Entry-Level Actuarial Analyst: Life Insurance & Valuation

Americo Financial Life and Annuity; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Americo Financial Life and Annuity in Kansas City invites applications for an Actuarial Analyst to support pricing initiatives, product development and valuation efforts across life and annuity portfolios.

The role is ideal for recent graduates or early-career actuaries pursuing credentials, offering collaboration across departments, regulatory filings support and ongoing actuarial tool development. Office-based position with growth opportunities and exam progression.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, or related field.
• Completion of at least one Society of Actuaries (SOA) exam (preferred).
• Strong analytical, conceptual-thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in Excel; experience with actuarial software (e.g. AXIS, Prophet) and programming languages (e.g. SQL, Python, R) is a plus.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the pricing and design of new life insurance products, including term, whole life, universal life, indexed UL, fixed indexed annuities and fixed annuities.
• Support experience studies and assumption development for mortality, lapse, and expense trends.
• Contribute to the preparation of actuarial models for product profitability, cash flow testing, and reserve calculations.
• Collaborate internally with multiple departments to support product launches and enhancements.
• Help prepare regulatory filings and documentation for state departments of insurance.
• Participate in the development, maintenance and improvement of actuarial tools and automation processes.
• Progress toward actuarial credentials through exam support and professional development.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication

Collaboration

Time management

Education

SOA exam (at least one)

Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, or related field

Tools

Excel

AXIS

Prophet

SQL

Python

R

Job description

Americo Financial Life and Annuity in Kansas City invites applications for an Actuarial Analyst to support pricing initiatives, product development and valuation efforts across life and annuity portfolios.

The role is ideal for recent graduates or early-career actuaries pursuing credentials, offering collaboration across departments, regulatory filings support and ongoing actuarial tool development. Office-based position with growth opportunities and exam progression.