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Description  

Temporary Full Time (12 Weeks, 40 hours per week)

The Allstate Research and Planning Center (ARPC) in Menlo Park , CA has excellent internship opportunities for graduate-level students in statistics, applied mathematics, operations research and related fields. Interns will have the opportunity to apply their analytical expertise to real-life data and help answer challenging research questions in the insurance industry.

The ARPC is a small, independent and innovative group with the support of a large corporation. We offer the perfect combination of basic research projects and real business problems, as well as the time, tools and environment to effectively tackle both. You will be exposed to discussions about the latest trends in many areas of life (e.g., culture - social networks, technology telematics/smart homes, demographics - aging population), and will explore their impact on the insurance industry.

Examples of past projects:

Identifying Fraudulent Theft Claims - A statistical model based on claim facts and policyholder information was built to predict fraudulent auto theft claims. Techniques included graphical data exploration, logistic regression, and decision trees.

Understanding Why Customers Defect - Several thousand variables (e.g. price, insurance coverage, purchase patterns, population characteristics, market characteristics) are available to improve our understanding and prediction of customer defection. Project involves data visualization with SAS as well as other tools, and large-scale variable selection techniques.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collaborate with analysts and develop research plan
• Prepare analysis dataset (data cleansing, feature extraction, merging multiple data sources)
• Perform statistical analysis of data
• Evaluate assumptions and stability of results on holdout data
• Prepare written report documenting results
• Present findings to colleagues at the ARPC

Qualifications  

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Graduate-level student with concentration in a quantitative discipline such as statistics, applied mathematics, economics, or operations research
• Knowledge of statistical analysis techniques such as regression, decision trees, boosting, clustering, etc.
• Programming experience with SAS, R, or similar analytical tools.
• Experience working in a UNIX environment. Perl and Python a plus.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Team player but able to work independently with minimum direction
• Strong writing and presentation skills
• Must be eligible to work in the US on a full-time basis. Allstate does not sponsor individuals who are not already authorized to work in the United States .
  
  

Description   We are seeking an intern to work for 12 weeks in the summer in the role of Researcher and Designer in the Consumer-Centric Research division of the Knowledge Discovery Group.

Responsibilities/Key Activities:

This internship is ideal for the person who wants to understand and be involved with all stages of developing a new product or service.   You will assist the team with projects at various stages of product development, from early-stage needfinding to late-stage user testing and data analysis.   Depending on the timing of the internship, you may participate in: needfinding research (ethnographic, interviews, secondary); the iterative steps of brainstorming and obtaining user feedback; and/or the management of large-scale product testing and feedback.   Responsibilities may include: arranging and assisting in discussion groups; brainstorming new concepts or improving on existing ones; coordinating product distribution to test users; and/or analyzing data from user testing.   Through it all, you must be an avid observer and note-taker as well as a meticulous and thorough project manager, capable of working with a team to glean insights and customer needs from our research whether qualitative or quantitative in nature.   By the end of your internship, you should have assisted in developing a potential new product or service idea (or two).  

Qualifications   Skills/Experience :

• Graduate-level student with a concentration in Product Design, Human Factors, Interaction Design, Sociocultural Anthropology, Psychology, or the like.
• Previous work experience.
• Work or academic experience that demonstrates familiarity with ethnographic research or needfinding.
• Work or academic experience that demonstrates familiarity with handling data.
• Meticulous attention to detail in execution of a large project.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Team player but able to work independently with minimum direction
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Ethnographic research and needfinding experience are a plus.
• Must be eligible to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis. Allstate does not sponsor individuals who are not already authorized to work in the United States .

Most important qualities for the candidate are: §   curiosity:   a desire to understand the customer and why they make the decisions they do; §   empathy: the ability to relate to the customer and thus uncover their motivations and needs; §   attention to detail: the capability to perform any research systematically and accurately §   creativity: the ability to take a list of needs and insights and come up with 30 new ideas §   strategic focus: the skill to understand the big picture without getting mired in details §   strong work ethic:   the innate drive to do work extremely well §   enthusiasm : a passion to understand people and deliver better products and services to them

Description

Become an Intern with Allstates Production Processes organization that drives the next level of integration between Problem Management/Root Cause analysis and Change Management with the most meaningful metrics reporting to run a 1st quartile Infrastructure organization.

