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Ryan Specialty internship · at a glance
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| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Where to apply | Ryan Specialty Workday board, linked from the careers page; search "RMI" or "Intern" and set a job alert |
| Application window (2027–28) | Summer 2027: not posted as of Oct 5, 2026. Expected: RMI internship posts Oct to Nov 2026 and closes mid-to-late Dec 2026 (last cycle: live by Sep 4, removed Dec 22, 2025). Summer 2028 expected to post around Sep 2027 |
| Rolling? | Rolling review inside a window that closed in late December last cycle |
| Eligibility | Bachelor's students, particularly juniors and seniors; last year's posting required graduation no earlier than December 2025; GPA and sponsorship not stated for RMI |
| Duration | Eight weeks; summer 2026 ran June 1 to July 24, 2026 (summer 2027 dates expected similar) |
| Compensation | Paid; Ryan doesn't publish a rate (the pay range on last year's posting was blank) |
| Return offers | Ryan tells RISE that 90% of eligible interns have received full-time offers; class size not published |
| Locations | One multi-location posting covering Chicago (headquarters) and offices such as Birmingham, Phoenix, Denver, Los Angeles and San Francisco; hybrid |
| # Programs | One national summer program (RMI); occasional part-time school-year interns; Ryan Specialty University for graduates |
Last updated: October 2026
Ryan Specialty's summer 2027 internship hasn't posted yet. On October 5, 2026, its Workday job board had 83 open roles and no internship. Last year the Risk Management & Insurance (RMI) internship went live in early September 2025 and came down on December 22, so this year's posting is already about a month later and is expected in October or November 2026. In plain words: you apply during fall 2026, you intern in summer 2027.
The RMI internship is one national, eight-week, paid program that mixes virtual sessions with in-office training and job shadowing; summer 2026 ran June 1 to July 24. It's aimed at juniors and seniors. Ryan doesn't publish the hourly rate, but it tells the internship review site RISE that 90% of eligible interns have received full-time offers.
What Is a Ryan Specialty Internship?
A Ryan Specialty internship is the company's Risk Management & Insurance (RMI) program: a paid, eight-week summer internship that teaches insurance markets, specialty lines, wholesale brokerage, and underwriting inside a managing general underwriter and a binding authority. Interns hear from top producers and underwriters, do group case studies and presentations, and shadow teams, with virtual and in-office parts. Ryan Specialty is a Chicago-based specialty insurance intermediary founded in 2010 by Patrick G. Ryan, who earlier founded Aon. It reported $3.05 billion in revenue for 2025 and about 6,110 employees in 129 offices, according to its 2025 annual report. It's a different company from Ryan LLC, the tax firm.
When Do Ryan Specialty Internship Applications Open for 2027–2028?
Last cycle, employees were sharing the summer 2026 RMI posting by September 4, 2025, an aggregator listed a December 12 deadline, and the posting came down on December 22, 2025. The program then ran June 1 to July 24, 2026, about nine months after it opened. This year the summer 2027 posting hadn't appeared by October 5, 2026, so the calendar has already slipped by at least a month. Treat the dates below as expected, with lower confidence than usual: an October or November open and a mid-to-late December close.
Applications for summer 2027 aren't open yet: Ryan's board shows no internship. This is the window to set a Workday job alert and build the proof that helps once the posting goes live.
Learn the vocabulary: wholesale broker, binding authority, managing general underwriter and excess and surplus lines. Decide which office you'd want, since one posting covers many cities.
The summer 2027 RMI internship is expected to post, based on last year's early-September open and this year's delay. Apply the week it appears.
The summer 2027 window is expected to close, based on last cycle's December 12 aggregator deadline and the December 22, 2025 removal of the posting.
The eight-week program, expected to run on dates similar to June 1 to July 24, 2026: speaker sessions, case studies, presentations and job shadowing. Ryan says 90% of eligible interns have received full-time offers.
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
Ryan Specialty runs one national posting for one national class, and last cycle it stayed up for under four months. Reviews roll while the posting is live, so the students who apply in the first weeks are read before the class fills, and an application sent in mid-December may arrive after the decisions that matter. The summer 2027 posting is also running late: it hadn't appeared by October 5, 2026, about a month after last year's date. That shortens the window if the December close holds. Set a job alert for "RMI" and "Intern" so you can apply the week it posts.
Which Ryan Specialty Internship Programs Should You Target?
