Actuarial Assistant/Analyst, Product Actuarial

Foresters Financial; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services company in Toronto is seeking an Actuarial Assistant/Analyst to support pricing actuaries, engage in product development, and gain hands-on training in life insurance products. The role requires a Bachelor's degree, analytical skills, and proficiency with Moody’s AXIS and Microsoft tools. This hybrid position involves at least two days per week in the office and emphasizes teamwork and process improvement.

Qualifications

• One year of actuarial experience in a life or health insurance company is an asset.
• Demonstrated progress through the SOA and CIA education and examination process.
• Innovative thinker and problem solver.

Responsibilities

• Support pricing actuaries in the production of deliverables for product initiatives.
• Understand how pricing models work and detect potential model errors.
• Communicate results of pricing analysis to fellow team members and other actuarial professionals.

Skills

Mathematics

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mathematics, science, business, economics, or another relevant field

Tools

Moody’s AXIS

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Career Opportunity

Role Title Actuarial Assistant/Analyst, Product Actuarial Purpose of role The Actuarial Assistant/Analyst, Product Actuarial will be a versatile team member who will work closely with other students and qualified actuaries on the Product Actuarial team and more broadly with other actuarial and risk professionals within Foresters to support the delivery of product development and pricing analysis in pursuit of the Foresters Purpose. The primary focus of this role will be to develop knowledge of Foresters life insurance products sold in Canada and the United States such as Term, Participating and Non-participating Whole Life, Universal Life, and Critical Illness. The successful candidate will apply pricing best practices through hands-on training and progression through the education & examination process of the SOA/CIA to produce pricing analysis in accordance with Foresters Product Management Policy. They will also be capable of developing process improvements and other enhancements in partnership with the rest of the team to enhance the capabilities of the Product Actuarial team. This is a hybrid position and requires a minimum of two (2) days a week in the office. Job Description

Key responsibilities/accountabilities

• Support pricing actuaries in the production of deliverables for product initiatives in partnership with Product Management
• Understand how pricing models work and detect potential model errors, including the impact of changing assumptions or inputs on the output of the model
• Become familiar with Moody’s AXIS software to support development of high quality pricing models
• Follow pricing guidelines, standards, and policies while supporting development of pricing assumptions and production of cash flow projections, profit metrics, and other model output
• Contribute written content to product reports and continue to build knowledge and expertise in preparation for presenting pricing analysis to Actuarial Advisory Group
• Provide visibility to pricing actuaries on opportunities to improve existing processes or risks associated with work being performed
• Support the production of performance monitoring and planning deliverables such as Value of New Business reporting and the New Business Plan models.
• Identify opportunities to improve the structure or maintenance of pricing infrastructure such as models, reports, documentation, and spreadsheets
• Includes automation, auditability, and compliance with policies and standards
• Develop understanding of how the Product Actuarial team interacts with other Foresters departments such as Corporate Actuarial, Risk Management, Finance, Planning, Sales, IT, and Product Management
• Communicate results of pricing analysis to fellow team members and other actuarial professionals within Foresters

Key qualifications/competencies

• Bachelor’s degree in mathematics, science, business, economics, or another relevant field
• One (1) year of actuarial experience in a life or health insurance company an asset
• Demonstrated progress through the SOA and CIA education and examination process
• Communication skills required to progressively deal with both technical and non-technical audiences with diverse professional backgrounds
• Capable of performing bottom up checking of processes or models to ensure accuracy of results
• Develop ability to recognize when models or analysis contains errors and troubleshoot
• Demonstrated ability to recognize when conflicting information or lack of information could affect analysis and work with manager or teammates to resolve
• Proactively recommend possible solutions, including ones based on knowledge acquired by passing actuarial exams
• Ability to become expert with Moody’s AXIS and Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint essential. Current experience with these tools an asset.
• Innovative thinker and problem solver
• Willingness to think outside the box, especially from a contrarian perspective
• Ability to develop project and time management skills as responsibilities increase
• Develop and maintain current knowledge of life insurance products in the U.S. and Canada
• Begin to gain familiarity with product regulations and other external standards
• Begin to develop familiarity with other Foresters Corporate / Group functions such as financial reporting, ALM, Capital Management, Risk Management or Business Planning

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