Are you curious about how artificial intelligence is changing underwriting and reshaping the future of (re)insurance? Join Swiss Re’s Property & Casualty Underwriting Transformation team in Zurich and help turn emerging AI capabilities into practical solutions, working at the intersection of business, technology, and change.
About the Role
This internship is your opportunity to dive into one of the most exciting transformations happening in the insurance industry. As an Intern in the P&C Underwriting Transformation team, you will contribute to meaningful projects that help underwriters work smarter, faster, and more effectively. From exploring emerging technologies to supporting business analysis and adoption efforts, you will gain hands-on experience in a dynamic, collaborative, and forward-thinking environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Support use-case development by researching and analysing how AI and digital tools can solve real underwriting challenges
- Assist in pilot programmes by coordinating activities, tracking progress, and documenting learnings across transformation initiatives
- Conduct business analysis to identify process gaps, map workflows, and translate business needs into actionable insights
- Contribute to value assessments by helping to measure and communicate the impact of transformation initiatives on underwriting performance
- Support adoption activities by contributing to change management efforts, preparing training materials, and engaging with stakeholders across the organization
- Collaborate cross-functionally with business, technology, and change management teams to support seamless delivery of transformation projects
- Prepare presentations and reports to communicate findings, progress, and recommendations to a variety of audiences
About the Team
Swiss Re's P&C Underwriting Transformation team turns emerging AI capabilities into practical solutions for underwriters. We work at the intersection of business, technology, and change — driving use-case development, pilots, business analysis, value assessment, and adoption. Our team is passionate about making a tangible difference to how underwriting is done, combining strategic thinking with a hands-on, collaborative approach.
About You
We are looking for a curious, motivated, and collaborative individual who is interested in both how AI and digital technologies work and how they can create measurable business value. You bring an analytical mindset, a passion for innovation, and the ability to communicate complex ideas clearly and concisely. You are comfortable moving between analytical work, stakeholder discussions, and structured project delivery, and can help translate between business and technical perspectives. You are excited by the opportunity to contribute to meaningful change in a global organisation.
We are looking for candidates who meet these requirements:
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business Administration, Data Science, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Economics, or a related field
- Analytical and structured thinking, with the ability to break down complex problems and develop clear, evidence-based recommendations
- Demonstrated familiarity with AI, data, or digital transformation, gained through coursework, project work, internships, extracurricular activities, or hands-on experimentation
- The ability to understand business needs and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present ideas and findings clearly to diverse audiences
- Comfort working with data and using quantitative and qualitative evidence to support conclusions
These are additional nice to haves:
- Hands-on experience with generative AI tools, prompt design, automation, data analysis, or rapid prototyping
- Experience with analytical or data tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Python, SQL, or similar
- Project coordination experience, including familiarity with agile ways of working
- Knowledge of the insurance or financial services industry, including an understanding of underwriting processes
- Experience supporting change management, user research, training, or stakeholder engagement
- Ability to work in a multilingual environment; language skills beyond English are an advantage
We are looking forward to your application, including your CV!
Due to immigration regulations non-EU/EFTA and UK citizens must provide a certificate from a Swiss university confirming that an internship is integral to their course of study. Kindly submit the mandatory letter from your university with your application documents.
The base salary range for this position will be shared with you during the interview process. The expected start date for this position is as soon as possible and expected duration of the internship is 4 to 6 months.
Our company has a hybrid work model where the expectation is that you will be in the office at least three days per week.
About Swiss Re
Swiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 15,000 employees across the world.
Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.
If you are an experienced professional returning to the workforce after a career break, we encourage you to apply for open positions that match your skills and experience.
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