Aflac Internship 2027–2028: Programs, Deadlines & How to Apply

Quick Facts

Last updated: October 2026

Aflac runs two things called an "internship," and they aren't the same job. The corporate program is a paid, hourly role across functions like actuarial, claims, investments and IT, based mostly at Aflac's Columbus, Georgia headquarters. The Sales Internship is a commission-only role where interns work as independent contractors, not Aflac employees, and it's the one most people online are actually talking about. For the 2027-2028 cycle, you apply during 2026 and intern in summer 2027. Aflac posted its first Summer 2027 corporate role, the 2027 Summer Actuarial Intern in Columbus, on September 9, 2026. The last cycle's postings filled on a rolling basis, so apply as each track posts.

What Is an Aflac Internship?

A corporate Aflac internship is a paid, hourly role at Aflac Incorporated, the Fortune 500 supplemental health and life insurer headquartered in Columbus, Georgia. Aflac has about 12,800 employees and over 50 million policyholders worldwide, and it's been named a Fortune Most Admired Company for 23 straight years. Interns work in one function (actuarial, claims, investments, IT, brand or finance), get an assigned mentor, and join company-wide volunteer days, according to Aflac's own program page. Overall, employees rate Aflac 3.8 out of 5 on Glassdoor, with 78% saying they'd recommend it to a friend. That's the corporate program. The Sales Internship, covered below, is a different job entirely: commission-only, independent-contractor work that requires earning an insurance license.

When Do Aflac Internship Applications Open for 2027–2028?

Aflac doesn't publish exact reopening dates for its corporate internship. What's documented: the Summer 2026 corporate roles (Actuarial, Individual Claims, Global Investments) are now filled, and the first Summer 2027 requisition, the 2027 Summer Actuarial Intern, went live September 9, 2026. In past cycles, corporate postings have appeared through the fall and winter and closed on a rolling basis well before the June start; one Actuary Intern posting ran as an 8-month placement rather than a 10-week summer slot, so the calendar isn't identical across functions. The Sales Internship is different again: it's posted and hired year-round, independent of the corporate calendar.

How to read this page: our dates come from tracking previous recruiting cycles and daily posting data. Treat them as informed estimates based on historical patterns, not confirmed dates. The company's official careers page is always the most current source. If a role is posted there, go by that, even if this page suggests the window hasn't opened yet.

Why You Must Apply the Week Applications Open

Aflac's own recruiting materials describe corporate internship review as rolling, and the cohort is small: Aflac's internship-opportunities page reports a range of roughly 21 to 50 interns company-wide per cycle. A small, rolling program fills its seats early. Every 2026 corporate posting checked for this page, Actuary Intern, Individual Claims, and both Global Investments roles, is already marked filled as of August 2026, even though Aflac never published a formal closing date on any of them. Waiting past the first week of a posting means competing for whatever's left after the earliest applicants are already through the pipeline.

Which Aflac Internship Programs Should You Target?

Aflac's corporate internship spans finance-adjacent, technical and creative functions, plus the separate Sales Internship most online chatter is actually about. Pick the track whose skills you can already show, since each one interviews against its own job description.

See current openings by function on the University Programs page. The Sales Internship has its own separate page and application process.

What Are the Eligibility Requirements?

Aflac's corporate internship listings and Vault's program summary agree on the same core requirements:

• Enrollment: full-time college student in a related field of study.

• GPA: 2.5 or above preferred on corporate postings. Aflac's separate LeAP rotational program, for candidates who have already graduated, requires a 3.0 or higher.

• Age and work authorization: at least 18 years old, authorized to work in the US without needing current or future employer-sponsored work authorization.

• Sales Internship only: no GPA requirement is published, but applicants must be willing to obtain a life and health insurance license, with study resources provided.

Is the GPA a Hard Cutoff?

Aflac lists 2.5 as a preferred minimum, not a stated hard cutoff, for the corporate internship, and some third-party mirrors of the same postings show a 3.0 preference instead, so the floor isn't perfectly consistent across sources. Treat 2.5 as the safe minimum to clear and 3.0 as the safer target if you're choosing between programs. The bigger gate is the no-sponsorship line: if you need visa sponsorship now or in the future, the corporate internship isn't open to you regardless of GPA.

What Skills Does Aflac Look For, and How Do You Build Them?

Most of Aflac's Summer 2026 corporate postings are closed now, which limits how many live job descriptions this page could read in full. Across the sources that do survive, Aflac's own internship-opportunities page and a preserved copy of the 2026 Actuary Intern posting, the ask is consistent: strong communication, Excel and Microsoft Office fluency, and analytical thinking, with programming skills specifically named for the actuarial and IT tracks. That's a generalist-plus-Excel profile, not a coding-heavy one, closer to Fidelity's finance pathway than to a tech-first internship.

