Hong Kong Actuarial Internship 2026

Sun Life Financial; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 89,000 - 134,000; Full time

Job summary

Sun Life Hong Kong invites high-potential students to join a 6-month Actuarial Internship, commencing July 2026. You will work in a top actuarial team, gaining hands-on experience across pricing, valuation, capital management and ALM tasks.

Rotation to different groups like Product Development, Valuation & Financial Reporting, and Asset Liability Management provides exposure to real-world actuarial practice in a leading insurance firm.

Qualifications

• Year2–4 Actuarial Studies or quantitative field required.
• SOA exam progress optional but not required.
• Proficient with Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Access/FoxPro.
• Programming skills and knowledge of GGY AXIS are a plus.
• Strong analytical and communication abilities.

Responsibilities

• Prepare quotes and illustrations, regular statistics, and reports.
• Participate in product development and implementation, including experience studies and UAT.
• Maintain customer database and related statistics.
• Support actuarial valuation modelling and annual experience studies.
• Assist in reinsurance reporting and monthly valuation processes.
• Support ALM risk monitoring reports (interest rate, equity, currency, liquidity).
• Assist in ALM strategy analysis for operating and surplus segments.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Programming basics

GGP AXIS knowledge

Education

Actuarial Studies (Year 2–4)

Quantitative subjects (Statistics, Data Science, Risk)

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Access

FoxPro

GGY AXIS

Job description

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Job Description:

Sun Life Actuarial Internship 2026 Job Description

The Actuarial Internship at Sun Life Hong Kong is a 6-month full time internship placement for students who wish to explore a career as an Actuary in Hong Kong. Students will have the opportunities to gain hands‑on experiences on various actuarial tasks and a deep dive exposure to the operations of a global leading insurance firm. Over the 6 months full time placement, students will be matched to one of our top performing teams, supported by our experienced colleagues and managers on the learning and development of their journey to an Actuary.

Commencement Date: July 2026 Internship Duration: Jul - Dec 2026 (Full Time)

Opportunities available in:

• Product Development & Pricing
• Valuation & Financial Reporting
• Capital Management & Reinsurance
• Business Planning
• Asset Liability Management
• Par / RBC
• And more…

Following the team allocation in your internship placement, you will gain hands‑on experiences on some of the key actuarial tasks depending on the team you will be working in, including but not limited to:

• Prepare special quote and illustration, regular statistical return and report
• Participate in product development & implementation process, including experience study, market comparison, and User Acceptance Test (UAT)
• Maintain customer database and prepare the related statistics
• Support the actuarial valuation modelling work
• Support the annual experience studies
• Support the preparation of reinsurance reporting and monthly valuation process
• Support quarterly & monthly reports to monitor ALM related risks, including interest rate, equity, currency, and liquidity risks
• Assist in analysis of ALM strategies for operating and surplus segments to optimize risk return trade‑off

Job Requirements:

• Year2 – 4 student in Actuarial Studies, or other quantitative subjects such as Statistics, Data Science, Risk Management, etc.
• Some progress in SOA Actuarial examination or equivalent but not required
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, FoxPro
• Programming skills and knowledge to GGY AXIS will be an advantage
• Good analytical and communication skills

Job Category: Temporary Employee Posting End Date: Shine together

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