NYCM Stories: Cultivating our 2024 Interns

Every summer, NYCM Insurance’s internship program welcomes students into divisions across the company, focusing on providing them with opportunities to learn and grow as professionals. This year, 36 interns joined Team NYCM, becoming immersed in our culture while gaining first-hand experience on what it’s like to work within our four walls.  

 

The experience that our interns receive while working alongside our employees doesn’t stop at the day-to-day tasks within their division. We also offer opportunities to interact with other teams, lead projects, volunteer, and more. 

 

“Our internship provides valuable real-world experiences, allowing them to learn and work closely with the teams they are a part of, as well as getting to be a part of a great company culture and community,” said NYCM’s Recruitment Team.  “We value the fresh perspective they bring to the organization and love seeing them interacting and being a part of their teams. We create a collaborative and creative environment they will thrive in, in hopes of them returning to us for full-time opportunities.”

 

This summer, one of the intern volunteer projects was to set up for the Gus Macker 3-on-3 basketball tournament in Norwich, NY. “Setting up hoops was a cool opportunity to not only support a community event, but also to connect with other interns at NYCM and work together as a team,” said Maeve Robinson, Public Relations intern within our Brand Management team. 

 

Another project that interns worked on was hosting a trivia day for each of our branch offices. Employees were encouraged to sign up with a team to find out if they were “smarter than a 5th grader” at the intern-led event. 

 

Our People Development team wanted to ensure that our interns knew just how much they are appreciated, so they hosted various events for them throughout the summer as well. One of the most popular events according to the interns was a Pickleball tournament followed by lunch. 

 

Networking and learning about what other teams do is another important part of NYCM’s internship program. A popular intern and employee event invites each department to set up a booth with representatives to interact with all the interns, explaining what their team is responsible for. 

 

“We had a great group of interns this year and had fun celebrating them on Intern Day to show appreciation for all they do! This year we invited all the divisions to mingle, allowing the interns to learn more about each of them and to give the interns the opportunity to explore how other divisions in the company could fit into their career interests. A fun day for all that attended, including a tiki bar provided by our Human Resources Division,” said Talent Acquisition Business Unit Manager, Crystal Curpier. 

 

Continue reading to learn more about what some of our 2024 interns had to say about their experience. 

 

Maeve Robinson

 

Maeve, an intern on Brand Management’s Public Relations team, said that her favorite part about her internship was the events she was able to plan and participate in. “I really enjoyed being able to interact with others and events are the perfect way to do that.” One thing that Maeve has taken away from her internship is how to manage her time better and not to be hesitant to ask questions about the processes her team uses to get tasks done. She learned to really like internal project management tools because they helped her stay organized. Maeve plans to attend Florida Gulf Coast University majoring in Hospitality and Resort Management. 

 

Jaci Wright 

 

2024 marked Jaci’s second internship here at NYCM, and this summer she had the pleasure of working in our People Development division. “My favorite part of being part of the People Development team was planning employee events.” During her internship, Jaci taught Excel classes, planned an intern day, helped host bingo for employees, and planned trivia day. Jaci learned about NYCM’s internship program from her older sister who was an intern in past years. Throughout this summer, Jaci has built important skills such as multitasking, event planning, and time management. These skills will help her in the fall as she embarks on her journey as a teacher.

 

Anna Rinaldo

 

Anna spent her internship with NYCM’s Casualty Claims team. Her favorite part about her summer internship was the relationship she built with her team. “I loved that the team was always willing to help me with any questions that I had.” Anna is pursuing a career in the medical field and decided it would be beneficial to learn about the relationship liability insurance has with her chosen path. During her research for possible internship opportunities, Anna stumbled upon NYCM and had heard from previous interns that it is a great place to work, so she applied. Something that Anna took away from her internship is to have a well detailed process when creating documents like a handbook. “While learning my role, having a specific process of doing tasks allowed me to work independently, but also knowing the team was nearby to support me when needed.” Anna said that seeing the medical side of insurance opened her eyes to a new perspective and now she knows what things she can do as a physical therapist to make the claims process easier for claims representatives. After her internship, Anna has a newfound appreciation for insurance. In May of 2025, Anna will be receiving her Doctorate in Physical Therapy.

 

Tyler Barth

 

Tyler spent his summer on the Brand Management team’s Creative Team. “My favorite part of this internship was the photo coverage that I was able to help with at events.” Doing this allowed Tyler to get more hands-on experience and he enjoyed seeing employees interacting with one another outside of the office. Something that Tyler focused on improving during his internship was his time management skills and credits internal tools in helping to work on those skills in an efficient and effective way. Tyler will be a sophomore at SUNY Polytechnic Institute in the fall, where he is majoring in Communication and Media Design. 

 

Kaden Butts 

 

Kaden was an intern in NYCM’s Special Investigation Unit (SIU). Throughout the summer, Kaden built a special relationship with his team and said that was one of his favorite parts of his internship. “The team was incredibly helpful whenever I had questions and was very patient as the summer internships are a learning process for everyone.” Kaden said he has learned some valuable skills during his internship that he will use throughout his career, like professionalism while doing field work and questions to ask while out in the field. Kaden is studying Criminal Justice at SUNY Morrisville and plans to be a state trooper. 

 

NYCM employees pride themselves on providing a memorable and enriching internship experience to their annual interns. From developing new skills, gaining practical experiences for their futures, and creating life-long connections, NYCM interns make us proud when the summer is through. To learn more about joining Team NYCM, click the link below!