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Pekin Insurance internship · at a glance
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| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Where to apply | Pekin Insurance job board (UKG), linked from the Pekin careers page, which also offers a Talent Network sign-up for job alerts |
| Application window (2027–28) | Summer 2027 actuarial, closed: posted Sep 15, 2026, gone by Sep 29, 2026. Other summer 2027 roles: none posted as of Oct 5, 2026. Summer 2028 actuarial, expected: around mid-Sep 2027, if Pekin repeats this year's timing |
| Rolling? | No. The 2027 actuarial posting was up for about two weeks; treat it as a short window |
| Eligibility | Pursuing a bachelor's degree; minimum 3.0 GPA (required); math, statistics or actuarial science preferred; must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship now or in the future |
| Duration | 10 weeks in summer; some interns may extend past the program end date |
| Compensation | $18 to $24 an hour, bonus eligible (Actuarial Analyst Intern posting for 2027) |
| Return offers | No conversion rate published; the posting says some interns may extend beyond the program end date |
| Locations | Pekin, Illinois (home office, about 10 miles south of Peoria); the posting lists a flexible or hybrid schedule among benefits |
| # Programs | One summer internship program; the Property and Casualty Actuarial Analyst Intern is the only role posted for 2027 |
Last updated: October 2026
Pekin Insurance's summer 2027 actuarial internship was open for about two weeks. The Central Illinois carrier posted "Intern - Actuarial Analyst for 2027" on September 15, 2026, and the role was gone by September 29; when we checked Pekin's job board on October 5, 2026 it listed 9 jobs and none were internships. The posting offered $18 to $24 an hour, bonus eligible, for a 10-week summer program at Pekin's home office in Pekin, Illinois.
In plain words: the next actuarial window we can point to is for summer 2028, so you apply during 2027 and intern in summer 2028, and the posting is expected around mid-September 2027. Pekin hasn't posted any other summer 2027 internships, so if you want a different department, set up job alerts now and check the board regularly.
What Is a Pekin Insurance Internship?
A Pekin Insurance internship is a paid, 10-week summer placement at Pekin Insurance's home office in Pekin, Illinois. For summer 2027 the posted role was an Actuarial Analyst Intern in the Property and Casualty Actuarial department, working with the pricing, reserving and modeling teams on personal and commercial lines. Interns also get mentorship and job shadowing, networking with senior leaders, volunteering and team events, according to the posting. Pekin Insurance was founded in 1921 by Central Illinois farmers and now covers cars, homes, lives and businesses in 22 states through independent agents, per its about page. In 2022 RISE named Pekin's program to its Elite 50 internship list.
When Do Pekin Insurance Internship Applications Open for 2027–2028?
Pekin's summer 2027 posting tells you most of what's known about its calendar. The Actuarial Analyst Intern for summer 2027 went up on September 15, 2026, about eight to nine months before a summer 2027 start, and came down by September 29. No other summer 2027 internship has appeared on Pekin's board, and we couldn't recover dates from earlier cycles: a job-board copy of the previous actuarial posting shows the same role and template but no date. So the summer 2028 actuarial window is expected around mid-September 2027, based on one data point. Treat it as low confidence and set alerts early.
No Pekin internships are open. The summer 2027 actuarial role closed after about two weeks in September, and on October 5, 2026 the board listed 9 jobs, none of them internships. This year is your time to build proof for the next window.
Join Pekin's Talent Network for job alerts, practice SQL and Excel, and schedule your next actuarial exam. Pekin asks for a 3.0 GPA, so protect it.
The Actuarial Analyst Intern posting for summer 2028 is expected, if Pekin repeats the 2026 timing. This year's posting was up about two weeks, so apply within days.
Expected hiring steps for summer 2028: application review by HR and the hiring manager, a phone interview, then virtual or in-person interviews and an offer with a background check.
The 10-week internship in Pekin, Illinois, working with the pricing, reserving and modeling teams. Some interns may extend past the program end date.
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
Pekin's summer 2027 actuarial posting went up on September 15, 2026 and was gone by September 29, about 14 days. The posting itself named no deadline, so there was no warning date to plan around; students who waited for the end of the month missed it. Pekin also posts few internships, and as of October 5, 2026 the actuarial role was the only one for summer 2027. When the summer 2028 posting goes up, expected around mid-September 2027, apply within the first few days. A job alert from Pekin's Talent Network is the simplest way to catch it.
