About the role#
As a Health and Benefits Intern, you will work alongside consultants to support clients with their health and welfare plans. This role provides exposure to real client assignments, requiring you to analyze data, draw conclusions, and present results. You will participate in twice-weekly learning and networking sessions with colleagues and leaders across the business.
What you'll do#
- Support the development and implementation of new client strategies and solutions.
- Analyze and compare vendor products, services, and contracts.
- Perform financial analyses, including developing pricing, creating employee contribution strategies, and modeling plan design alternatives.
- Gain specialized knowledge in areas such as pharmacy, life and disability insurance, health equity, wellbeing, vendor placement, and actuarial analytics.
- Evaluate responses to surveys and vendor proposals.
What you'll need#
- Progress toward a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in human capital, human resource management, health economics, risk management, insurance, business management, marketing, finance, actuarial science, or mathematics.
- Minimum overall GPA of 3.0.
- Successful completion of one or more actuarial exams is beneficial for Actuarial students.
- Prior internship or work experience demonstrating increasing levels of complex work, autonomy, and client service skills.
- Ability to work independently and cooperatively in a team environment.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
- Must be able to work legally in the United States indefinitely without visa sponsorship.
- Expected graduation date between December 2027 and June 2028.
Location & details#
- This is a full-time, paid internship running from June 2027 through August 2027.
- The role is hybrid and requires you to be local to and able to commute to our offices in Southfield, Michigan, Chicago, Illinois, or Detroit, Michigan.
- No relocation or housing assistance is provided.
About WTW
WTW is a public company that provides solutions for people, risk, and capital. It operates in the financial services sector with specialties in insurance, human resources consulting, and pension administration. The firm maintains a global presence with offices in London and Arlington. It employs over 55,000 people across 140 countries.
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