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Lockton internship · at a glance
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| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Where to apply | Lockton's internship listings on careers.lockton.com; the early careers page explains the steps. Apply to the specific office posting you want |
| Application window (2027–28) | Summer 2027: open now. 27 US postings added August 11 to October 2, 2026; none lists a closing date. Expected: summer 2028 postings around August to September 2027 |
| Rolling? | Yes, in practice: no posting states a deadline, and each office hires on its own timeline |
| Eligibility | Current students graduating December 2027 to May 2028 on most postings; Lockton Re and Lockton-Dunning say rising juniors or seniors; 3.5 GPA only for Lockton-Dunning; permanent US work authorization |
| Duration | 10 weeks on the Midwest, Southeast and Affinity postings; Midwest roles are titled "June 2027" |
| Compensation | Where listed: $26 an hour (Lockton Re), $25 (Chicago), $22 (Minneapolis), $20 (St. Louis); other offices don't publish pay |
| Return offers | Postings describe exploring client service and account management careers; no conversion rate published |
| Locations | 19 US cities, including Kansas City, Overland Park, Chicago, St. Louis, Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, New York and Philadelphia; all in office |
| # Programs | 27 postings across seven units: Founders, Midwest, Southeast and Lockton-Dunning Series, Lockton Re, Lockton Affinity and headquarters functions |
Last updated: October 2026
Lockton's summer 2027 internships are open now. On October 5, 2026 its careers site listed 27 US intern postings, added between August 11 and October 2, 2026, and none states a closing date. In plain words: you apply during fall 2026, you intern in summer 2027, and at Lockton the door is already open.
There's no single national program. Each regional unit and business posts its own internship: the Founders Series in Kansas City, Des Moines, Omaha, Birmingham and Minneapolis; the Midwest Series in Chicago and St. Louis; the Southeast Series across Atlanta, Charlotte, Tampa, Birmingham and South Florida; Lockton-Dunning in Texas and Louisiana; and Lockton Re for reinsurance and actuarial interns in New York, Philadelphia, Minneapolis and Chicago. Where Lockton lists pay, it's $20 to $26 an hour. Every internship is in the office.
What Is a Lockton Internship?
A Lockton internship is a paid, in-office summer program at Lockton Companies, the Kansas City firm that calls itself the world's largest privately held independent insurance brokerage. Most interns join a Risk Solutions (property and casualty) or People Solutions (employee benefits) account team, work on new and renewal client business, and are paired with a Performance Coach or summer mentor; several units end with a group project presented to leadership. Lockton reported about $4.5 billion in revenue for its fiscal year ended April 2026 and nearly 15,000 Associates in its fiscal 2026 results. Founded in 1966, it says it has been named a Best Place to Work in Insurance for 18 years running.
When Do Lockton Internship Applications Open for 2027–2028?
Lockton posts its summer internships in late summer, about nine to ten months before a June start. This year's first posting went up August 11, 2026, most followed on August 31 and September 1, and the last so far on October 2. Last cycle looked the same: summer 2026 reinsurance, risk and benefits postings were already live by mid-September 2025. Those dates come from the careers site's own listing records, which are a lower bound on when each posting became public. Expect summer 2028 postings around August to September 2027.
Applications for summer 2027 are open right now: 27 postings across broking, employee benefits, reinsurance, actuarial and headquarters roles. None lists a deadline.
Recruiter review, a phone interview and possibly a profile assessment. Lockton doesn't publish its interview dates; offices hire on their own timelines, so early applicants see the most open seats.
Any posting still live keeps taking applications. Offers settle, and interns plan housing: Lockton says it doesn't provide it.
Internships start in June 2027 and run 10 weeks on most postings, with account-team work, carrier visits, coaching and a group project or service day.
Applications for summer 2028 are expected to post, based on this year's August 11 to October 2 window.
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
Lockton's internships are rolling. Not one of the 27 postings lists a closing date, and nothing in them mentions a deadline, so a posting can come down whenever that office fills its seats. Because each Series and business unit hires on its own, the safest move is to apply as soon as the office you want is posted, which for summer 2027 is now. Apply to more than one office if you can relocate, and remember that housing isn't provided.
Which Lockton Internship Programs Should You Target?