Which Pekin Insurance Internship Programs Should You Target?
Pekin posted one internship for summer 2027. Here's what's documented and what isn't.
| Role | Focus | Status | Key skills |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actuarial Analyst Intern (P&C) | Pricing, reserving and modeling analysis for personal and commercial lines; company reporting | Summer 2027 closed (Sep 15 to 29, 2026); summer 2028 expected around mid-Sep 2027 | Excel, SQL, R or Python, exam progress |
| Other departments | Pekin's 2022 program description mentions projects "in a variety of areas" | No summer 2027 posting found as of Oct 5, 2026 | Not published |
Pekin's old internship page now returns an error, so the posting itself is the best description of the program. Check the Pekin careers page for current roles.
What Are the Eligibility Requirements?
The summer 2027 Actuarial Analyst Intern posting lists these requirements:
• Degree: pursuing a bachelor's degree (required); mathematics, statistics or actuarial science preferred.
• GPA: a minimum 3.0 (required).
• Exams: no exam required, but you need a "willingness to actively pursue actuarial exams."
• Tools: basic knowledge of Microsoft Office, Excel, SQL and Python.
• Work authorization: "Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship now or in the future."
• Location: Pekin, Illinois, with a flexible or hybrid schedule listed among the benefits.
Is the 3.0 GPA a Hard Cutoff at Pekin?
Treat it as one. Pekin lists the 3.0 minimum under "Required," next to pursuing a bachelor's degree, and lists the math or actuarial major only as preferred. The sponsorship line is just as firm: Pekin won't sponsor now or in the future, so international students on visas should look elsewhere.
Profile Match · Extern Data
Could You Get In at Pekin Insurance? 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 Pekin Insurance Look For, and How Do You Build Them?
Pekin's actuarial posting is short and specific. Technical work: pricing, reserving and modeling analysis, data manipulation in Excel and SQL, with R and Python "if needed," plus reports for general company reporting. Working skills: teamwork, prioritizing multiple deadlines, problem solving, attention to detail and clear written and spoken communication. The previous cycle's actuarial posting used the same template, so these requirements have been stable.
What Pekin Insurance looks for in interns
Skills across 2 Pekin Insurance intern & analyst job descriptions · summer 2027 and previous-cycle Actuarial Analyst Intern postings
Method: full-text reading of Pekin's two Actuarial Analyst Intern postings (summer 2027, posted September 2026, and the previous cycle's, read via job-board copies after Pekin's board removed them). Both use the same template, so every bar reads 2 of 2: this shows what Pekin 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 Pekin Insurance applicants: Pekin's only summer 2027 internship, the Actuarial Analyst Intern, went up on September 15, 2026 and was gone by September 29; on October 5 its board listed 9 jobs and no internships. Apply to other actuarial programs this fall and watch for Pekin's next posting around mid-September 2027.
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 Pekin skill maps to a remote Externship you can finish well before the next posting.
| Skill (from real JDs) | JD evidence | Externship that builds it |
|---|---|---|
| SQL data work | "Performs data manipulation and analysis in Excel and SQL" | Breaking Games SQL Database Architecture |
| Excel analysis and reporting | "Completes various reports to assist with general company reporting functions" | Attronica Financial Planning & Analysis and Private Company Valuation |
| Turning data into decisions | "analyze data and turn it into actionable information" | Breaking Games E-Commerce Data Analysis & Strategy |
| Modeling and financial analysis | "pricing, reserving, and modeling analysis for both personal and commercial lines" | Yinan Zhao Investing & Financial Modeling |
| Life and health data analysis | Pekin also writes life and health coverage | TruBridge Healthcare Data Analytics |
Start with SQL: it's both a stated requirement and a daily task in Pekin's posting, and it's the skill most students list without being able to show.
What Is the Pekin Insurance Application and Interview Process Like?
Pekin describes its hiring steps for all roles on its How We Hire page:
1. Apply online. Apply through the UKG board; HR and the hiring manager review your application.
2. Phone interview. If your qualifications match, you'll get a phone interview.
3. Interviews. Face-to-face interviews, either virtual or in person.
4. Offer and background check. Pekin makes a final decision, and offers are followed by "an extensive background investigation."
Pekin doesn't publish intern-specific interview questions. Expect questions on the posting's skills: SQL, Excel and how you'd explain an analysis. Our behavioral interview guide helps with the rest.
