exposures and safety protocols across a wide industry base.Support Customer Consultation:
Promote awareness and action that enables a business to effectively target solutions that limit the suffering and impact of worker, property, liability, and auto related accidents.Data Analysis:
Analyze data to identify trends and develop strategies to mitigate risks.Report Preparation : Contribute to the creation of detailed risk reports and recommendations allowing underwriters to understand successes and opportunities to a business's risk management program.Engage in Meaningful Projects:
Work on diverse projects involving research, data analysis, and problem-solving to develop innovative risk control solutions that support risk control team and customers in their risk management efforts.Research and Learn:
Continuously learn and share safety knowledge and best practices to understand, qualify, and prevent the impact of claims on businesses, their workforce, and the community.Assists the business unit in completing the tasks assigned to them, which often includes, but is not limited to, project work and covering the day-to-day operations of the business unit.Participates in training programs, workshops, and on-the-job learning opportunities to enhance knowledge and skills related to the field or industry of the internship.Participates in summer internship program events, including Lunch and Learns.Completes assigned tasks and projects efficiently and effectively, following instructions and guidelines provided by supervisors or mentors.Conducts research, gathers data, and analyzes information relevant to the internship focus or assigned projects.Takes responsibility for administrative and support tasks of the department.Collaborates with colleagues, supervisors, and other stakeholders to effectively communicate progress, challenges, and ideas, and actively participates in team meetings or discussions.Works on projects that provide opportunity to collaborate with other interns as well as associates in other departments, ranging from data analysis to mentors.Identifies and resolves issues or challenges that arise during the internship, demonstrating problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to finding solutions.Demonstrates professionalism, punctuality, and a strong work ethic by being reliable, responsible, and maintaining a positive attitude towards assigned responsibilities.Develops business skills in communication and shadowing other professionals.Maintaining accurate records, documenting progress, and preparing reports or presentations as required by the internship program or supervisors.Attends business unit meetings as assigned and creates and delivers presentations.Seeks feedback from supervisors or mentors, actively seeking opportunities for improvement, and applying learning to enhance performance throughout the internship.For field roles, only: Expected to drive/travel at least 25% of working time to perform essential functions. This may involve traveling on short notice or other daily driving duties as assigned.Qualifications
High School Diploma or General Education Diploma (GED) and/or commensurate experience.Either actively enrolled in an academic institution in pursuit of a degree in Risk Management, Occupational Safety, Engineering, Business, Finance, Economics, Law, and Psychology or a relevant course of study, or is a recent college graduate, typically having attained a degree within the past 12 months.Valid driver's license and a driving record that conforms to company standards.Location
Hybrid defined as three (3) or more days per week in the office
Behavioral Competencies
CollaboratesCommunicates EffectivelyCustomer FocusDecision QualityNimble Learning
About Us
Founded in 1848, Westfield is a global leader in property and casualty insurance, delivering superior risk insights and innovative solutions to customers through a diverse portfolio of insurance products. Westfield underwrites commercial, personal, surety, and specialty lines of coverage through a network of leading independent agents and brokers in the United States and specialty products through Lloyd's of London Syndicate 1200. As a mutual insurance company with more than 3,000 employees, Westfield has revenues in excess of $4 billion and more than $10 billion in assets.
The Risk Control Intern is an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in commercial lines insurance, risk management, and safety and health. As an intern you will:Work Directly with Professionals:
Support risk control experts in the field to help qualify key risk exposures impacting a customers' businesses related to the commercial lines' coverages provided.Engage with Customers:
Interact with customers to promote awareness and action in managing current and emerging risks related to their operation.Advance Initiatives:
Interact with the risk control team to enhance initiatives, resources, and capabilities that better qualify and manage risk issues affecting loss performance by business, industry, or line of coverage.Learn and Share Best Practices:
Learn, develop, and disseminate best practices allowing a safe workplace and that mitigate the business and personal impact related to work, property, liability, and auto accidents.#LI-DNI
Responsibilities
Assist in Field Surveys:
Shadow experienced professionals in the field to help qualify loss exposures and safety protocols across a wide industry base.Support Customer Consultation:
Promote awareness and action that enables a business to effectively target solutions that limit the suffering and impact of worker, property, liability, and auto related accidents.Data Analysis:
Analyze data to identify trends and develop strategies to mitigate risks.Report Preparation : Contribute to the creation of detailed risk reports and recommendations allowing underwriters to understand successes and opportunities to a business's risk management program.Engage in Meaningful Projects:
Work on diverse projects involving research, data analysis, and problem-solving to develop innovative risk control solutions that support risk control team and customers in their risk management efforts.Research and Learn:
Continuously learn and share safety knowledge and best practices to understand, qualify, and prevent the impact of claims on businesses, their workforce, and the community.Assists the business unit in completing the tasks assigned to them, which often includes, but is not limited to, project work and covering the day-to-day operations of the business unit.Participates in training programs, workshops, and on-the-job learning opportunities to enhance knowledge and skills related to the field or industry of the internship.Participates in summer internship program events, including Lunch and Learns.Completes assigned tasks and projects efficiently and effectively, following instructions and guidelines provided by supervisors or mentors.Conducts research, gathers data, and analyzes information relevant to the internship focus or assigned projects.Takes responsibility for administrative and support tasks of the department.Collaborates with colleagues, supervisors, and other stakeholders to effectively communicate progress, challenges, and ideas, and actively participates in team meetings or discussions.Works on projects that provide opportunity to collaborate with other interns as well as associates in other departments, ranging from data analysis to mentors.Identifies and resolves issues or challenges that arise during the internship, demonstrating problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to finding solutions.Demonstrates professionalism, punctuality, and a strong work ethic by being reliable, responsible, and maintaining a positive attitude towards assigned responsibilities.Develops business skills in communication and shadowing other professionals.Maintaining accurate records, documenting progress, and preparing reports or presentations as required by the internship program or supervisors.Attends business unit meetings as assigned and creates and delivers presentations.Seeks feedback from supervisors or mentors, actively seeking opportunities for improvement, and applying learning to enhance performance throughout the internship.For field roles, only: Expected to drive/travel at least 25% of working time to perform essential functions. This may involve traveling on short notice or other daily driving duties as assigned.Qualifications
High School Diploma or General Education Diploma (GED) and/or commensurate experience.Either actively enrolled in an academic institution in pursuit of a degree in Risk Management, Occupational Safety, Engineering, Business, Finance, Economics, Law, and Psychology or a relevant course of study, or is a recent college graduate, typically having attained a degree within the past 12 months.Valid driver's license and a driving record that conforms to company standards.Location
Hybrid defined as three (3) or more days per week in the office
Behavioral Competencies
CollaboratesCommunicates EffectivelyCustomer FocusDecision QualityNimble Learning
About Us
Founded in 1848, Westfield is a global leader in property and casualty insurance, delivering superior risk insights and innovative solutions to customers through a diverse portfolio of insurance products. Westfield underwrites commercial, personal, surety, and specialty lines of coverage through a network of leading independent agents and brokers in the United States and specialty products through Lloyd's of London Syndicate 1200. As a mutual insurance company with more than 3,000 employees, Westfield has revenues in excess of $4 billion and more than $10 billion in assets.