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Actuarial Internships with Willis Towers Watson

Posted: 28 Nov 2017 05:21 AM PST

Willis Towers Watson's DC office is seeking interns for its Retirement and Health & Benefits practices.

Health and Benefits is great for students who are interested in the business side of the healthcare field. They work with large and mid-size clients to control soaring health and welfare plan costs, improve health outcomes and promote employee engagement through broad-based, state-of-the-art interventions. Solutions for their clients include creative plan design, vendor evaluation and management, pricing and funding strategies, data analytics, valuation support, and legal compliance and governance strategies. WTW also provides specialty consulting services including clinical/health management program design, pharmacy solutions, disability/absence management strategies and claims audit services.

The Retirement business provides actuarial opportunities and these positions are for students who want to help companies create retirement benefits that helps the company and their employees through benchmarking analysis of benefit plan designs. They provide expertise in retirement and investment consulting through forecasting, data analytics, and asset modelling, to support global organizations in designing, managing, administering, and communicating various retirement plans. Whether a client has a defined benefit pension or a defined contribution plan, we work with them to determine the right approach to designing, funding, investing, governing and employee management that fits their specific goals.

They are also currently searching for a full-time Health and Benefits Analyst and offer internships in a variety of practices you can find here, search using the key word "intern." 

With any questions about the company, or Retirement practice, please feel free to reach out to BSOS Student Meghan Flaherty (mflaher7@terpmail.umd.edu). For those interested in an internship, please apply online and email your resume to Saarah, their University Recruiter (also a UMD alum!).
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