Ryan Specialty has one main student program in the US, plus a few smaller openings.
| Program | Who it's for | Timing | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Risk Management & Insurance (RMI) Internship | Bachelor's students, particularly juniors and seniors | Summer 2027 posting expected Oct to Nov 2026; eight weeks in June and July | Hybrid: virtual sessions plus in-office training and shadowing; paid |
| Business Development Intern (Ryan Specialty Benefits) | Business, marketing, finance, data or insurance students | Part time during the school year; the fall 2026 posting ran Sep 3 to 18, 2026 | Remote, US only; paid; no sponsorship |
| Ryan Specialty University Foundations Program | New graduates, often former interns | Full-time entry roles | Six-week basic training, then mentorship and a sales boot camp |
Program details are on the Ryan Specialty careers page. Ryan's London business runs its own underwriting summer internship for UK students; it isn't covered here.
What Are the Eligibility Requirements?
Requirements below come from the summer 2026 RMI posting; the 2027 version may update the dates.
• Enrollment: enrolled in an accredited bachelor's degree program. Last year's posting required graduation no earlier than December 2025; expect the 2027 posting to move that date forward a year.
• Class year: Ryan's careers page says the program is for students, particularly juniors and seniors.
• Majors: not restricted in the posting.
• GPA: not stated.
• Work authorization: the RMI posting doesn't state a policy. The separate Business Development Intern posting required US work authorization without sponsorship, so ask the recruiter if you'll need sponsorship.
Is There a GPA Cutoff at Ryan Specialty?
Ryan doesn't publish one. The RMI posting screens on enrollment and graduation date, then lists skills: organization, professional communication, customer service, analysis and research, and comfort with tools such as Zoom, Teams and Outlook. Because the business runs on broker relationships, evidence that you communicate well with clients or customers may matter as much as grades.
Profile Match · Extern Data
Could You Get In at Ryan Specialty? 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 Ryan Specialty Look For, and How Do You Build Them?
The RMI posting asks for organization and prioritizing, professional communication and customer service that supports business relationships, analysis, problem-solving and research, and comfort with workplace technology. Interns produce presentations, case studies and papers with their peers. The part-time Business Development Intern posting adds advanced Excel with large datasets, market research and AI-powered productivity tools. The common thread is relationship work backed by research, which matches how wholesale brokerage runs.
What Ryan Specialty looks for in interns
Skills across 2 Ryan Specialty intern & analyst job descriptions · summer 2026 RMI and fall 2026 business development postings
Method: full-text reading of Ryan Specialty's only two recent US intern postings: the summer 2026 RMI Intern (read from a Built In mirror) and the fall 2026 part-time Business Development Intern (read from an archived copy of Ryan's Workday posting). The summer 2027 RMI posting will replace the first when it's published.
How Is Demand for Sales Interns Moving Right Now?
Sales intern postings · Sep vs Aug 2026
vs 1,421 in August
For Ryan Specialty applicants: Ryan's board showed 83 open roles and no internship on October 5, 2026. Its RMI internship, built around broker relationships, is expected to post in October or November, so set a job alert now.
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 Ryan Specialty skill maps to a remote Externship you can finish before the December close.
| Skill (from real JDs) | JD evidence | Externship that builds it |
|---|---|---|
| Case studies and presentations | RMI: create professional, polished deliverables (presentations, case studies, papers) | Corporate Strategy Externship mentored by Eric Ries |
| Business analysis and research | RMI: analytic and problem-solving skills, including research and investigation | Attronica Financial Planning & Analysis and Private Company Valuation |
| Excel and large datasets | Business Development Intern: advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and comfort with large datasets | Breaking Games E-Commerce Data Analysis & Strategy |
| Benefits and healthcare context | Business Development Intern at Ryan Specialty Benefits | Healthcare Operations Consulting |
The strategy match is the closest: RMI interns spend much of the program building case studies and presenting them, which is the core deliverable of that Externship.
What Is the Ryan Specialty Application and Interview Process Like?
Ryan Specialty publishes only part of its process, so this combines the posting, its careers page and last cycle's dates:
1. Apply on Workday. Find the RMI posting and choose your region; last cycle one posting covered many offices.
2. Review. Applications are read while the posting is live, which last cycle ran into late December.
3. Interviews. Ryan doesn't publish the format. Prepare to explain wholesale brokerage, binding authority and managing general underwriters in your own words.
4. Offer. Ryan's careers page says it will never ask for your Social Security number or proof of work eligibility until after an offer, and its recruiters use @ryansg.com addresses.
5. Program. Eight weeks in June and July, with virtual and in-office parts.
Our behavioral interview guide shows how to prepare stories about client communication and teamwork.
