Students at the Debbie and Jerry Ivy College of Business learn early in their college career the added value of having an internship before graduation.
Over the summer, Ivy students engaged in a wide range of internships to add real-world experience to their resumes before they graduate. Meet Kyle Holtan, who shared why a summer internship added value to his education.
Holtan, a junior from Prescott, Wisconsin, studying actuarial science, spent his summer as an actuarial intern with Sammons Financial Group in West Des Moines, Iowa.
Working with Sammon’s annuity product development team, Holtan has improved the team’s PowerBI dashboard by incorporating new data sets, finding trends, and improving visualizations using new AI-driven views. In his position, Holtan has also created Excel tools that improve upon previous calculation devices. He also completed a project on running sensitivity testing on annuity assumptions, such as policy lapse rates and reserves requirements, on various annuity products, which he later presented to leadership teams. Interns at Sammon’s also have the opportunity to participate in various events to network with the other interns and have lunch with senior leaders to dive into Sammon’s company culture.
