Commercial Underwriting Summer Intern Review

by Allianz UK

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Rating

3/5
  • The Role
    2.8
  • The Company
    3.5
  • The Culture
    2.5

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • I enjoyed aspects of the internship but there were days I did not enjoy when I was sat watching others do tasks or there was little work for me to do. I also enjoyed some teams more than others (I spent around 2 weeks in each of the different teams with different lines of business and new business)

    3/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • All the staff were really grateful for whatever work I helped them out with.

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Given 4 and 8 week feedback sessions which were helpful as well as meetings with each team leader before and after each time period spent in each team

    4/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • This was dependent on the team, most of the time I was given work to do but there were some days when there was nothing I could help out with so I sat and watched others do the tasks.

    2/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • As I moved round the different teams, there was really sufficient time to train me to do some of the more difficult tasks so I wasn't given much responsibility. I think it would have been more beneficial to stay in one team and maybe spend a day in each of the different ones.

    1/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • I have gained a real valuable insight into insurance and I feel it will help with my Economics degree and a wider understanding of the economy and importance of the insurance sector.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • It was a really nice office - sometimes quite quiet but everyone was willing to help if I needed anything.

    5/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • We had regular correspondence from the scheme leader letting us know where we were up to and what needed to be done. The induction on the first day with all the other interns was really helpful as well as a couple of other days spent with all the other interns - one careers day detailling the different graduate opportunities and one day where we presented what we had done to each other.

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • As it is a busy time of the year as many people are away on holiday, people didn't have much spare time to help to train me as they had large workloads themselves and it wasn't really beneficial to train me as I only spent a maximum of 2 weeks in that specific team. However, all travel was paid for down to the events with other interns including overnight accomodation where required and all food paid for as well. We also had 3 days holiday which was very good.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • National Travel

    Company Parties/Events
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • There are a variety of different grad schemes which they encourage you to apply for and I think you may get some exemptions from some of the recruitment stages although I have just finished first year so I'm not thinking about applying for anything just yet!

    3/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • There was a summer party but I couldn't attend. I think Head Office in Guildford has more of a social scene as there are more interns and grads down there.

    1/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • It is a cheap city, I just commute in so not sure about living costs.

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Been on a few nights out here (although not with work) and it is a really good night - especially for students.

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • There were quite a few charity events in the office but not much else really.

    1/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Insurance & Risk Management

Yorkshire and Humberside

August 2013

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