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Milliman's New York Property and Casualty practice (NYPC) provides a wide variety of actuarial consulting services to insurance carriers, reinsurers, and self-insureds including loss reserving, pricing, and predictive modeling.
What You Will Do
We are in search of an Actuarial Analyst to join our staff on a temporary basis, working between 15 to 40 hours per week for a period of approximately 3 to 4 months. In this practice, an Actuarial Analyst is responsible for performing various levels of analysis related to client work, such as reviewing data in preparation for analysis, checking data for errors and consistency, drafting reports, and maintaining documentation. In addition to tactical responsibilities, Analysts are given opportunities to present their findings to their peers, project managers, and client relationship managers. Work is shared across the practice, giving everyone the opportunity to build their skills and showcase their abilities, and take on increasing responsibilities over time.
Our ideal hire for this role is someone who enjoys thinking critically to solve a client's business problems; pairs their strong technical skills with creativity; is adept in managing their own workload; and is committed to the actuarial exam process, preferably through the Casualty Actuarial Society.
This person will also:
- Understand, modify, and operate complex spreadsheets and database tools to analyze data and solve problems
- Receive, organize, and review data in preparation for analysis and checking the data for consistency
- Present findings to peers, project managers, and client relationship managers
- Draft written reports and exhibits, and prepare other internal/external correspondence
- Check their own and peers' work for accuracy
- Undertake research projects
- Perform or assist with other duties assigned at the direction of Actuaries and Principals
Required Qualifications
- Completed bachelor's degree in actuarial science, mathematics, data science, statistics, or other quantitative major
- Two or more actuarial exams passed
- One to three years of professional actuarial experience (including internships)
- Proven proficiency with Excel
- Available between 15 and 40 hours per week for a period of approximately 3 to 4 months
Required Skills and Competencies
- Quick learner who takes initiative to dive deeper and solve problems
- Able to adjust on the fly, to accept new assignments or shift focus, and balance multiple concurrent projects
- "Big picture" thinking to help anticipate client needs
- Superb attention to detail and technical accuracy
- Motivated to work independently and as part of a team
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to express or explain complicated technical concepts, to a variety of audiences
Wish List
- Prior P&C reserving and/or pricing experience
- Proven technical skill in programming with SAS, R, Python and/or SQL (R most preferred)
- Predictive modeling experience or area of keen interest
Location
This is a hybrid position, based out of the Milliman office in New York City, NY, but candidates hired into this role may work remotely. Applicants must be willing to travel to the Milliman office in New York City as needed. Depending on the availability of office space, the new hire may choose to work onsite more frequently. Please note: paid relocation assistance is not available for this role.
CompensationThis is a temporary, non-exempt role. The remote range is $30-50 per hour, dependent upon a combination of factors, including but not limited to education, relevant work experience, qualifications, skills, certifications, location, etc.
No recruiting agencies, please.
Benefits
- When an intern, temporary, or seasonal employee reaches 1,000 hours worked within 12 consecutive months, they become eligible for a 401(k) plan with matching program and profit sharing contribution
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Paid Time Off (PTO) starts accruing on the first day of work and can be used for any reason. Interns, Temporary, and Seasonal Employees will earn PTO each pay period, with an accrual rate of 1 hour for every 30 hours worked.
Equal Opportunity
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
The expected application deadline for this job is August 29.
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Milliman is among the largest actuarial and management consulting firms in the world. The firm employs over 2,800 people, including a professional staff of over 1,400 qualified actuaries and consultants in over 50 offices around the world. We provide actuarial consulting services in the property and casualty, life, health, and pension areas to clients which include insurance companies, insurance purchasers, regulators, self-insurers, and pension plan sponsors. Property and casualty services provided cover such diverse areas as evaluation of loss and expense reserves, pricing and funding requirements, risk retention, insurance management and operations, financial analysis, claims consulting, and reinsurance issues. The services we offer are as diverse as our clientele, but all are custom-tailored to meet the unique requirements of each client. For more detail on Milliman, please visit our website at www.milliman.com.