Business Intern (Summer 2027)

Location: Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA; Portland, Maine, USA; Columbia, South Carolina, USA

When you join the team at Unum, you become part of an organization committed to helping you thrive.

Here, we work to provide the employee benefits and service solutions that enable employees at our client companies to thrive throughout life’s moments. And this starts with ensuring that every one of our team members enjoys opportunities to succeed both professionally and personally. To enable this, we provide:

Award-winning culture

Inclusion and diversity as a priority

Performance Based Incentive Plans

Competitive benefits package that includes: Health, Vision, Dental, Short & Long-Term Disability

Generous PTO (including paid time to volunteer!)

Up to 9.5% 401(k) employer contribution

Mental health support

Career advancement opportunities

Student loan repayment options

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible work environments

• All the benefits listed above are subject to the terms of their individual Plans.

And that’s just the beginning…

With 10,000 employees helping more than 39 million people worldwide, every role at Unum is meaningful and impacts the lives of our customers. Whether you’re directly supporting a growing family, or developing online tools to help navigate a difficult loss, customers are counting on the combined talents of our entire team. Help us help others, and join Team Unum today!

General Summary:Are you ready to learn and grow while making a positive difference in peoples' lives? If so, Unum’s summer internship program may be for you! This internship allows you to be part of providing 36 million workers and families with financial protection benefits, all while shaping your career. This 10-week ‘intern immersion’ has many different departments including: Finance, Communications, Human Resources, and Underwriting just to name a few!

As one of our interns you’ll enhance your business acumen, gain meaningful professional experience and acquire deep insight into the insurance industry. After orientation and on-boarding, you’ll join one of our business areas, where you will be assigned meaningful, challenging project work, that has immediate impact on our business. You’ll work on collaborative projects, while also owning individual work that will push you to learn and grow as a professional.

Our interns participate in weekly workshops where they learn about professional development skills and how we do business. They participate in cross functional business case challenges with other interns, to solve for real business needs, which culminates with an end-of-summer presentation to key business leaders.

Interns selected are usually hired into the summer internship program and then placed with a specific corporate function team in early spring.

We are looking for individuals to bring their curiosity and individuality. In return we provide professional skill development and hands-on experience that contributes to your personal and professional growth.

Program Highlights

Work for the leader in the disability-based employee benefits marketplace and in a professional, corporate setting

Contribute to meaningful project work that  leaves a lasting impact on the business

Participate in a cross-functional business case challenges with other interns to solve real business needs

Attend weekly professional development and information sessions, while learning about departmental functions and enhancing your professional skills

Gain exposure to networking opportunities with senior leader across our enterprise locations

Take part in social events, have fun and build your network with other interns

Participate in community service activities, by supporting organizations that make our communities stronger, advocate for greater access to the benefits that strengthen our societies and families, protect the environment around us, and invest in our workplace culture

Join an Employee Network and work with the Office of Inclusion & Diversity to help advance Unum's inclusion journey and represent the full spectrum of what makes us unique

Earn college credit  (School/Program Manager pre-approvals are required)

Top summer interns may be considered for full-time roles within corporate functional areas.

Housing is not provided, however Unum offers a lump-sum bonus to help with costs and guidance on housing opportunities used by interns in the past.

Past Corporate Business Interns Projects

Built a growth and risk operations reporting structure for process improvement initiatives

Performed ROI calculations related to sales support investments including offers and compensation incentives

Provided competitor intelligence around available claims reporting for insurance and service products

Created new hire training and on-boarding processes to help build curriculum for small batch hiring

Identified employee engagement opportunities with corporate social responsibility nonprofit partners while working alongside communications to develop plans and written content

Past Corporate Business Intern Full-Time Job Placements

Leadership Rotational Programs

Financial Analyst

Auditor

Underwriter

Program Timeline: Starts in early June 2027 and lasts 10-12 weeks

Locations

Chattanooga, TN

Portland, ME

Columbia, SC

Qualifications

Candidate must be currently enrolled in an accredited college degree program or be a Spring 2027 graduate

3.0 GPA

Demonstrated leadership abilities and on-campus involvement

Strong analytical and critical thinking skills

Demonstrated ability to think both strategically and tactically

Proficiency in MS Word and Excel software applications

Ability to work independently and be self-directed on project work

Excellent communication skills

Available to work 40 hours per week during regular business hours and adhere to Unum's hybrid work policy

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