Lockton's 27 summer 2027 postings fall into these groups. Apply to the posting for your office; several cover more than one city.
| Unit | Roles and focus | Where | Key skills |
|---|---|---|---|
| Founders Series | Summer 2027 Internship on a Risk or People Solutions team; group project for leadership | Kansas City, Des Moines, Omaha, Birmingham, Minneapolis | Communication, customer service, Microsoft Office |
| Midwest Series | Risk Solutions, People Solutions and Financial/Actuarial Analyst interns, 10 weeks | Chicago, St. Louis | Project management, spreadsheets, client service |
| Southeast Series | Summer Associate 2027 in Risk Solutions or People Solutions, 10 weeks | Atlanta, Tampa, Charlotte, Birmingham, Pembroke Pines | Customer service, eagerness to learn insurance |
| Lockton-Dunning | South Internship 2027 in benefits consulting and property and casualty | Dallas, Plano, Houston, San Antonio, Baton Rouge | 3.5 GPA, extracurricular involvement |
| Lockton Re | Reinsurance broker, facultative broker and actuarial interns | New York, Philadelphia, Minneapolis, Chicago | Numeracy, detail, modeling for actuarial |
| Headquarters and Affinity | Tax, accounting operations, global solutions, digital technology, market strategy, alternative risk, IT; Affinity rotational intern | Kansas City, Overland Park | Function-specific skills, teamwork |
The early careers page links every open internship.
What Are the Eligibility Requirements?
Requirements vary a little by unit, so read the posting for your office:
• Class year: most postings want current students graduating between December 2027 and May 2028; Lockton Re and Lockton-Dunning say students entering their junior or senior year.
• GPA: only Lockton-Dunning's South Internship states one, a minimum 3.5, plus involvement in sports, student government, clubs or community service. The other postings we read list no GPA.
• Majors: all majors are encouraged; insurance, risk management, finance, marketing and business are preferred on most postings, and actuarial science on the Financial/Actuarial Analyst roles.
• Work authorization: headquarters and Founders postings require permanent US work authorization without current or future visa sponsorship; others ask for the legal right to work in the US.
• Logistics: every internship is in the office, and Lockton says it doesn't provide housing.
Does Lockton Have a GPA Cutoff?
Only in Texas and Louisiana. Lockton-Dunning's posting says a 3.5 GPA is required, which is high for a broking internship. The Founders, Midwest, Southeast, Lockton Re and headquarters postings name no GPA and lean instead on customer service, communication and project management experience. Actuarial exams help on the Financial/Actuarial Analyst roles, but those postings call them a plus, not a requirement.
Profile Match · Extern Data
Could You Get In at Lockton? 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?
Recruiting timelines differ by class year, so we compare you with the right group.
Which group is your school closest to?
Firms recruit on campus in tiers. We match you against admits from schools like yours.
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.
Are you in a finance club, investment fund or case competition team?
Campus clubs are how most admits get their first deal and modelling reps.
Aggregated from public LinkedIn profiles of people who held the internship. No individual profile is shown. Read the full investment banking intern profile analysis and the cross-industry study of 2,500+ intern profiles.
What Skills Does Lockton Look For, and How Do You Build Them?
Every Lockton intern posting we read asks for communication skills, and most add teamwork, organization and customer service. Several want genuine interest in learning insurance, since most interns arrive without it. Broking interns need client-service instincts and Microsoft Office. Financial and actuarial analysts add spreadsheet work, renewal analysis and benchmarking, with exams a plus. Lockton Re interns need numeracy and attention to detail, and the actuarial intern supports stochastic underwriting models.
What Lockton looks for in interns
Skills across 9 Lockton intern & analyst job descriptions · live US postings, October 2026
Method: full-text reading of nine distinct Lockton summer 2027 intern postings (Founders, Southeast, Midwest Risk Solutions, Midwest Financial/Actuarial, Lockton-Dunning South, Lockton Re broker and actuarial, Affinity, headquarters Digital Technology) live on October 4, 2026. Several units reuse one template, so the 27 live postings collapse to these nine.
How Is Demand for Sales Interns Moving Right Now?
Sales intern postings · Sep vs Aug 2026
vs 1,421 in August
For Lockton applicants: Lockton's broking internships are salaried account-team roles, not commission sales, and 27 summer 2027 intern postings were live on its careers site on October 5, 2026.
Daily US job-posting counts, Sep 1–30 vs Aug 1–31, 2026. Covers under half of US postings; shows direction, not market size. Pay = median of employer-published ranges only (90 postings in September, 51 in August).
Build These Skills Before You Apply
Each Lockton skill maps to a remote Externship that gives you a finished, client-style project to discuss with a recruiter.
| Skill (from real JDs) | JD evidence | Externship that builds it |
|---|---|---|
| Client consulting and presentations | People Solutions and Risk Solutions account teams: client meetings and renewal proposals | Healthcare Operations Consulting |
| Benefits data analysis | Financial/Actuarial Analyst: renewal analysis, client financial reporting and benchmarking | TruBridge Healthcare Data Analytics |
| Financial modeling | Lockton Re actuarial intern, tax and accounting operations interns | Attronica Financial Planning & Analysis and Private Company Valuation |
| Strategy recommendations | Market Strategy and Engagement intern; group projects presented to leadership | Corporate Strategy Externship mentored by Eric Ries |
The benefits match is closest: People Solutions interns spend the summer on employer health plans, the same data TruBridge's project uses.
