Commerical Underwriting Summer Internship Review

by Allianz UK

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Rating

4.4/5
  • The Role
    4.6
  • The Company
    4.3
  • The Culture
    4.4

    The Role

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

    • Thoroughly enjoyed the placement at Allianz it is a great place to work everyone is as friendly and welcoming as can be and there are opportunities to gain exposure to other areas of the business if that is what you desire. I was lucky enough to go on a survey in London to see how risks are assessed, a broker visit to see some client interaction and even spend a day at head office in the Finance department as I am interested in that graduate scheme.

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

    • From day one I felt valued by the team as I was able to get stuck into some very interesting projects which inevitably caused the need to collaborate with everyone who was more than happy to take time out of their day to talk to me and help push my projects along.

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

    • Some of my projects set were very ambiguous however I enjoyed this as it allowed me to innovate and use my initiative and make the project my own, but if I ever required help my managers and team around me were extremely supportive.

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

    • In the first couple of days I was just learning about the insurance industry but soon after I was getting set project after project which were all due on my last day this was a little overwhelming at first but I just prioritised my time and I was busy on a daily basis but not inundated with work, which was really nice as it caused the days to go by quickly and it meant I wasn't stuck doing any small minor jobs like filing.

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

    • I was given as much responsibility on my projects as you could get as once I had been given the brief I was able to go away on my own and get to work on it. It was also nice that some of the projects I did could have an impact on the business as one project was for the branch manager whom is planning on modelling it to the regional team in order to gain extra resources.

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

    • The skills I have developed will be exceptionally helpful with regards to my degree as in terms of presentation skills (which I had to do in front of the whole management team) so that should make all presentations I get at University look relatively easy and just general business acumen will help me to think logically about the topics in a real life context

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • General atmosphere of the office was very quite sometimes but does liven up and if you want to have a chat with someone its not frowned upon and everyone is up for a laugh. So overall the atmosphere of the office is good!

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Internship was really well organised the HR team had a schedule of what we will be doing across the internship in terms of meeting up with other inters, having a careers fair just for the interns to see what the graduate schemes are like at Allianz. Also my manager was exceptional at organising my time over the internship with regards to what work I was given.

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

    • Brilliant! I really wasn't expecting to be invested in at all but they allowed me to go on the Broker visit, survey in London, and to go to head office to see what the Finance Division is like as that is what interested me after the careers fair. I really wasn't expecting to be able to do anything like this so it was a great surprise.

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

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

    • Really good, as I have said earlier they hosted a careers fair just for the interns to show what they have to offer and they really want to get as many interns as possible on to the Graduate Scheme. So hopefully I will be coming back in the future.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Yes really good although I was the only intern in the office the graduates were really fun to go out with and even the whole office as I was their for a colleagues retirement which got everyone out.

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

    • Accommodation was relatively cheap I was paying £400 a month renting a room in the centre of town in a really nice area. And there are lots of bars, pubs and all the essentials like that so its a really good place to socialise.

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

    • The nightlife in Maidstone itself isn't the best, however it is close to other places like Canterbury which is a lot better.

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

    • Yes there were CII events all paid for by the CII where you can network with brokers and other professionals in the insurance industry, although most of the people there were from Allianz but it was good to go out with people from work.

    5/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Insurance & Risk Management

South East

August 2015

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