Position Summary

The Personal Lines Product Intern – California Team supports Mercury’s California product strategy through data-driven research, competitive analysis, and pricing support across PPA and property lines. Interns collaborate with Product Managers, Actuarial, Underwriting, Sales, and R&D to deliver insights that inform roadmap priorities and rate/segmentation changes.

An in-person interview may be required during the hiring process

Essential Job Functions

• Under immediate supervision, the Product Intern will work alongside professionals and mentors within the Products Organization to find smart solutions to complex problems. Interns will collaborate with their mentor and work collectively with different stakeholders across the company.
• Contribute to the California state strategy by researching competitors, customer segments, underwriting eligibility, billing differences, and rate competitiveness; synthesize findings into actionable differentiators, gaps, and next steps for the state roadmap.
• Support pricing work (rate indications, loss ratio trends, and elasticity considerations) through data wrangling, descriptive analytics, and visualization to inform rate changes and filings.
• Partner with Sales and field leaders to incorporate field knowledge into product decisions and quantify impacts (quotes, binds, retention, cross- sell).
• Prepare concise analyses and briefings (decks, one-pagers) to communicate findings and recommendations to Product leadership.
• Assist with test design (A/B or champion/challenger) and post‑monitoring to evaluate product or rating changes; document assumptions, metrics, and outcomes.
• Contribute to MVP development and present capstone outcomes to leadership at the end of the internship. Uphold Mercury brand, compliance standards, and documentation practices in all deliverables.
• Interns will work directly with a mentor in their field of study while finding solutions to real world problems. Intern may also work with members of leadership and fellow interns within an interactive Agile framework that includes daily stand-ups and weekly tactical problem-solving sessions
• Interns will also have exposure to join meetings within their respective functions to help further contextualize their work.
• Over the course of the summer, interns will ultimately build a minimum viable product (MVP) and have a “capstone” opportunity to present those findings to the Mercury leadership team. Internships will begin in June 2026.
• Paid Internship: $30 per hour

Education

• Be legally eligible to work in the U.S.
• Minimum: Currently pursuing a BS/BA or MS in a quantitative field (e.g., Statistics, Economics, Mathematics, Actuarial Science, Data Science, Engineering, Finance).
• Preferred: Coursework or projects in insurance analytics, econometrics, segmentation, or predictive modeling.
• Minimum 3.0 GPA required, 3.5 or higher GPA preferred.
• Enrolled student attending a university program with an expected graduation date on or after August 2025
• Planning to seek full-time employment between December 2026 and September 2027

Experience

• Minimum: Academic or project experience manipulating and analyzing data; producing insights for recommendations.
• Preferred: Exposure to P&C insurance concepts (personal auto or homeowners), rate competitiveness, or consumer segmentation.

Knowledge and Skills

Minimum: Proficiency in Excel; familiarity with SQL and one programming language (Python or R); clear written and verbal communication; curiosity and ability to work independently in a team setting.
Preferred: Dashboarding (Power BI/Tableau), basic statistical testing design, and experience building concise presentations.

Why a Mercury Ignite internship
• Obtain practical work experience in your field of interest
• Network with other interns and industry professionals
• Receive personalized coaching and mentorship
• Work on real projects and initiatives
• Earn a competitive wage
If you’re interested in launching your career with Mercury Insurance - Apply today!
Mercury is an equal opportunity employer, committed to the strength of a diverse workforce.