Summer Internship - Underwriting

Who are we?
Versant Health is one of the nation's leading administrators of managed vision care, serving over 35 million of our clients' members across the United States. Our purpose is to make healthy vision a reality for everyone by improving access to care and education in the communities we serve. Fueled by our mission to improve members' lives with easy-to-use vision solutions rooted in choice value, and care, we believe that everyone has the power to become anything they set their sights on.
The Summer Internship Development Program at Versant Health is designed to help you explore your career, learn our business, and develop as a young professional. Throughout the course of this 8-week summer internship opportunity, you will engage in professional and career development workshops, attend fireside chat series with Versant Health’s senior leaders and complete a capstone project.

See how you can make a difference with the support of strong leadership and a team environment.

Versant Health: Making Healthy Vision a Reality for Everyone

Scope and Purpose of Position: .
The Underwriting Intern position provides hands-on exposure to underwriting functions by assisting with risk assessment, rating, and pricing while job shadowing experienced underwriters. The Intern will learn underwriting workflows through guided training in reviewing census data, claims experience, and plan designs. The program also builds communication and analytical skills through collaboration with sales and client management teams to understand pricing strategy and client interactions.

Essential Functions:

• Assist with documentation, organization
• Will work with basic analysis and projections, financials and decision making
• Collaboration with Sales & Client Management teams, strategy
• Ensure that requests that come to Underwriting are complete and accurate, not missing documentation, asking clarifying questions on initial submission to Underwriting

Educational Requirements:

• Must be currently enrolled in an Undergraduate degree program
• Preferred fields of study: Business Administration, Actuarial Sciences, Finance, Project Management, Business Analytics, Economics, Healthcare Administration
• Required school classifications: Current Juniors and Seniors only
• Required GPA: 3.0 and above

Experience:

• Knowledge of finance and financial planning and analysis
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Excel
• Excel skills: Pivot tables, working with large data sets, basic functions
• Experience with Salesforce preferred

Competencies:

• Self-motivated and results-oriented
• Exceptional communication skills
• Effective networking skills
• Demonstrated critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Ability to deal with change and ambiguity in a fast-paced environment

HIPAA & Security Requirements
All Associates must comply with the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as it pertains to disclosures of protected health information (PHI) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and HIPAA Privacy Policies and Procedures. As a component of job roles and responsibilities, Associates may have access to covered information, cardholder data or other confidential customer information which must be protected at all times. As a result, Associates must explicitly adhere to all data security guidelines established within the Company’s Privacy & Security Training Program.

Versant Health will never request money from candidates who seek employment with us and will never ask for any payment as part of the recruitment process.

Versant Health is a proud Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer dedicated to attracting, retaining, and developing a diverse and inclusive workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at Versant Health without regards to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, national origin, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, genetic information, citizenship status, uniformed service member or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.