Risk and Resilience – a Swiss Re and Clifford Chance Collaboration

Advise a client in the insurance and reinsurance industry on how to mitigate climate change risks

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Complete work that simulates life on the job. 3-4 hours and self-paced.

Stand out in your application to Clifford Chance. Show us you're a motivated candidate.

Talent Network Open

Get Career Ready

Complete work that simulates life on the job. 3-4 hours and self-paced.

Stand out in your application to Clifford Chance. Show us you're a motivated candidate.

Why complete our Global Virtual Internship

A risk-free way to experience work on the job with us at Clifford Chance. Practice your skills with example tasks and build your confidence to ace your applications.

Self-paced3-4 hoursNo gradesNo assessments

Swiss Re is a leading company in the insurance and reinsurance industry. Swiss Re insures, invests, operates and shares knowledge in a way that tackles sustainability challenges and creates long-term value.

Clifford Chance has collaborated with Swiss Re to create a program that aims to help you develop skills in several areas, including building a foundational understanding of insurance and reinsurance, preparing a global communication email, identifying and assessing ESG issues to develop a strategy to mitigate climate change risks and gain an understanding of the different types of insurance and reinsurance policies available to cover climate risks.

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Skills you will learn and practice:

Industry Understanding

Critical Thinking

Practical Application

Written Communication

Risk Management

Resource Analysis

Commercial Awareness

Time Management

Diplomacy

Data Analysis

How it works

Complete tasks guided by pre-recorded videos and example answers from our team at Clifford Chance. No live sessions, all self-paced.

Earn a certificate and add it to your resume and LinkedIn as an extra curricular activity.

Stand out in applications. Confidently answer interview questions and explain why you’re a good fit for our team.

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Tasks in this program

Task One: Contractual Relationships in Insurance Policy

30-60 mins

Discover the contractual relationships that allow for an insurance policy to form part of the world of reinsurance

What you'll learn

Meet Elena, a client with a new insurance policy
How an insurance policy moves from policyholder to asset manager
The insurance claim process from making a claim to resolution

What you'll do

Go through an interactive PowerPoint to fill out two flowcharts on insurance policy and claims
Take a short knowledge-check quiz

Reviews

Over 400

5 Star Reviews

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"Not all information is provided in entirety which allowed me to do my own research and gain additional knowledge. It is very empowering."-- Student from University of Wolverhampton

"The coherency and range of activities from MCQs, interactive powerpoints, drafting of emails and risk maps. It incorporated every aspect of insurance policy including parametric insurance, contemporary insurance, different parties and processes"-- Student from University of Manchester

"I like that this simulation was in collaboration with Swiss Re to help me gain a better understanding of how a law firm and client might work on an insurance/reinsurance deal. I also like the real world application with regards to sustainability"-- Student from BPP University

"The activities and the sample answers made this course great and easy to learn about the insurance activity"-- Student from Universidad La Salle

"I absolutely loved the real-world application these tasks posed to me. They gave me a thorough foundation about Risk & Resilience, upon which I can now build my knowledge further! The tasks were well-explained, the supplementing information was well-worded for beginners and the diagrams were especially helpful. I felt truly supported during the cou..."-- Student from King's College London, University of London

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How it works

Complete tasks guided by pre-recorded videos and example answers from our team at Clifford Chance. No live sessions, all self-paced.

Earn a certificate and add it to your resume and LinkedIn as an extra curricular activity.

Stand out in applications. Confidently answer interview questions and explain why you’re a good fit for our team.