AXA XL Intern, Risk Consulting

Chicago, Midwest USA

Are you ready to explore a career that’s all about solving real-world problems and making a difference? AXA XL offers property, casualty, financial lines and specialty insurance and reinsurance solutions for mid-sized companies through to large multinationals globally. We blend underwriting discipline, analytic excellence, and a strong market focus to create superior partnerships with clients and brokers. Sharpen your skills while gaining insight into the insurance industry.

During our 10 week paid internship, you'll work on meaningful projects alongside diverse and highly skilled professionals as well as widely known leaders in a non-vertical structure that has learning and development in its DNA. As a Risk Consulting Intern, you will join a specific team to learn about their functions and the critical work they do in managing and mitigating risks for our clients. This opportunity allows you to develop new skills, gain hands-on experience, and interact with technical specialists and company management, which will be crucial for your future career development. You will also participate in various intern events and activities to broaden your understanding of our business.

What you’ll be doing

What will your essential responsibilities include?

• Gain Insight into Risk Consulting: Understand the role of risk consultants in identifying, analyzing, and mitigating risks for clients across various industries.

• Develop Client Skills: Engage with clients to understand their needs and assist in delivering tailored risk management solutions.

• Data Analysis: Utilize data analysis skills to support risk assessments and contribute to the development of risk management strategies.

• Complete a Cross-Functional Team Project: Collaborate with team members on a project that culminates in a final presentation to Senior Leadership, showcasing your findings and recommendations.

• Network with Leaders: Build relationships with leaders across the enterprise to enhance your professional connections and understanding of the business.

• Engage in a Collaborative Environment: Work in a highly collaborative and entrepreneurial setting that encourages innovative thinking and problem-solving.

You will report to the Regional Engineering Leader

What you’ll bring

We’re looking for someone who has these abilities and skills:

• Pursuing a degree in Engineering or another similar technical based degree
• Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated leadership experience with a drive for results.
• A high level of intellectual capability and curiosity.
• Passion for solving problems through collaboration and innovation.
• Strong sense of ethics and accountability.
• Willing to take on challenges, open to feedback, and ready to act.
• Legal authorization to work in the country in which the position is posted.

Who WE are

AXA XL, the P&C and specialty risk division of AXA, is known for solving complex risks. For mid-sized companies, multinationals and even some inspirational individuals we don’t just provide re/insurance, we reinvent it.

How? By combining a comprehensive and efficient capital platform, data-driven insights, leading technology, and the best talent in an agile and inclusive workspace, empowered to deliver top client service across all our lines of business − property, casualty, professional, financial lines and specialty.

With an innovative and flexible approach to risk solutions, we partner with those who move the world forward.

Learn more at axaxl.com

 What we OFFER

Inclusion

AXA XL is committed to equal employment opportunity and will consider applicants regardless of gender, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity and origins, marital status, religion, disability, or any other protected characteristic.   At AXA XL, we know that an inclusive culture and enables business growth and is critical to our success. That’s why we have made a strategic commitment to attract, develop, advance and retain the most inclusive workforce possible, and create a culture where everyone can bring their full selves to work and reach their highest potential. It’s about helping one another — and our business — to move forward and succeed.

• Five Business Resource Groups focused on gender, LGBTQ+, ethnicity and origins, disability and inclusion with 20 Chapters around the globe.
• Robust support for Flexible Working Arrangements
• Enhanced family-friendly leave benefits
• Named to the Diversity Best Practices Index
• Signatory to the UK Women in Finance Charter

Learn more at Inclusion & Diversity at AXA XL | AXA XL. AXA XL is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Total Rewards

AXA XL’s Reward program is designed to take care of what matters most to you, covering the full picture of your health, wellbeing, lifestyle and financial security. It provides competitive compensation and personalized, inclusive benefits that evolve as you do.

We’re committed to rewarding your contribution for the long term, so you can be your best self today and look forward to the future with confidence.

Sustainability

At AXA XL, Sustainability is integral to our business strategy. In an ever-changing world, AXA XL protects what matters most for our clients and communities. We know that sustainability is at the root of a more resilient future. Our 2023-26 Sustainability strategy, called “Roots of resilience”, focuses on protecting natural ecosystems, addressing climate change, and embedding sustainable practices across our operations.

Our Pillars:

• Valuing nature: How we impact nature affects how nature impacts us. Resilient ecosystems - the foundation of a sustainable planet and society – are essential to our future. We’re committed to protecting and restoring nature – from mangrove forests to the bees in our backyard – by increasing biodiversity awareness and inspiring clients and colleagues to put nature at the heart of their plans.
• Addressing climate change: The effects of a changing climate are far-reaching and significant. Unpredictable weather, increasing temperatures, and rising sea levels cause both social inequalities and environmental disruption. We're building a net zero strategy, developing insurance products and services, and mobilizing to advance thought leadership and investment in societal-led solutions.
• Integrating ESG: All companies have a role to play in building a more resilient future. Incorporating ESG considerations into our internal processes and practices builds resilience from the roots of our business. We’re training our colleagues, engaging our external partners, and evolving our sustainability governance and reporting.
• AXA Hearts in Action:  We have established volunteering and charitable giving programs to help colleagues support causes that matter most to them, known as AXA XL’s “Hearts in Action” programs. These include our Matching Gifts program, Volunteering Leave, and our annual volunteering day – the Global Day of Giving.

For more information, please see Sustainability at AXA XL.

The salary for this position is 24 dollars an hour. 

Actual pay will be determined based upon the individual’s skills, experience and location. We strive for market alignment and internal equity with our colleagues’ pay.

At AXA XL, we know how important physical, mental, and financial health are to our employees, which is why we are proud to offer benefits such as a competitive retirement savings plan, health and wellness programs, and many other benefits. We also believe in fostering our colleagues' development and offer a wide range of learning opportunities for colleagues to hone their professional skills and to position themselves for the next step of their careers. For more details about AXA XL’s benefits offerings, please visit US Benefits at a Glance 2025.