Manager Health Actuary

Smith Hanley Associates; United States; Remote; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Smith Hanley Associates seeks a Manager Health Actuary to work remotely in the United States. The role focuses on applying a strong reserving and valuation background to health liabilities, supporting statutory and GAAP valuation processes, reserve analyses, and financial reporting for a growing Health Practice.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years actuarial experience (health preferred) with ASA certification; FSA or near-FSA is strongly preferred.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of actuarial experience in a carrier or reinsurer with direct reserving/valuation exposure.
• ASA is required; FSA or near-FSA strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support quarterly and annual reserve analyses for medical and A&H lines, including IBNR development and reserve adequacy assessments.
• Contribute to statutory, GAAP, and other financial reporting requirements, with documentation and actuarial memoranda.
• Assist with reserve reviews, regulatory examinations, and actuarial opinions.
• Support capital modeling, risk-based capital analysis, and enterprise risk management initiatives.
• Provide actuarial support for reinsurance evaluations, captive structures, and M&A due diligence engagements.

Skills

Actuarial experience

Education

ASA

Job description

Position: Manager Health Actuary

Location: Remote

Salary: $130,000-160,000 + Bonus

Actuarial Summary: This role is designed for an actuary with a strong reserving and valuation background seeking exposure to complex health liabilities across a diverse client base of insurers and reinsurers. The Manager will play a key role in supporting statutory and GAAP valuation processes, reserve analyses, and financial reporting engagements within a growing Health Practice. The position offers hands-on technical responsibility, direct engagement with senior actuarial and finance stakeholders, and the opportunity to apply carrier-based valuation experience in a broader advisory capacity.

Key Responsibilities

• Support quarterly and annual reserve analyses for medical and A&H lines of business, including IBNR development, claim trend analysis, and reserve adequacy assessments
• Contribute to statutory, GAAP, and other financial reporting requirements, including documentation and actuarial memoranda
• Assist with reserve reviews, regulatory examinations, and actuarial opinions
• Support capital modeling, risk-based capital analysis, and enterprise risk management initiatives
• Provide actuarial support for reinsurance evaluations, captive structures, and M&A due diligence engagements

Qualifications

• 5+ years of actuarial experience within a carrier or reinsurer, with direct reserving/valuation exposure (Health preferred)
• ASA required; FSA or near-FSA strongly preferred