Claims Representative Internship - Summer 2026

A career at Auto-Owners is challenging and rewarding.  Our group of caring associates create financial security by helping individuals and businesses make a new start when a loss occurs.

Job Description

Auto-Owners Insurance, a top-rated insurance carrier, is seeking a motivated individual for summer 2026 to join our team as a Claim Representative Intern. The position requires the person to:

• Investigate and assemble facts, determine policy coverage, evaluate the amount of loss, analyze legal liability and pay or deny losses. 
• Become familiar with insurance coverage by studying insurance policies, endorsements and forms. 
• Work towards the resolution of claims, and may attend arbitrations, mediations, depositions, or trials as necessary.
• Ensure that claims payments are issued in a timely and accurate manner.
• Service the needs of agents, policyholders and others. 
• Handle investigations by phone, mail and on-site investigations.

Qualifications

• Students should be currently enrolled and entering their junior or senior year in college
• Above-average communication skills (written and verbal)
• Ability to resolve complex issues
• Organize and interpret data
• Ability to handle multiple assignments
• Detail oriented

Rate of Pay

For this position, the anticipated starting hourly rate is: $18.00/hour. This position is also eligible for a bonus opportunity.

Benefits

Auto-Owners offers a wide range of career opportunities, and we are seeking talent that will help us continue our long tradition of success. We offer a friendly work environment, structured training program and employee mentoring. Benefits offered for this position include paid holidays and paid time off. If you're looking to do rewarding work alongside great people, Auto-Owners is the place for you! 

Equal Employment Opportunity

Auto-Owners Insurance is an equal opportunity employer. The Company hires, transfers, and promotes on the basis of ability, without consideration of disability, age, sex, race, color, religion, height, weight, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin, or any factor contrary to federal, state or local law.

Applications will be accepted until this opening is filled.

Please note that the ability to work in the U.S. without current or future sponsorship is a requirement.

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