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Horace Mann internship · at a glance
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| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Where to apply | Horace Mann job board, linked from the corporate careers page; search for "actuarial intern" |
| Application window (2027–28) | Summer 2027, expected: P&C Actuarial Intern posting around October to November 2026 (previous postings: Sep 12, 2024 for summer 2025; Nov 10, 2025 for summer 2026). Not posted as of Oct 5, 2026 |
| Rolling? | No stated deadline; the summer 2026 posting came down about three weeks after it went up, and the summer 2025 posting after about 11 weeks |
| Eligibility | Pursuing a bachelor's in actuarial science, finance, economics, statistics, math, business or related; at least one SOA or CAS exam passed (required); GPA not published |
| Duration | Summer; length not published |
| Compensation | $26 an hour on the summer 2026 posting; the summer 2027 rate isn't published yet |
| Return offers | Not published |
| Locations | Springfield, Illinois (headquarters); hybrid, with weekly travel to the Springfield office |
| # Programs | One documented internship: the P&C Actuarial Intern. Agent and producer sales roles are commission-based jobs, not internships |
Last updated: October 2026
Horace Mann, the Springfield, Illinois insurer founded by two teachers in 1945, hires a summer P&C actuarial intern each year, and the posting arrives in the fall. It went up on September 12, 2024 for summer 2025 and on November 10, 2025 for summer 2026. When we checked Horace Mann's job board on October 5, 2026, the summer 2027 role hadn't posted yet: the board listed 27 openings and no internships.
In plain words: you apply during fall 2026, you intern in summer 2027, and the posting is expected any week between now and late November. Last cycle's intern earned $26 an hour, worked a hybrid schedule with weekly days in the Springfield office, and needed at least one SOA or CAS exam already passed.
What Is a Horace Mann Internship?
A Horace Mann internship is a paid summer role on the Property and Casualty Actuarial team at Horace Mann Educators Corporation in Springfield, Illinois. The intern analyzes claims and policyholder data in Excel or R, supports pricing, reserving and risk work, helps update predictive financial models and shadows actuaries, according to the last two postings. Horace Mann sells auto, property, supplemental, life and retirement products to educators; it serves more than 4,100 school districts, trades on the New York Stock Exchange (HMN) and has more than $12 billion in assets, per its job postings. It isn't the Horace Mann School in New York, whose alumni internship program is unrelated. Horace Mann doesn't publish an internship program page or class size.
When Do Horace Mann Internship Applications Open for 2027–2028?
Horace Mann posts its actuarial internship in the fall, not the spring. The summer 2025 role posted on September 12, 2024 and closed November 25, 2024, according to a job-board copy of the posting. The summer 2026 role posted on November 10, 2025 and was taken down on December 2, 2025. So the posting for summer 2027 is expected between October and November 2026, about seven to eight months before the internship, and it wasn't up on October 5, 2026. The two previous dates are two months apart, so treat the window as a range, not a date.
Applications aren't open yet. On October 5, 2026 Horace Mann's board listed 27 jobs and no internships, and the summer 2027 actuarial posting is expected within the next two months.
Update your resume with your passed exam, an Excel or R project and your expected graduation date, and check the board every week.
Applications for summer 2027 are expected to open for the P&C Actuarial Intern. Last cycle's posting was up about three weeks, so apply in the first days.
Expected close and hiring decisions. Previous postings came down on November 25, 2024 and December 2, 2025. Horace Mann doesn't publish its interview steps.
The actuarial internship in Springfield, hybrid with weekly office days. The posting for summer 2028 is expected in fall 2027.
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
Horace Mann hires one documented intern role, and its window can be short. The summer 2026 posting went up on November 10, 2025 and came down on December 2, about three weeks later; the summer 2025 posting stayed up longer, about 11 weeks. Neither posting named a deadline, so you won't get a warning date. Because it's a single role rather than a large class, there are few seats, and an exam-qualified applicant who applies in the first week is in the best position. Check the board weekly from now through November.
Which Horace Mann Internship Programs Should You Target?
Horace Mann has one documented internship. The table shows it alongside the sales roles it's often confused with.
| Role | Focus | Status for summer 2027 | Key skills |
|---|---|---|---|
| P&C Actuarial Intern | Claims and policyholder data analysis, pricing and reserving support, model updates, shadowing actuaries | Expected to post Oct to Nov 2026 | 1 SOA or CAS exam, Excel, R, statistics |
| Other corporate internships | None found in the 2024 to 2026 postings | Not documented | Not published |
| Agent and producer roles (not internships) | Commission-based insurance sales in a school territory | Posted year-round on the agent channel | Insurance license, sales |
Corporate roles are listed on the Horace Mann corporate careers page. Agent and producer listings are sales jobs, not internships, so don't count them as one.