How Is Demand for Actuarial Interns Moving Right Now?

Build These Skills Before You Apply

Every skill Aflac's postings name maps to a remote Externship you can finish before a role reopens.

The Attronica deliverable lands in the same vocabulary as the Actuary Intern posting's own Excel and analysis language, and the Yinan Zhao project mirrors the Global Investments track's trading and allocation work directly.

What Is the Aflac Application and Interview Process Like?

Aflac's corporate process is short. Vault and a summary of recent applicant reports describe it in roughly three steps:

1. Apply online through the University Programs page for the corporate track, choosing a function directly (Sales Internship applicants use a separate site and process).

2. Pre-recorded interview. Most corporate applicants record answers to a set of questions on their own time as the first screen, rather than talking to a live recruiter.

3. First-round interview with a hiring manager, described by applicants as conversational and behavioral rather than technical.

4. Offer. Glassdoor reports an average of about 11 days from application to hire for intern roles, with interview difficulty rated low, 1.8 out of 5, and about half of intern applicants reporting a positive experience.

Aflac's own postings don't describe a standardized coding or aptitude test for corporate internship roles. Prepare for the behavioral round instead: our HireVue question guide with a free AI mock tool runs the same format under time pressure.

What Students on Reddit Say

Almost every Aflac-internship thread on Reddit is actually about the commission-based Sales Internship, not the corporate program, and that's worth knowing before you read them.

How Do You Stand Out in a Small, Rolling Program?

Three moves matter most here. First, know which program you're applying to before you apply. Confusing the corporate internship with the Sales Internship (or vice versa) wastes an application and, for the Sales Internship, could mean signing up for commission-only work without realizing it. Second, apply the week a role posts. Aflac's cohort is small and review is rolling, so early applicants see the most open seats. Third, bring a finished piece of analysis work, an Excel model, a small research project, anything that mirrors the "proficient with Excel," analytical-thinking language every surviving posting repeats. Aflac doesn't publish an applicant count or acceptance rate, so there's no number to chase here, just a faster, cleaner application than the next person's.

What Other Companies Should You Consider?

Aflac's closest peers are other life and health insurers, several of which run the same split between a corporate program and a separate agent or sales track.

For more in insurance, see our insurance internships summer 2027 guide, which compares more than 60 carriers, brokers and health insurers by pay, timing and where to apply.

FAQ

Can I still apply for a summer 2026 Aflac internship?

No. Aflac's Summer 2026 corporate postings, including Actuarial, Individual Claims and both Global Investments roles, are already filled as of August 2026. The commission-based Sales Internship has no fixed cycle and keeps accepting applications year-round, so that door is still open if you're interested in that separate program. For summer 2027, the first corporate role is live: the 2027 Summer Actuarial Intern, posted September 9, 2026.

When do Aflac internship applications open for summer 2027?

Not posted yet as of August 2026. Based on the documented pattern of past cycles, expect corporate postings to start appearing in late 2026. Set a job alert on Aflac's University Programs page to catch the first one.

Is Aflac internship hiring rolling?

Yes, for both tracks. Aflac's own recruiting materials describe corporate internship review as rolling, and every Summer 2026 corporate posting checked for this page closed without a published deadline. Apply the week a role opens.

What GPA does Aflac require for an internship?

The corporate internship prefers a 2.5 GPA or above, though some listing mirrors show a 3.0 preference instead, so the floor isn't perfectly consistent. The Sales Internship publishes no GPA requirement at all. Aflac's separate LeAP program, open only to graduates, requires 3.0 or higher.

What is the difference between the corporate Aflac internship and the Aflac Sales Internship?

The corporate internship is a paid, hourly W-2 role across functions like actuarial, claims, IT and investments. The Sales Internship is commission-only work as an independent contractor, not an Aflac employee, and requires earning an insurance license during the program.

What is the Aflac internship interview process like?

Corporate applicants typically complete a pre-recorded interview first, then move to a live interview with a hiring manager, described as conversational rather than technical. Glassdoor rates the difficulty low, 1.8 out of 5, with hiring averaging about 11 days for intern roles and roughly half of applicants reporting a positive experience.

Do Aflac interns get return offers?

Aflac doesn't publish a conversion rate for either program. Its separate LeAP rotational program, open only to graduates with a 3.0 or higher GPA, is one documented path after an internship, but no intern-to-LeAP or intern-to-full-time rate has been published anywhere.

How much does an Aflac internship pay?

The 2026 Individual Claims posting listed $19.00 to $25.00 an hour, and pay varies by role and location across the corporate tracks. The Sales Internship pays commission only, plus bonuses and residual income, and is explicitly not a salaried position.

Aflac's corporate internship is small and rolling, and it fills fast once a role posts. Use the runway now: a remote Externship turns a general interest in finance or analytics into a finished project ready for the day applications open.