What Reddit Says About Pekin Insurance
No Reddit thread discusses a Pekin internship first-hand; these cards show how agents and Central Illinois job seekers talk about the company.
Independent agents who have placed business with Pekin described it as flexible and easy to reach, with a broad appetite and some unusual products; one said its technology lagged a few years ago, before a portal update.
Asked where to find data science work around Peoria, a commenter pointed to Pekin Insurance's data science team, 20 to 30 minutes south of the city, alongside Caterpillar and OSF.
An Illinois State student looking for security internships was told that area insurers, including Pekin Insurance, RLI and Illinois Mutual, run enterprise security programs worth targeting.
How Do You Stand Out for a Pekin Insurance Internship?
Three moves. First, be ready in September. The 2027 posting lasted about two weeks, so have your resume final and a Talent Network alert set before September 2027. Second, show SQL, not just Excel. Pekin names SQL as required knowledge and as daily work, so bring a project where you wrote queries and turned the result into a recommendation. Third, show exam intent. No exam is required, but Pekin asks for a willingness to pursue them; name your next sitting on your resume. Pekin publishes no applicant count or conversion rate. The posting says only that some interns may extend their internship beyond the program end date.
What Other Companies Should You Consider?
Pekin competes for Central Illinois and Midwest students with larger Illinois insurers and other independent-agent carriers.
- State FarmBloomington, Illinois insurer drawing on the same Central Illinois studentsGuide →
- AllstateIllinois-headquartered carrier with a large actuarial and analytics intern classGuide →
- Auto-Owners InsuranceMidwest independent-agent mutual with actuarial internshipsGuide →
- Erie InsuranceRegional carrier that, like Pekin, sells through independent agentsGuide →
- American Family InsuranceMidwest multi-line insurer with a broader set of intern tracksGuide →
- COUNTRY FinancialBloomington, Illinois insurerGuide →
Our insurance internships summer 2027 guide compares calendars across carriers, brokers and insurers.
FAQ
Can I still apply for a summer 2026 Pekin Insurance internship?
No. Summer 2026 has already run, and the summer 2027 actuarial posting has also closed: it went up September 15, 2026 and was gone by September 29. As of October 5, 2026 Pekin had no internships posted. The next documented window is for summer 2028, expected around mid-September 2027.
When does Pekin post summer internships?
The only dated posting we found went up on September 15, 2026 for summer 2027 and lasted about two weeks. If Pekin repeats that timing, the summer 2028 actuarial posting would appear around mid-September 2027. That projection rests on one cycle, so set a Talent Network job alert rather than relying on the date.
How much do Pekin Insurance interns make?
The summer 2027 Actuarial Analyst Intern posting listed $18 to $24 an hour, based on experience and skills, and said the position is bonus eligible. Pekin calls its 10-week program competitively paid. We haven't seen pay for other Pekin internships because no other roles were posted for summer 2027.
What GPA do I need for a Pekin internship?
A minimum 3.0. The actuarial posting lists it as required, alongside pursuing a bachelor's degree. A major in mathematics, statistics or actuarial science is preferred rather than required, and the posting asks for a willingness to pursue actuarial exams, not a passed exam.
Does Pekin Insurance sponsor visas for interns?
No. The summer 2027 posting states that applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship now or in the future. That rules out students who would need sponsorship later, including many on F-1 visas. Check this line on any future Pekin posting before applying.
How long is the Pekin Insurance internship?
Ten weeks in summer. The posting says some interns may have the chance to extend their internship beyond the program end date. Pekin didn't publish start or end dates for summer 2027. The work is based at the home office in Pekin, Illinois, with a flexible or hybrid schedule listed among the benefits.
What does a Pekin actuarial intern do?
The intern joins the Property and Casualty Actuarial department and works with the pricing, reserving and modeling teams on personal and commercial lines. Duties include analysis, company reports and data work in Excel and SQL, with R or Python if needed. The program adds mentorship, job shadowing and senior-leader networking.
What is the Pekin Insurance hiring process?
HR and the hiring manager review your online application. If you qualify, you get a phone interview, then face-to-face interviews, either virtual or in person. Pekin then makes a final decision, and offers are followed by an extensive background investigation, according to its How We Hire page.
Pekin's next actuarial posting is expected around mid-September 2027, and it may last only two weeks. Build SQL and Excel proof before then: a remote Externship gives you a finished project to show.
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.
