Providence College Internship 2025 - Sales/Broker Relations

Schedule: Hybrid

Compensation: $18-$25 hourly

Jump into the new world of health insurance:

At Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI), our business is healthcare. But our focus is on improving lives. Be part of a team that is large enough to make a difference but small enough to be innovative. Work in a rapidly changing field. Take a chance to be creative. Move outside the status quo. Shape new ideas with the power of a national brand behind you.

Join others who know diversity is strength:

We appreciate and celebrate everything that makes us unique: age, national origin, citizenship status, perspectives, experiences, physical or mental disability, military status, race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression. Our diversity strengthens us as an organization and helps us better serve an increasingly diverse Rhode Island population.

Why this job matters:

The Customer Advisory Solutions Team (CAST) Sales and Broker Relations Intern will work with Account Executives in both Small and Large Group segments on retention and new business in the Commercial Market. This individual will utilize several different applications and resources to assist with day-to-day assignments, learn about our products and services through digital resources and virtual learning opportunities. The intern will be invited to attend meetings with team members for sales experience in addition to meetings for operational purposes.

What you will do:

• Assist both Small and Large Group Account Executives with daily sales tasks:
  
  
  
  • Request materials for customers
  • Process amendments and other applications in Salesforce
  • Review and create open enrollment PowerPoint presentations
  • Update customer information in Salesforce
  
  
  
  

• Assist with Large Group New Business

• Gather and organize information required for new business quotes
  
  
  
  • Submit requests for new business quotes to Underwriting using Salesforce application
  • Assist with tracking of prospects and opportunities
  • Assist with Broker Relations
    
    
    
    • Perform tasks required in the planning and executing of broker events
    • calendar invites, tracking attendees, vendor communication, ordering of gifts and materials, etc.
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  

What you need to succeed:

The Extras:

• Review product portfolios, benefit summaries, and other digital collateral for both Small and Large Group to familiarize and learn our offerings
• Gather and organize competitive carrier information from previous quotes (retention and new business) for product team
• Review our teams SharePoint to ensure most accurate collateral and forms are saved

Location:

BCBSRI is headquartered in downtown Providence, conveniently located near the train station and bus terminal. We actively support associate well-being and work/life balance and offer the following schedules, based on role:

• In-office: onsite 5 days per week
• Hybrid: onsite 2-4 days per week
• Remote: onsite 0-1 days per week. Permitted to reside in the following states, pending approval from the Human Resources Department: Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia

At Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI), diversity and inclusion are central to our core values and strengthen our ability to meet the challenges of today's healthcare industry. BCBSRI is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. We provide equal opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information and gender identity or expression.
The law requires an employer to post notices describing the Federal laws prohibiting job discrimination based on race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, equal pay, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, and genetic information and gender identity or expression. Please visit https://www.eeoc.gov/employers/eeo-law-poster to view the "EEO is the Law" poster.