National Strategic Placements Intern/Co-op
Multiple Teams
Posted on 10/1/2025

Definity Financial
No salary listed
Toronto, ON, Canada
In Person
YOUR NEXT CO-OP PLACEMENT
Work term: Winter 2026
Work term length: 4 months
From classroom to co-op to career, every step of your journey has an impact on your future. That’s why it makes sense to choose a co-op placement with a company that offers truly rewarding work and real-life experience. At Definity®, your contributions, creativity, and energy will be put to good use, and you’ll get to be involved with initiatives that support our strategic goals and use your skills in a supportive team environment.
If you’re looking for a company that takes care of its people — full time, part time, and co-ops alike — and has a track record of doing big things, get ready to love it here.
What you’ll be doing
- Assist in the creation of summaries and recommendations for new national strategic placement opportunities, used to brief in head office underwriting and pricing teams for full review
- Document standard operating procedures for new and existing accounts
- Build presentation skills, preparing business updates on National Strategic Placements operations
- Foster relationships across the enterprise and work cross functionally with teams, including: corporate underwriting, pricing, regional mid-market, small business, specialty, sales & distribution, claims, finance, legal, marketing, and personal insurance
- Establish cooperative broker partnerships to identify future opportunities
What you bring
- Excellent ability to multi-task and monitor progress to meet deadlines
- Ability to operate in ambiguity and under pressure
- Detail-oriented and strong problem-solving skills with the ability to gather information, analyze and solve through complexities
- Strong computer literacy skills, including Microsoft Office Suite and Policy Administration Systems
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
Did you know?
- We care about our co-ops: Definity’s co-op students are considered the best pipeline of talent for our full-time, permanent positions.
- We care about students: Definity distributes $85,000 in scholarships to students across Canada each year.
- We care about our community: Definity donates more than $1 million every year to causes that drive true change in the neighbourhoods in which we live and work.
What can Definity offer you?
- Meaningful work forwarding our purpose of building a better world by helping our clients and communities adapt and thrive in their hardest times of need.
- Culture of accountability, empowerment, and collaboration.
- Opportunities to support personal and professional growth through real-life experience and unique learning opportunities. Our Leadership Essentials program builds knowledge and skills to Team Leaders to Directors
- Opportunity to join our employee groups - focused on women's empowerment, LGBTQ+, anti-racism and cultural equity, and environmental activism.
- Determined to create positive change for our environment, our people, and our communities, now and in the future. Check our ESG work!

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