AM Best's 2027 Student Challenge is a solution-based competition designed to empower undergraduate and graduate students by challenging them beyond the classroom while fostering thought leadership and innovation in insurance and risk management.

The Challenge provides participants with valuable exposure to insurance professionals and hands-on experience that strengthens their resumes and helps connect the next generation of talent with professionals and opportunities across the industry. To be eligible, students must be enrolled at a college that offers an insurance, risk management or actuarial science-related program, or hosts a chapter of Gamma Iota Sigma.

Timeline

1. Initial round submissions due via email – Friday, October 9, 2026
2. Initial round submissions reviewed by our analytical staff, and three selected student teams notified via email of advancement to final round – Friday, October 30, 2026
3. Final round submissions due via email – Friday, December 4, 2026
4. Voting period by our analytical staff – Monday, December 7 through Friday, December 11, 2026
5. Top three finalists notified of winner via email – Monday, December 14, 2026
6. AM Best’s 2027 Student Challenge – Winner published in Best’s Review – Monday, February 1, 2027

Finalists will be announced October 30, 2026. 

Learn how to apply to the Analytical Development Program.