Risk Analyst Intern - Risk & Analytics, Enterprise Risk Consulting
About the job
- Must have completed a WTW 2026 summer internship.
- Bachelor’s degree with a minimum 3.0 GPA.
- Date of graduation between May 2026 and May 2027.
- Intermediate to advanced Excel skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
- Strong time and task management skills.
- Ability to take direction, receive constructive feedback, and deliver accurate work product.
- Relationship management and customer focus, with the ability to interface with customers and collaborate internally with teammates to serve customers.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex concepts into clear, actionable insights.
- Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues, clients, and subject matter experts across functions.
- Intellectual curiosity and willingness to learn new methodologies, technologies, and artificial intelligence-enabled approaches to consulting.
- Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
- Ability to work independently while contributing to team success.
- Interest in enterprise risk management, business continuity, resilience, analytics, and organizational decision-making.
- Candidates must currently be authorized to work in the United States and must not require employment-based visa sponsorship or assistance now or in the future.
- Support the delivery of client projects that help organizations identify, assess, quantify, and manage enterprise risks while strengthening organizational resilience.
- Work alongside consultants, data scientists, actuaries, catastrophe modelers, business continuity specialists, and industry experts to deliver solutions for large organizations.
- Conduct enterprise risk management assessments and maturity reviews.
- Perform enterprise-wide risk identification and prioritization and develop risk registers.
- Design risk appetite, tolerance, and governance frameworks.
- Perform strategic risk quantification and decision-support modeling.
- Support business continuity planning and operational resilience programs.
- Develop risk monitoring, reporting, and key risk indicators.
- Conduct benchmarking, research, and analysis to support client recommendations.
- Collaborate with risk consulting, catastrophe modeling, climate, actuarial, insurance, and analytics teams to address complex client challenges.
- Contribute to the development of new consulting methodologies, tools, and thought leadership.
- Explore and apply emerging artificial intelligence-enabled approaches to enhance analytical insights and delivery efficiency.
- Preferred majors include Risk Management, Business, Finance, Economics, Accounting, and Liberal Arts.
About the company
Willis Towers Watson helps organizations manage risk and people programs by offering advisory, brokerage, and technology-based solutions. It operates in two segments: Risk & Broking, which identifies, quantifies, and places insurance coverage for clients from small businesses to large corporations; and Health, Wealth & Career, which provides consulting, technology, and administration services for health benefits, retirement plans, and talent management. The company differentiates itself by combining advisory services, technology platforms, and brokerage capabilities under one umbrella to deliver integrated risk management and people solutions globally. Its goal is to turn risk into a path for growth by aligning risk management with health, retirement, and talent strategies to support organizational success.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom
Founded
1828
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What believers are saying
- Q2 2026 revenue reached $2.47 billion, up 9% year over year.
- Propel targets roughly 30% adjusted operating margin by 2028, announced July 30, 2026.
- WTW signed a Sept. 30, 2026 Sapien partnership for mid-market M&A HR software.
What critics are saying
- WTW sued Lockton on Aug. 24, 2026 after 18 construction brokers defected.
- Q2 operating margin fell to 14.8%, and net income dropped 30%.
- Repeated team defections to Lockton hollow WTW’s brokerage franchise market by market.
What makes WTW unique
- WTW’s Radar platform powers Zurich’s global pricing rollout across retail lines, Sept. 21, 2026.
- Newfront added deep U.S. middle-market specialty broking and technology, Jan. 27, 2026.
- WTW combines consulting, broking, and software across 140 countries and markets.
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WTW deepens commercial lines ICT bench with MGA underwriting veteran. Darrel Beaton joins from Effectus Insurance, where he served as chief underwriting officer for 16 years Oct 12, 2026 WTW has appointed Darrel Beaton (pictured) as director of underwriting within its insurance consulting and technology (ICT) business in North America, effective October 5. Beaton joins from Effectus Insurance Managers, a commercial lines managing general agent, where he spent 16 years as chief underwriting officer overseeing underwriting strategy, product development, and portfolio profitability across a broad range of commercial lines, according to his LinkedIn profile. Background and remit. Beaton brings more than 30 years of commercial underwriting experience, including earlier roles as senior director of product management at USAA and SVP of risk and product management at Advanced Insurance Management eSolutions, where he advised insurers, reinsurers, and MGA/MGUs on underwriting operations and product development. His career has run almost entirely through the program and specialty end of the market rather than standard admitted lines. The appointment is part of WTW's stated push to expand its ICT practice across commercial and specialty lines in North America, a segment the company has been building out alongside its more established personal lines advisory footprint. ICT advises insurers on underwriting strategy, pricing, portfolio management, and technology transformation, work that shapes how carriers select risks and structure their books across the commercial P&C market. Based in Austin, Texas, Beaton will report to Farah Ismail, head of commercial lines, North America at WTW, and will focus on expanding the firm's underwriting and product advisory propositions for commercial carrier clients. "His proven track record, technical underwriting expertise and deep understanding of specialist risks across the property and casualty market will be invaluable to our clients," Ismail said. WTW's ICT business operates across 35 markets with more than 1,700 staff, according to the company, serving over 1,000 insurers globally.