What Students on Reddit Say
Reddit has no first-hand RMI intern account; these comments describe the wholesale brokerage path Ryan's interns train for.
An AmWINS employee told a new economics and finance graduate that excess and surplus wholesale brokerage is a great career path out of college, and said the same largely applies at CRC and RSG, Ryan Specialty's group.
A carrier-side professional said brokerage assistants handle renewals, endorsements, claims and account upkeep for the broker, and that moving up usually means building your own book of business.
Asked about working at Ryan Specialty, one commenter recalled someone who left because the job was more about broker relationships and handshakes than pure analysis.
How Do You Stand Out for a Ryan Specialty Internship?
Three moves. First, be ready the week it posts. Set a Workday alert for "RMI" and "Intern", have your resume final, and apply in the first days, since last cycle's window ended in late December. Second, speak the language. Know what a wholesale broker, a binding authority and a managing general underwriter do, and why excess and surplus lines exist. The program teaches all three, and curiosity about them reads well. Third, show relationship skills. Customer service and professional communication sit near the top of the posting, and the work runs on broker relationships, so a client-facing job counts. Ryan reports a 90% full-time offer rate for eligible interns but publishes no class size or applicant count.
What Other Companies Should You Consider?
Ryan Specialty competes for insurance students with other brokers, retail and wholesale.
- Arthur J. GallagherGlobal broker that also owns RPS, a wholesale peerGuide →
- Marsh McLennanGlobal retail broker, a counterpart to Ryan's wholesale modelGuide →
- WTWGlobal broker and advisory firm with summer internshipsGuide →
- HUB InternationalChicago-based broker with summer internshipsGuide →
- AmWINSWholesale broker and binding-authority peerGuide →
- CRC GroupWholesale broker competing for the same studentsCareers site
Our insurance internships summer 2027 guide compares calendars across carriers, brokers and life insurers.
FAQ
Can I still apply for a summer 2026 Ryan Specialty internship?
No. The summer 2026 RMI internship ran June 1 to July 24, 2026, and its posting came down in December 2025. The next door is summer 2027, and that posting hadn't appeared by October 5, 2026. It's expected in October or November 2026, so set a job alert now.
When do Ryan Specialty summer 2027 applications open?
They're expected to open in October or November 2026. Last year the RMI posting was live by September 4, 2025, but on October 5, 2026 the summer 2027 version still hadn't posted, so this year's calendar is running at least a month later. Set a Workday alert for RMI and Intern.
When do Ryan Specialty internship applications close?
Expect mid-to-late December 2026. Last cycle an aggregator listed a December 12, 2025 deadline and the posting came down on December 22, 2025. Ryan reviews while the posting is live, so applying in the first weeks after it appears is safer than waiting for December.
How much do Ryan Specialty interns make?
Ryan Specialty doesn't publish the rate. The RMI internship is paid and full time for eight weeks, but the pay range on last year's posting was left blank, and the part-time Business Development posting was blank too. We don't quote third-party estimates; check the summer 2027 posting when it appears.
Is the Ryan Specialty internship remote?
It's hybrid. The RMI program combines virtual sessions, such as industry speakers and skills training, with in-office training, group work and job shadowing. One posting covers many offices, including Chicago, Birmingham, Phoenix, Denver, Los Angeles and San Francisco, so you'll choose a location when you apply.
Who can apply for the RMI internship?
Bachelor's students, particularly juniors and seniors. Last year's posting required enrollment in an accredited bachelor's program and graduation no earlier than December 2025; expect the summer 2027 posting to move that date a year. It doesn't restrict majors or state a GPA, and the RMI posting doesn't state a sponsorship policy.
Do Ryan Specialty interns get full-time offers?
Most eligible ones do, by Ryan's account. The company told the internship review site RISE that 90% of eligible interns have received full-time offers, and its program sheet says many interns become full-time employees. Graduates often start in the Ryan Specialty University Foundations Program, a six-week training program.
Is Ryan Specialty the same as Ryan LLC?
No. Ryan Specialty is a Chicago-based specialty insurance broker and underwriting manager listed on the NYSE as RYAN. Ryan LLC is a Dallas-based tax services firm with its own internships, covered in our Ryan LLC internship guide. Search results often mix the two.
Ryan Specialty's summer 2027 posting is expected in October or November. Set your job alert today, and use the weeks before it to build proof: a remote Externship gives you a finished case study to talk about in Ryan's interviews.
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.
