Early Careers: Risk & Analytics and Alternative Risk Transfer Analyst- 2027

Program Overview

The 17-month Corporate Risk & Broking Graduate Development Program combines orientation, structured onboarding, hands-on experience, and professional development. Graduates build broad industry knowledge, practical skills, and a strong network while developing deeper expertise in their assigned business area.

Placement Areas

• Core Analytics: Apply proprietary models, big data, and risk-tolerance insights to help client teams make informed risk decisions.
• Risk Insurance Optimization: Produce actuarial loss forecasts, evaluate insurance structures, and support strategies across property, auto liability, general liability, cyber, financial liability, and other risks.
• Alternative Risk Transfer Solutions: Help design and place tailored financing solutions—including parametric, structured multiyear, captive stop-loss, and loss portfolio transfer programs—when traditional insurance is constrained or inefficient.

Responsibilities

• Develop proficiency in insurance, brokerage, actuarial, analytics, and alternative risk concepts.
• Support the development, maintenance, and use of proprietary risk and program-design models.
• Analyze exposure, loss, statistical, market, and industry data to assess risk and financial impact.
• Prepare clear client deliverables, presentations, submissions, proposals, research, and sales collateral.
• Collaborate with consultants, actuaries, brokers, account leaders, clients, and insurance markets.
• Support placement and renewal activities, including program design, quotation review, comparisons, binders, and policy checks.
• Communicate complex concepts effectively to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Maintain accurate records and follow all quality, compliance, and operational procedures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum 3.0 GPA; graduation expected between May 2026 and May 2027.
• Quantitative, risk, or business-related study preferred, including mathematics, actuarial science, computer science, information systems, risk management, finance, or economics.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, with intermediate to advanced Excel skills; R and one or more actuarial exams are advantageous for actuarial-focused work.
• Strong analytical, research, communication, collaboration, organization, and time-management skills.
• Ability to follow direction, incorporate feedback, manage competing tasks, and deliver accurate work.
• Team-oriented, self-motivated, and committed to integrity and client service.

Licensing

For Alternative Risk Transfer placement work, the successful candidate must obtain the required resident-state insurance license within 90 days of hire and an active surplus lines license within the applicable 120-day period.

Compensation And Benefits

The hourly rate being offered for this role is $37.00/hr – $40.00/hr USD. This role is also eligible for overtime.

WTW provides a competitive benefit package which includes the following (eligibility requirements apply):

• Health and Welfare Benefits: Medical (including prescription coverage), Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Commuter Account, Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Group Accident, Group Critical Illness, Life Insurance, AD&D, Group Legal, Identity Theft Protection, Wellbeing Program, and Work/Life Resources (including Employee Assistance Program)
• Leave Benefits: Paid Holidays, Annual Paid Time Off (includes paid state/local paid leave where required), Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Other Leaves (e.g., Bereavement, FMLA, ADA, Jury Duty, Military Leave, and Parental and Adoption Leave), Paid Time Off
• Retirement Benefits: Contributory Pension Plan and Savings Plan (401k)

Note: Employment-based non-immigrant visa sponsorship and/or assistance is not offered for this specific job opportunity. We will only consider candidates who are currently authorized to work in the United States and who will not require sponsorship now or in the future. Student visas, CPT, OPT, H-1B, TN, and other temporary work authorizations are considered restricted forms of employment eligibility. Once these expire, the candidate must be able to present another valid form of work authorization. Start Date: August 2nd, 2027. Locations: New York City & Chicago.