What Are the Eligibility Requirements?
The last two actuarial intern postings set the same requirements:
• Degree: currently pursuing a bachelor's in actuarial science, finance, economics, statistics, mathematics, business or a related field.
• Exams: "a minimum of one (1) Actuarial exam through either the Society of Actuaries (SOA) or the Casualty Actuary Society (CAS) must be completed."
• Tools: expertise in Excel, used daily, and R alongside Excel for actuarial reports.
• Location: able to travel to the Springfield, Illinois offices weekly on a hybrid schedule.
• GPA and work authorization: neither posting states a GPA minimum or a sponsorship policy; ask the recruiter if either matters for you.
Is the Actuarial Exam a Hard Requirement at Horace Mann?
Yes. Both postings say at least one SOA or CAS exam "must be completed," which is stricter than most actuarial internships, where an exam is only preferred. If you haven't passed one yet, the summer 2027 posting may come too soon, so plan for summer 2028 and sit an exam before fall 2027.
Profile Match · Extern Data
Could You Get In at Horace Mann? Compare Your Profile
Based on 543 investment banking summer analysts at top investment banks from the classes of 2025 and 2026 (public LinkedIn profiles, aggregated). Six questions, under a minute.
Which summer are you applying for?
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Which group is your school closest to?
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Is your major finance, economics, accounting or business?
Math and statistics count too. Major is not a hard filter, but it shifts how much your coursework has to prove.
How many internships, externships or research positions have you held so far?
Count anything with a real employer, mentor or principal investigator attached. Retail and food service do not count.
Has any of that experience been finance-related?
Banking, PE or VC, corporate finance, wealth management, equity research, accounting or consulting. Any size of firm counts.
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What Skills Does Horace Mann Look For, and How Do You Build Them?
Horace Mann's actuarial postings ask for a compact set of skills. Data work: cleaning, organizing and analyzing large claims and policyholder datasets in Excel or R, with strong statistical analysis. Actuarial work: supporting premium, reserve and risk calculations, updating predictive financial models and following actuarial standards of practice. Communication: presenting findings and explaining complex concepts to stakeholders. The summer 2025 and 2026 postings are nearly identical, so expect the same list for summer 2027.
What Horace Mann looks for in interns
Skills across 2 Horace Mann intern & analyst job descriptions · summer 2025 and summer 2026 P&C Actuarial Intern postings
Method: full-text reading of Horace Mann's two most recent P&C Actuarial Intern postings (summer 2025 and summer 2026, read via job-board copies after removal). They use nearly the same text, so every bar reads 2 of 2: this shows what Horace Mann requires, not how often each skill appears across many postings.
How Is Demand for Actuarial Interns Moving Right Now?
Actuarial intern postings · Sep vs Aug 2026
vs 43 in August
For Horace Mann applicants: Horace Mann's summer 2027 actuarial posting wasn't on its board on October 5, 2026, which listed 27 jobs and no internships. The role posted on September 12, 2024 and November 10, 2025 in the last two cycles, so check weekly through November and apply to other actuarial programs in parallel.
Daily US job-posting counts, Sep 1–30 vs Aug 1–31, 2026. Covers under half of US postings; shows direction, not market size.
Build These Skills Before You Apply
Each Horace Mann skill maps to a remote Externship you can start before the posting goes up.
| Skill (from real JDs) | JD evidence | Externship that builds it |
|---|---|---|
| Excel modeling | "Expertise in MS Excel and other programs to be utilized daily" | Attronica Financial Planning & Analysis and Private Company Valuation |
| Large-dataset analysis | "work with large datasets to analyze insurance claims, policyholder information" | Breaking Games E-Commerce Data Analysis & Strategy |
| Structured data handling | "clean, organize, and analyze data sets" | Breaking Games SQL Database Architecture |
| Financial models | "developing and updating financial models that predict future trends" | Yinan Zhao Investing & Financial Modeling |
| Understanding the education market | Horace Mann serves more than 4,100 school districts | Khan Academy Strategic Partnerships & Earned Revenue |
The exam matters most, but a finished Excel or data project is what you'll talk about in the interview, so do one alongside your exam prep.
What Is the Horace Mann Application and Interview Process Like?
Horace Mann doesn't publish an intern hiring process. What we can confirm from the postings:
1. Watch the board. Corporate roles appear on the Vizi job board linked from the corporate careers page. Check weekly through November 2026.
2. Apply through the posting. The application runs through Horace Mann's Greenhouse system; have your exam result and Excel or R work on your resume.
