Internships and Placements UK

Welcome Students

Allianz’s proposition for students has never been stronger. Your personal development is our number one priority. What makes our placements and internships different is that we don’t just want you to spend a couple of motionless months with us; we want to see you grow, take on new responsibilities, excel while developing a fulfilling career and lead our business forward. If you’re a passionate, driven individual with a willingness to learn, we'd love you to apply.

Life on our internships and placements

Learn more about the experiences of our students.

Year in industry placements

We are looking for students who challenge us to simplify, speed up and build a business that cares - for a better life for our customers and for our society. Explore our offers for a year in industry placements.

Operations

Our Operations function plays a vital role in enabling Allianz to succeed as a business. As a diverse team of experts, Operations forms the foundation of our business and has a variety of career paths available, from Information Security to IT, Protection, Business Continuity and Incident Management and Change specialists. We’ll give you real ownership of challenging objectives and you’ll leave knowing you’ve really contributed to our strategic goals.

This year placement offers you the opportunity to work closely with various stakeholders, as well as understand how an insurance business operates from within. This, coupled with amazing support from your Line Manager and the rest of the team, will give you invaluable insight into what it takes to be part of a large UK business; you’ll be part of something big from day one. This year-long internship in Operations offers an insight into the diverse and fast-paced roles that interact with every other area of the business, and will set you up with knowledge and skills for your final year at University and future career after graduation.

Your year with us would start at the end of June/start of July, based in our head office in Guildford.

What we look for:

  • Studying an honours degree of any discipline
  • On target for a 2:1 level or above
  • Valid work permit for permanent work in the UK without restrictions after graduation

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Actuarial

Our actuaries are at the heart of what we do. They influence every decision we make – from how much to charge for a single policy to how much to pay for a potential acquisition. Their technical expertise, unique perspective and commercial awareness are relied upon by other teams and are critical to our overall success.

Our Actuarial placement runs over 12 months and will help you to develop your skills, gain insightful practical experience and make more informed decisions about your future career.

The placement will involve a mix of project work, operational tasks and improving processes. Past interns have been given many opportunities, responsibilities and ownership for a wide range of work which has allowed them to develop and grow, whilst making a significant contribution to Allianz. They have been involved in areas such as conducting statistical reviews of claims made by our customers, annual business planning and case pricing.

This could be based in Guildford or London.

What we look for:

  • On course for a 2:1 or above in a numerate or business related degree
  • A level Maths at grade A or above (or equivalent)
  • Valid work permit for permanent work in the UK without restrictions after graduation

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Internships

Let’s care for tomorrow. For developing your skills and networks. Want to start your career in a supportive learning environment? We offer many opportunities for student internships.

Operations

Our Operations function plays a vital role in enabling Allianz to succeed as a business. As a diverse team of experts, Operations forms the foundation of our business and has a variety of career paths available, from Information Security to IT, Business Continuity and Incident Management, Shared Service and Change specialists. We’ll give you real ownership of challenging objectives and you’ll leave knowing you’ve really contributed to our strategic goals.

This internship offers you the opportunity to work closely with various stakeholders, as well as understand how an insurance business operates from within. This, coupled with amazing support from your Line Manager and the rest of the team, will give you invaluable insight into what it takes to be part of a large UK business; you’ll be part of something big from day one. Our nine week internship in Operations offers an insight into the diverse and fast-paced roles that interact with every other areas of the business.

This is based in Guildford, however there may be opportunities to work in other locations. 

What we look for:

  • Penultimate or final year of studies in honours degree of any discipline
  • On target for a 2:1 level or above
  • Valid work permit for permanent work in the UK without restrictions after graduation

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Actuarial

Our actuaries are at the heart of what we do. They influence every decision we make – from how much to charge for a single policy to how much to pay for a potential acquisition. Their technical expertise, unique perspective and commercial awareness are relied upon by other teams and are critical to our overall success.

The internship will involve a mix of project work, operational tasks and improving processes. Past interns have been involved in areas such as conducting statistical reviews of claims made by our customers, annual business planning and running sensitivity tests for the capital model.

This could be based in Guildford or London.

What we look for:

  • On course for a 2:1 or above in a numerate or business related degree
  • A level Maths at grade A or above (or equivalent)
  • Valid work permit for permanent work in the UK without restrictions after graduation
  • You will be in your penultimate year of study. If you are going on to do a Masters then please make this clear in your application

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Finance

In a company with a strong financial performance like ours, it’s safe to say that our Finance team has their work cut out for them.

As a Finance Summer Intern you’ll work in a dynamic and friendly team spread across three key areas: Core Accounting (Accounts Payable, Cashiers or Management Accounts), Financial Accounting (within a Business Division) and other Accounting (Internal Audit, Tax or Group Accounts) at our head office in Guildford.

You’ll spend 9 weeks with us, working on exciting challenges and gaining hands-on, hard-to-beat experience from day one. As well as getting stuck into a stimulating range of corporate and trading accounts, you’ll get a chance to apply your technical know-how to real business problems.

What we look for:

  • On course for a 2:1 or above in any  degree (numerical preferred)
  • Valid work permit for permanent work in the UK without restrictions after graduation

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Claims data

Claims is a vast and vital part of our organisation. Our dedicated and friendly Claims team delivers on our promise by helping our customers when they need it most. 

As part of your internship you will be based in one of our Claims Data & Insight teams and will have the opportunity to gain an understanding into many different areas within our business interacting with colleagues from IT, Data and Business team across the UK. You will be working directly with claims information and analysing key clients and statistics to ensure exceptional customer service is achievable for the business. You will manage your own workload, whilst delivering excellent service to the operations team and beyond.

Some adhoc travel to our Claims Handling Centre’s may be required.

What we look for:

  • Penultimate or final year of honour degree in a numerate, scientific or computing subject (e.g. Computer Science, Business analytics, Data Science, Maths, Economics, Physics …)
  • On target for a 2:1 level or above
  • Valid work permit for permanent work in the UK without restrictions after graduation

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Your benefits as a student

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    Competitive Salary

    We value performance with attractive salary for students.

  • Challenging tasks

    Develop work experience, assume responsibility and expand your skills.

  • Networking events

    Student lunches, coffee talks and serval events to experience our international environment.

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  • Working with people from various backgrounds

    The key to our success are more than 140,000 employees – each adding value, each adding different skills. At Allianz we encourage diversity of minds to provide best solutions for the diverse client needs worldwide. We bring together specialists of different disciplines to take on the challenges of our customers around the world.

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    Advantages of a global player

    Working for the world’s leading financial services provider means to enjoy the great benefits of international organizational structures. Allianz entities are spread around the globe, and yet collaborating on many projects. Our employees work internationally, within global business lines or in a local market setup. In the global infrastructure of Allianz Group, our employees benefit from a large network of experts, access to the latest data and state-of-the-art methods and tools. Together, we all care to make a better tomorrow.

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