Insure Your Future (Freshman and Sophomore) Internship- Summer 2025

Job Overview

About Kunkel & Associates:

Kunkel & Associates is a commercial insurance brokerage and consulting firm committed to providing quality service through unparalleled professionalism and personalized attention for over20 years.

Our team provides consultative solutions for your transportation, property and casualty, and employee benefits needs. Our organization continues to grow and develop by bringing innovative advantages to our clients, including comprehensive nursing services, resource consulting, safety and loss control management, and claims management.

At Kunkel & Associates, we take pride in exceeding customer expectations within a unique working environment and uphold a culture that embraces passion, perseverance, and enthusiasm.

K&A Locations: Dubuque, Iowa (Headquarters); Madison, Wisconsin and Kansas City, Kansas

K&A Hours of Operation: Monday- Friday 8am-5pm, flexible hours with work from home options

Insure Your Future Internship Summary:

Are you a freshman or sophomore -level college student looking for an internship that will allow you gain experience in the insurance industry and create a path toward a rewarding career? Come spend a few weeks with us at Kunkel! Our Insure Your Future Internship, created in partnership with the Iowa Economic Development, will challenge you every day in a fun but professional work environment. An Internship at Kunkel & Associates will give you the tools to network with business owners, work in a team setting and give you the opportunity to gain real-life experiences. Our team here at Kunkel & Associates will give you on-the-job training and one-on-one mentorship to ensure that you have the best tools to be successful in your future career. Our internship program offers flexible hours, hourly pay, a potential full-time internship in future years! Come work with us, not for us this summer!

Visit our internship page, www.kunkel-inc.com/interns

• Job shadow and train with sales and support staff
• 6- week program
• Learn how to complete insurance applications
• Build Insurance proposals
• Accompany Sales Executives on prospect and renewal presentations and service plans
• Opportunity to travel for client and prospect meetings
• Implement/monitor client service plans
• Analyze data to ensure that clients have the appropriate coverage
• Seek out new clients and develop clientele by networking to find new customers and generate lists of prospective clients
• Build and maintain relationships with clients to include providing high-quality service/prompt responses
• Opportunity to work with our leadership team on implementing new ideas
• Paid housing, if needed
• Paid internship
• Paid mileage to the 4- Iowa Economic Development, Insure Your Future, events
• Other projects/duties assigned

Requirements

Internship Skills/Qualifications:

• Working towards completion of BA or BS
• Strong Outlook, Word and Excel Skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent service orientation skills
• Freshman or Sophomore – level College student
• Flexible hours with the capacity to work up to 40 hours or we offer part-time hours (Monday – Friday)