3. Interviews. Horace Mann doesn't describe its interview steps, and we found no first-hand intern account. Expect questions on the posting's skills: data cleaning, Excel, R and how you'd present a finding.
4. The internship. If selected, you work with the P&C Actuarial team in Springfield on a hybrid schedule.
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What Reddit Says About Horace Mann
No Reddit thread discusses Horace Mann's actuarial internship; the most useful threads warn about the sales track and place the company in Springfield.
A newly licensed job seeker said a Horace Mann producer offer was commission only. Commenters explained that producers work under an agent with a territory of schools, and the poster later said they quit because sales were too inconsistent.
Asked where to find professional work in Springfield, locals named Horace Mann as the national company headquartered in the city, alongside the hospital systems and state government.
How Do You Stand Out for a Horace Mann Internship?
Three moves. First, have the exam done. One SOA or CAS exam is a must on both recent postings, so it's the first screen, not a bonus. Second, show R, not just Excel. The postings ask for R "in conjunction with tools like Excel" on actuarial reports; a small project that cleans a public insurance or claims dataset in R and summarizes it in Excel speaks directly to that line. Third, connect to the customer. Horace Mann's products are built for educators, so a sentence on why that niche interests you sets you apart. Horace Mann publishes no applicant count, class size or conversion rate.
What Other Companies Should You Consider?
Horace Mann competes for actuarial students with other Illinois and Midwest insurers and with retirement providers.
- State FarmBloomington, Illinois insurer drawing on the same Central Illinois studentsGuide →
- AllstateIllinois-headquartered carrier with a large actuarial intern classGuide →
- American Family InsuranceMadison, Wisconsin multi-line insurer with actuarial internshipsGuide →
- Lincoln Financial GroupLife and annuity peer with actuarial development rolesGuide →
- TIAARetirement provider to educators, Horace Mann's closest customer overlapGuide →
Our insurance internships summer 2027 guide compares calendars across carriers, brokers and insurers.
FAQ
Can I still apply for a summer 2026 Horace Mann internship?
No. Summer 2026 has already run, and its posting closed in December 2025. The next opening is the summer 2027 P&C Actuarial Intern, expected to post between October and November 2026. It wasn't on Horace Mann's job board on October 5, 2026, so check weekly through November.
When will the summer 2027 Horace Mann internship open?
It's expected between October and November 2026. The actuarial internship posted on September 12, 2024 for summer 2025 and on November 10, 2025 for summer 2026. Those dates are two months apart, so treat the window as a range and check Horace Mann's job board every week.
How much does Horace Mann pay interns?
The summer 2026 actuarial posting listed $26 an hour, noting that pay is commensurate with experience and location. The summer 2027 rate hasn't been published because the role isn't posted yet. Estimates on job-aggregator sites aren't Horace Mann's own figures, so rely on the posting itself.
Do I need an actuarial exam for the Horace Mann internship?
Yes. Both recent postings require at least one SOA or CAS exam to be completed before you apply. That's stricter than many actuarial internships, where an exam is only preferred. If you haven't passed one, plan to sit an exam before fall 2027 and aim for summer 2028.
Is the Horace Mann internship remote?
No, it's hybrid. The postings say the ideal candidate can travel to the Springfield, Illinois offices weekly on the hybrid schedule. Remote days are spent on data cleaning and analysis. Plan to live within reach of Springfield for the summer if you apply.
Is a Horace Mann agent or producer job an internship?
No. Agent and producer listings are insurance sales roles, and community reports describe producer offers as commission only. They aren't internships and don't come with an hourly intern wage. The actuarial internship is the only documented Horace Mann internship in the 2024 to 2026 postings.
Is this the Horace Mann School internship?
No. The Horace Mann School in the Bronx, New York, runs its own alumni internship program, which is unrelated. This page covers Horace Mann Educators Corporation, the insurance and financial services company headquartered in Springfield, Illinois, and its corporate actuarial internship.
Does Horace Mann offer internships besides actuarial?
None that we could find. The 2024, 2025 and 2026 evidence shows one corporate internship each year, the P&C Actuarial Intern. Horace Mann publishes no internship program page or class size. If another department posts an internship, it will appear on the same corporate job board.
Horace Mann's summer 2027 actuarial posting is expected within the next two months. Get your Excel and R proof ready now: a remote Externship gives you a finished project to put next to your exam.
About the Author
Bifei Wang has spent 17 years focused on human flow and the growth of young professionals, spanning international education, career training and coaching, and recruitment process outsourcing. Over 7 years at Extern, he has had one-on-one sessions with thousands of students exploring careers in consulting, finance, tech, marketing, and data, giving him a firsthand view of how the job market has shifted for early-career professionals and what it actually takes to break in.
