Underwriting Insurance Internship
Company: Amwins Internships
Location: Birmingham
Posted on: February 18, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Description Amwins is the largest specialty
wholesale insurance distributor in the US, offering tailored
products to fill a variety of needs and services. Comprised of five
core divisions, Amwins, combines an extensive partnership network
with niche industry expertise to provide unparalleled insurance
solutions to clients all around the world. Special Risk
Underwriters (SRU) is one of the largest underwriting groups within
the Amwins Underwriting Division. SRU is a delegated underwriting
group specializing in commercial catastrophic property insurance,
servicing Amwins property brokers exclusively. As the managing
general agent (MGA), we are focused on returning profit to our
insurance carriers through disciplined underwriting, conservative
portfolio management, and strategic partnership with both
international and domestic insurance carriers. Since its inception
in 2008, SRU has grown to become one of the premiere E&S
property MGAs with gross written premium expected to reach ~$550M
by EOY 2023 coupled with a 16-year track of returning profit to its
carrier partners. Summary of Amwins' SRU Internship Program One key
component of our success is our people. We strive to hire
exceptional talent that fits well within our company culture.
Because of this, SRU is proud of our summer internship program,
which is targeted towards rising college sophomores-seniors. The
goal of our summer internship program is to expose college students
to commercial property underwriting while giving students the
opportunity to learn more about the excess and surplus lines
insurance industry. By participating in a Summer 2026 SRU
Underwriting Internship at Amwins Birmingham , you will enhance the
skills you are developing through your academic studies and gain
valuable first-hand experience. This internship will last 9 weeks
and will be a full-time position. What You Gain from an Internship
at Amwins At the completion of the Internship, the candidate will
have basic knowledge of the following: Excess & Surplus Lines
insurance industry and value chain The different functions retail
agencies, wholesale brokers, MGA/carrier, and reinsurance serve in
the wholesale distribution space The day-to-day operations of an
MGA Underwriter-broker and underwriter-carrier relationships in an
MGA model How MGAs offer competitive advantages to insurance
carriers SRU underwriting platforms, tools, and strategy of
deploying capacity AMWINS strategy and culture that drives success
in a competitive market space Job Duties Assist with qualification
of accounts while working with underwriting teams Perform necessary
evaluation and reporting on account characteristics Help Associate
Underwriters with processing necessary functions for account
submissions and bound policies Work up SRU Online submissions,
assisting in the underwriting process from start to finish. Manage
account log for SRU submissions Qualifications for an Internship at
Amwins Required: Enrolled at an accredited college or university
Pursuing a Business degree or a related program Recommended GPA of
3.0 or above
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