WTW names Darrel Beaton Director of Underwriting. The commercial insurance veteran joins WTW's North America Insurance Consulting and Technology business to support underwriting and product modernization. Anthony R. O'Donnell // October 12, 2026 (Image source: WTW.) WTW (London) has appointed Darrel Beaton Director of Underwriting within its Insurance Consulting and Technology (ICT) business, effective Oct. 5. Beaton brings more than 30 years of experience spanning commercial underwriting, product development, portfolio management, program design and underwriting leadership. He joins WTW from Effectus Insurance, where he served as Chief Underwriting Officer with responsibility for underwriting strategy, product development, portfolio growth and profitability across commercial lines. Based in Austin, Texas, Beaton will support the expansion of WTW's underwriting and product propositions, helping insurers modernize underwriting operations, improve portfolio performance and apply technology and analytics to business decisions. He reports to Farah Ismail, Head of Commercial Lines, North America, WTW. "We are delighted to welcome Darrel to our North America team," comments Ismail. "His proven track record, technical underwriting expertise and deep understanding of specialist risks across the property and casualty market will be invaluable to our clients." WTW says Beaton's appointment will support growth of its consulting and technology services for insurers across North America.
Hylant hires Samson as senior captive account manager. Hylant Global Captive Solutions appoints Sheril Samson as senior captive account manager, a role Samson took up in September. The post sits within Hylant Consulting and is based in Mumbai on a hybrid basis. Samson joins from WTW, after more than 12 years with the broker in India. Samson was a manager at WTW from April, having previously served as assistant manager from 2023, team lead from 2019, senior specialist from 2017 and specialist from 2014. Hylant credits Samson with more than a decade of experience across insurance accounting, captive insurance, financial reporting and regulatory compliance. Samson's own professional summary describes expertise in accounting, legal entity controllership and group-level financial management across international markets, alongside statutory compliance and leading a team of chartered accountants. Hylant Global Captive Solutions provides captive consulting and management, running feasibility studies, implementation work covering business plans, policy drafting, service provider selection and domicile regulator engagement, and ongoing captive management across board meetings, renewals, underwriting and corporate administration. The team also advises on programme design and on captive exit through commutations, novations, sale of the captive and reinsurance, and works on group captives, single-parent captives and cell facilities. The team is led by Anne Marie Towle, who joined Hylant in 2019 and leads its global captive solutions business. Hylant was founded in 1935 by Edward P. Hylant in Toledo, Ohio, and describes itself as family owned. Fourth-generation family members hold senior roles in the business.
WTW has received regulatory approval from the Central Bank of the UAE and Central Bank of Bahrain to assume full ownership of Al-Futtaim Willis, its UAE-based joint venture. Al-Futtaim sold its 51% stake in the business, giving WTW complete control. The move strengthens WTW's regional presence alongside recent expansions in Saudi Arabia, where the company established insurance and reinsurance broking entities. WTW will now wholly manage operations in Dubai and Bahrain. The acquisition enables WTW to provide clients across the UAE and wider region with enhanced access to specialist expertise and global placement capabilities. The integration aligns with WTW's strategy to optimise its global portfolio and pursue scaled, high-growth broking businesses.
WTW has partnered with Sapien Software to deliver HR and deal intelligence solutions for mid-market companies navigating divestitures and M&A transactions. The collaboration integrates Sapien's human capital management software into WTW's Divestitures in a Box solution, providing HR management systems, payroll administration, international benefits administration and managed services. The partnership combines WTW's M&A consulting expertise with Sapien's technology platform to support both buyers and sellers. The solution aims to accelerate day one readiness, reduce reliance on Transition Services Agreements, and enhance corporate and employee experiences during transactions. Sapien's platform features AI-powered decision support and built-in managed services. The software is multi-lingual, multi-currency, and designed specifically for global mid-market companies undergoing divestitures.