Actuarial Intern

WCIRB Actuarial Internship Program

The Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California (WCIRB) provides a 10-week internship program for the Summer to participate in hands-on training in the areas of Actuarial or Research.

We seek motivated students entering their third or fourth year or recent graduates in a Math, Science, Statistics or related undergraduate program at a college or university to participate in a part-time, paid, opportunity. No prior Actuarial experience or exams are required.

In this internship students will work alongside our highly skilled and professional staff and will work on challenging projects that will provide practical work experience while developing problem solving and decision-making skills.

As an Intern at the WCIRB you will:

• Participate in actuarial or research studies
• Prepare and analyze various workers' compensation insurance data, such as workers’ compensation policy and claims data, and medical and indemnity transaction data
• Support presentations and exhibits of actuarial or research studies
• Shadow professional staff in their work
• Receive coaching from department leaders and learn about our organization and industry

This internship opportunity is in our Oakland, CA office and will operate under the guidance of WCIRB Actuarial and Research department leadership.

This internship opportunity is a part-time opportunity working 30 hours per week, four days on-site, schedule to be determined. Students will be paid $27.00 per hour.

This internship opportunity does not provide any housing allocation. Participants are responsible for arranging their own housing and transportation. The WCIRB office is located within the Uptown area of Oakland and is easily accessible by BART.

Requirements and Qualifications:

• Third- or Fourth-year undergraduate student pursuing a bachelor’s degree in science, math, statistics, economics, actuarial science or related field or a recent graduate with a credential in one of these fields
• GPA of 3.2 or greater on 4.0 scale
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Advanced Excel skills required
• Experience with SQL, VBA, Python or R preferred
• Eligible to work in the United States with no restrictions
• Completion of at least 1 Actuarial exam preferred but not required