The intern candidate would gain introduction to Information Technology Service Management (ITSM) by facilitating the Enterprise governance of an advanced program. Projects would include: 1) Defining a scorecard for compliance and adherence Service Management Office artifacts, including: Visio Swimlane of Enterprise process Roles and Responsibilities Policy, Mandate and Standards Communication Plan Communication Templates for Awareness Campaign; Roadmap, Process Training Training Plan Metrics Plan 2) Exposure to Senior Level Leadership to support facilitation of the Production Process Council 3) Interaction with Enterprise Process Mangers, Process Owners and Process Consultants through activities supporting the Working Committee 4) Gain an insight to a complex education strategy by supporting the ITSM Education initiative.

5) Exposure and introduction to industry best practices by participating in the Chicago Land itSMF LIG Group.

Qualifications

- Currently enrolled in a Computer Science, Management Information Systems (MIS),  or similar major with a GPA above 3.0.

- Excellent oral and written communication skills.

- Ability to work in a team and fast paced environment.

- Must be highly organized and a strong team player.

Description Allstate Insurance Company is posting for a Summer Intern position in its Litigation Services Department.  Trial Attorneys in our department represent insureds and the Company in the defense of low and moderate exposure bodily injury and property damage law suits.   The responsibilities of the intern position include:   -Research   -Preparation of legal memoranda   - Attending trials, arbitrations, and depositions along with oral presentations under the supervision of a licensed Allstate attorney The salary is competitive and the position begins approximately mid June 2013   Areas of focus and exposure will be Third Party Auto Liability Litigation and Premises Liability.

A candidates participation in Mock Trial and/or a Trial Practice course will also be considered.

and lasts approximately ten to twelve weeks.     Areas of focus and exposure will be Third Party Auto Liability Litigation and Premises Liability.

A candidates participation in Mock Trial and/or a Trial Practice course will also be considered.

Housing is not provided and travel costs are the responsibility of the candidate.

Qualifications -Ideal candidates should have outstanding research and writing skills along with effective oral communication skills.   -Second year law students with high energy and self-starters who enjoy working in a collegial team oriented environment.   -A resume, transcript and writing sample are required   -Computer proficiency with Microsoft Office, online legal research - Westlaw, Lexis   -Ability to work well with others on a team of attorneys, paralegals, administrative assistants, supervised by an attorney Lead Counsel

Description For over 75 years, Allstate has been helping protect homes, cars and families across the country.   As the nation's largest publicly held personal lines insurance company, our success is built on an environment where the talents and contributions of every person are supported, respected and encouraged.     As a Business Analyst - Specialist, you will be responsible for applying business knowledge and communications skills to gather and create business and functional requirements.   Primary responsibilities include:

• Providing business knowledge and expertise in a focused area of the business by developing a keen understanding of business needs.
• Partnering with business clients to gather and create business/functional requirements and application functionality.
• Creating functional designs and leveraging basic technical skills to address relatively simple business processes, issues or single project requirements.
• Assisting with project planning by either contributing or creating project definition documents for less complex projects.
• Organizing and leading design review sessions for basic business requirements and issues resolution.
• Contributing to detailed deliverables and obtaining requirements documents and functional designs sign-off.
• Consulting on function test plan content for assigned applications/projects.
• Assisting to gather and develop user and training documentation.

Qualifications The successful candidate should exhibit the following skills and abilities:

• Business Requirements Definition - Demonstrated knowledge of business requirements definition in practical applications of moderate difficulty.  Able to analyze business requirements to determine processing flow, testing scenarios and user requirements.
• Business Knowledge - Fundamental knowledge of the insurance industry and familiar with competitors.
• Business Analysis - Ability to grasp and apply basic analysis concepts and break-down a problem to achieve conclusions.
• Change Management - Working knowledge of technical tools to analyze changes, and skills to communicate with internal and external work partners.
• Internal Consulting - Understands the basic role of an internal consultant in terms of client relationships and staff interactions.

Computer proficiency MS Office Suite