Actuarial Consultant

Department: Actuarial, Risk & Product

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Waterloo, ON

Description

What you will do

• Effectively gather, manipulate, and validate large amounts of information to solve actuarial business problems and form the basis of decision making;
• Use sophisticated modelling and statistical techniques to creatively solve complex problems;
• Produce, analyze, and interpret data using spreadsheets, databases, and actuarial software;
• Provide technical support and expertise to non-actuarial personnel;
• Develop and maintain reports to measure profitability across a wide variety of life, health, and Property and Casualty products;
• Prepare actuarial analysis for internal stakeholders, including the executive leadership team;
• Detect and implement improvements to actuarial processes; 
• Assist in providing key input and insight, including claim analysis, review of trends, and review of appropriate diagnostics to support underwriting/claims/actuarial discussions;
• Aid the Appointed Actuary with experience analysis including mortality, morbidity and persistency studies for life, disability, accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness products;
• Build and strengthen close connections with finance and non-finance business partners to provide a broad financial business view, support initiatives, and share skills and information.

What you will bring

• The education. University degree in a quantitative field. ASA/ACIA certifications.
• The experience. 3 years of experience minimum. SOA or CAS exams and experience, preferably with an understanding of the financial dynamics of affinity insurance products, specialty P&C products, and/or group and individual life products, would be considered as an asset.
• The drive. Self-starter, problem solver, takes initiative. Adaptable to change and create processes with minimal guidance. 
• The skills. Strong communication and organizational skills. Software skills, including Excel, VBA, GGY Axis.

Why join?

• Flexible work arrangements with monthly financial allocations to support your work-life balance; 
• Generous starting paid vacation time, plus additional vacation days for every year of service;
• Paid volunteer day so you can dedicate time to a cause you are passionate about; 
• Paid personal and wellness days to support your total wellbeing;  
• Educational assistance of up to $3,500 a year (with approval from your manager);
• Flexible health and wellness account (in addition to comprehensive drug and dental coverage)
  to help pay for a wide range of wellbeing services that are meaningful to you; 
• Up to 14% of combined contributions to the RRSP matching program; 
• Family-friendly maternity/parental leave and, 
• Many, more benefits, perks and programs.