What Is the Lockton Application and Interview Process Like?
Lockton's early careers page lays out the first steps:
1. Apply online. Search the internship listings and apply to the posting for your office or unit.
2. Recruiter review. A talent recruiter reviews your application.
3. Phone interview. If you're selected, Lockton schedules a phone interview.
4. Profile assessment. You may then be asked to complete a profile assessment.
5. Later rounds and offer. Lockton doesn't publish later steps; expect conversations with the local team before an offer.
Prepare client-service stories for the phone screen; our behavioral interview guide shows how to structure them.
What the Community Says
Reddit has little on Lockton internships, so two cards come from intern reviews on Indeed.
A finance student with an FP&A co-op landed a Lockton summer internship, partly because Lockton insured the student's current employer, and expected classroom training to get licensed. Replies said carrier underwriting training programs mostly hire new grads directly.
A Kansas City intern said everyone was willing to help, even the CEO, while noting limited diversity. Another Kansas City intern described a lot of learning and personal growth, and said some people work long hours.
A Houston intern said colleagues had the intern's best interest at heart and made them feel welcome from the start.
How Do You Stand Out for a Lockton Internship?
Three moves. First, pick the office, not just the company. Each Series posts its own internship, so apply where you can actually live for the summer, and to a second office if you can relocate. Second, lead with service. Most postings name customer service and project management experience; a restaurant, retail or campus job where you handled people and deadlines is real evidence, so quantify it. Third, show you want to learn insurance. Four of the nine posting templates ask for it outright. Know what a renewal is and the difference between property and casualty and employee benefits. Lockton publishes no applicant count or conversion rate; its postings describe the summer as a way to explore client service and account management careers.
What Other Companies Should You Consider?
Lockton competes for broking and benefits interns with the large public brokers and consultancies.
- Marsh McLennanLargest public broker, with Mercer and Oliver WymanGuide →
- Arthur J. GallagherLarge broker with a big sales-focused intern classGuide →
- WTW (Willis Towers Watson)Broking plus actuarial and HR consultingGuide →
- HUB InternationalMiddle-market broker hiring interns office by officeGuide →
- AonGlobal broker with an actuarial track that opens in JulyGuide →
Our insurance internships summer 2027 guide compares calendars across brokers, carriers and health insurers.
FAQ
Can I still apply for a summer 2026 Lockton internship?
No. Summer 2026 has already run, and the summer 2026 postings we checked are closed. The open door is summer 2027: on October 5, 2026 Lockton had 27 US intern postings live, added between August 11 and October 2, 2026, and none lists a closing date.
When do Lockton internship applications open?
In late summer. Lockton's summer 2027 postings went up between August 11 and October 2, 2026, and last cycle's summer 2026 postings were already live by mid-September 2025. Expect summer 2028 postings around August to September 2027, about nine to ten months before a June start.
Do Lockton internships have a deadline?
None of the 27 summer 2027 postings lists one. Each office and unit hires on its own timeline, so a posting can come down once seats fill. Treat the window as rolling and apply as soon as the posting for your office appears, which for summer 2027 means now.
How much do Lockton interns make?
Where Lockton lists pay, it's $26 an hour for Lockton Re interns in New York, Minneapolis and Chicago, $25 in Chicago, $22 in Minneapolis and $20 in St. Louis. Offices in Kansas City, Atlanta, Dallas and elsewhere don't publish a rate on their postings.
What GPA does Lockton require?
Only the Lockton-Dunning South Internship in Texas and Louisiana states one: a minimum 3.5 GPA, plus involvement in activities such as sports, student government or clubs. The Founders, Midwest, Southeast, Lockton Re and headquarters postings we read don't list a GPA requirement.
Does Lockton have actuarial internships?
Yes, two kinds. Lockton Re's Actuarial Intern in New York helps actuaries analyze reinsurance programs and stochastic underwriting models at $26 an hour. The Midwest Series Financial/Actuarial Analyst Intern in Chicago and St. Louis works on employee benefits renewals and benchmarking; exams are a plus, not required.
Does Lockton sponsor visas for interns?
No. Lockton's headquarters and Founders postings require permanent US work authorization without current or future visa sponsorship, and the other units ask for the legal right to work in the US. International students should confirm their own authorization before applying to any Lockton office.
How long is a Lockton internship?
The Midwest, Southeast and Affinity postings describe a 10-week program, and the Midwest roles are titled June 2027. Other units don't state a length on their postings, so check with the recruiter. Every Lockton internship is in the office, and Lockton doesn't provide housing.
Lockton's summer 2027 postings are live with no deadline, so apply to your office this month. While you wait for a phone screen, a remote Externship gives you a client-style project to talk about.
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.
