Associate Actuary, Annuity Pricing - Life and Annuity Solutions

National Life Insurance Company; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 122,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

National Life Insurance Company is seeking an Associate Actuary for Annuity Pricing within the Life and Annuity Solutions group in Dallas, TX. The role concentrates on design, pricing, and regulatory support for indexed and fixed annuity products, ensuring alignment with strategic goals.

The position involves collaboration with Distribution Leaders, Marketing, and Project Teams, plus mentoring actuarial staff.

Qualifications

• FSA or career ASA designation from the Society of Actuaries.
• A minimum of 6 years actuarial experience with knowledge of annuity products.
• Solid financial modeling experience using actuarial software, preferably MG-ALFA.
• Working knowledge of valuation, nonforfeiture, tax, risk-based-capital and related regulations.
• Ability to collaborate with leadership and stakeholders to design new annuity products.

Responsibilities

• Provide and discuss pricing results and sensitivity analyses to senior actuaries and committees.
• Present product features and actuarial results to leadership and project teams.
• Review experience studies and set pricing assumptions.
• Prepare actuarial materials for state approvals and filings.
• Mentor actuarial staff and coordinate with external consultants.

Skills

Actuarial pricing

Actuarial modeling

Communication skills

Analytical acumen

Self-motivated

Education

FSA or career ASA designation

Tools

MG-ALFA

Job description

Associate Actuary, Annuity Pricing - Life and Annuity Solutions

Come join one of America’s fastest-growing insurance companies. Since 1848, National Life Group has aimed to keep our promises, providing families with stability in good times and in bad. Throughout that history, we have provided peace of mind to those families as they plan their futures.

Our mission extends beyond the insurance and annuities policies that we offer. We strive to make the world a better place through our grants from our charitable foundation, paid volunteer time for our employees, environmentally sustainable and healthy workplaces, and events that promote the work of nonprofits in our own backyard.

We foster a collaborative environment with opportunities for growth and encourage our associates to live our values: Do good. Be good. Make good.

Role Summary

Sponsorship is not available for this role.

This individual will support and may lead initiatives related to design and pricing of indexed and fixed annuity products. This includes product design, actuarial modeling, pricing, actuarial support of regulatory filings and support of sales ideas. This position will work closely with the broader Life & Annuity Solutions team, Distribution/Field Leaders, and Marketing to ensure new products and features are aligned with the company’s strategic goals.

This position currently offers an onsite work schedule, with the expectation that you are in the office four (4) days per week during onsite core days . Our current onsite core days are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday . The work schedule type and core days are subject to change with advance notification and manager discretion.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide and discuss pricing results as well as sensitivity-analysis to senior Actuaries of the Company, including Product Risk Management Committee and Investments Risk Management committee.
• Present product features and/or actuarial results to Distribution Leadership, Product Risk Committee, Project Teams, Senior Management, and other stakeholders.
• Reviews experience studies and sets pricing assumptions.
• Prepare or review actuarial materials required to secure state approvals.
• Prepare or review product specifications and actuarial reports.
• Partner with the policy forms team to review forms as needed.
• Understands pricing practices, and develops as well as oversees modeling to set appropriate rates, understand profitability, and analyze sensitivities.
• Understands and can reverse engineer key features of competitor products.
• Reviews product marketing materials as appropriate.
• Partner with the policy forms team to review forms as needed.
• Coordinates and reviews work of outside actuarial consultants.
• Train and mentor actuarial students/analysts as needed.
• Provide support to other business areas
• Consult or advise on broader matters that may or may not be actuarial in nature
• Proactively identifies and ensures compliance with legal and regulatory requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• FSA or career ASA designation from the Society of Actuaries
• A minimum of 6 years of actuarial experience with in-depth knowledge of annuity products and benefits
• Solid financial modeling experience using actuarial software, preferably MG-ALFA.
• Working knowledge of applicable Valuation, Nonforfeiture, tax, risk-based-capital and other relevant regulations and standards.
• Ability to work with Distribution Leadership and multiple stakeholders to design and develop new annuity products and features.
• Self-motivated and result-focused
• Exceptional analytical acumen and advanced problem-solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Must be able to successfully complete a background check that may include fingerprinting

Preferred Qualifications

• Member of the American Academy of Actuaries
• Indexed Annuity Pricing experience a major plus

At National Life Group, we view AI as an enabler of human potential. We use AI to help us work smarter, serve more clients, and keep our promises, while remaining a relationship-driven business where our people are our greatest strength.

All applicants are expected to:

• Leverage approved AI tools, where appropriate, to improve the efficiency, quality, and impact of their work.
• Stay curious and open to new AI-enabled ways of working.
• Exercise sound judgment by reviewing and validating AI-generated content.
• Maintain accountability for the accuracy, quality, fairness, and integrity of work products by adhering to National Life’s AI guiding principles.
• Use AI responsibly and in accordance with company policies related to confidentiality, data privacy, security, compliance, retention and intellectual property.

Base Pay Range. The base pay range for this position is the range National Life reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for the position taking into account the wide variety of factors, including: prior experience and job-related knowledge; education, training and certificates; current business needs; and market factors. The final salary or hourly wages offered may be outside of this range based on other reasons and individual circumstances.

Additional Compensation and Benefits. The total compensation package for this position may also include a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. The successful candidate may also be eligible to participate in National Life’s discretionary annual incentive programs, subject to the rules governing such programs. If hired, the employee will be in an "at-will position" and National Life reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation or benefit program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

National Life is accepting applications for this role on an ongoing basis and the role remains open until filled.

Salary Pay Range

$121,875 - $178,750 USD

Base Pay Range. The base pay range for this position is the range National Life reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for the position taking into account the wide variety of factors, including: prior experience and job-related knowledge; education, training and certificates; current business needs; and market factors. The final salary or hourly wages offered may be outside of this range based on other reasons and individual circumstances.

Additional Compensation and Benefits. The total compensation package for this position may also include a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. The successful candidate may also be eligible to participate in National Life’s discretionary annual incentive programs, subject to the rules governing such programs. If hired, the employee will be in an "at-will position" and National Life reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation or benefit program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

National Life is accepting applications for this role on an ongoing basis and the role remains open until filled.

Hourly Pay Range

$121,875 - $178,750 USD

National Life Group® is a trade name of National Life Insurance Company, Montpelier, VT – founded in 1848, Life Insurance Company of the Southwest, Addison, TX – chartered in 1955, and their affiliates. Each company of National Life Group is solely responsible for its own financial condition and contractual obligations. Life Insurance Company of the Southwest is not an authorized insurer in New York and does not conduct insurance business in New York. Equity Services, Inc., Member FINRA/SIPC, is a Broker/Dealer and Registered Investment Adviser affiliate of National Life Insurance Company. All other entities are independent of the companies of National Life Group.

Fortune 1000 status is based on the consolidated financial results of all National Life Group companies.

Voluntary Self-Identification

For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey.Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiringprocess or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in aconfidential file.

As set forth in National Life Insurance Company’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection.As a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), we request this information in order to measurethe effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. Classification of protected categoriesis as follows:

A "disabled veteran" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.

A "recently separated veteran" means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.

An "active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran" means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.

An "Armed forces service medal veteran" means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.