ACTUARIAL RESUME EXAMPLE
Published: May 13, 2025 – The Actuarial Professional specializes in assessing and forecasting the financial impact of risk and uncertainty. This position applies quantitative methods to develop models that guide decision-making in insurance, finance, and business planning. By translating complex data into strategic insights, the actuarial professional helps organizations plan for the future with greater confidence.


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1. Actuarial Analyst, Pacific Life Insurance, Long Beach, CA
Job Summary:
- Provide the UK and European businesses with the actuarial support they require to profitably grow their business and take remedial action where needed.
- Support the development, alignment, and execution of portfolio strategies.
- Actively involved in technical pricing tool development and enhancements, whilst considering local market requirements.
- In coordination with the actuarial pricing team, monitor rates at renewal and new business, ensure technical pricing models are in place and reviewed regularly, and that any deviation is justified and monitored.
- Produce pricing analysis for large accounts and schemes within agreed timescales, working closely with underwriters.
- Report performance at a granular level (account and rating factor) so that underwriters can optimise performance.
- Work closely with underwriting management to identify profitable new business and growth opportunities.
- Ensure data used for pricing and monitoring is complete, accurate, adequate, and timely.
- Comply with key regulatory and risk management procedures.
Skills on Resume:
- Actuarial Support (Hard Skills)
- Portfolio Strategy (Hard Skills)
- Pricing Tool Development (Hard Skills)
- Model Monitoring (Hard Skills)
- Pricing Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Performance Reporting (Hard Skills)
- Growth Identification (Soft Skills)
- Data Accuracy (Hard Skills)
2. Actuarial Analyst, Markel Corporation, Richmond, VA
Job Summary:
- Demonstrate commitment and behavior aligned with the philosophy, mission, values, and vision of Network Health
- Appropriately apply all organizational, regulatory, and credentialing principles, procedures, requirements, regulations, and policies
- Achieve financial performance targets through collaborative partnerships with Claims, Medical Management, Risk Management, Finance, Sales, and other internal departments
- Ensure that all work product supports business growth and profitability through problem identification and mitigation
- Remain current with industry trends, rules, and regulations, apply program changes affecting commercial products and government bids
- Complete all assigned actuarial analyses on time and following the Actuarial Standards of Practice. Provide proper documentation of work product
- Consult with business and product leaders to understand needs and ensure timely delivery of accurate Actuarial products and services
- Work with state insurance departments, CMS, and other regulatory bodies to ensure expeditious regulatory approval of Company filings and bids
- Responsible for assumptions and business projections for ACA financial planning and budgeting
- Conduct oneself in a manner which promotes quality and service excellence for clients, members, physicians, staff, and the community, and contributes to and upholds the mission statements of Network Health
Skills on Resume:
- Organizational Alignment (Soft Skills)
- Regulatory Compliance (Hard Skills)
- Collaborative Partnerships (Soft Skills)
- Business Growth Support (Soft Skills)
- Industry Knowledge (Hard Skills)
- Actuarial Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Product Consultation (Soft Skills)
- Regulatory Approval (Hard Skills)
3. Actuarial Associate, Willis Towers Watson, St. Louis, MO
Job Summary:
- Assist with actuarial valuations of pension plans, learn IRS rules and regulations as they pertain to pension plans
- Assist with valuations of other types of benefit plans for FASB and GASB reporting requirements
- Learn how to program actuarial software
- Provide quantitative and qualitative analysis and draw meaningful conclusions
- Help write and structure client presentations, including the development of recommendations
- Research and consult on technical issues specific to employee compensation and benefits
- Participate in meetings with clients, including fact-finding interviews and presentations
- Interact directly with clients and maintain client relationships
- Work closely with managers in an integrated approach to client service and new business development
Skills on Resume:
- Pension Valuations (Hard Skills)
- Benefit Plan Valuations (Hard Skills)
- Actuarial Software (Hard Skills)
- Quantitative Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Client Presentations (Soft Skills)
- Employee Compensation Research (Hard Skills)
- Client Interaction (Soft Skills)
- Business Development (Soft Skills)
4. Actuarial Consultant, Great American Insurance Group, Cincinnati, OH
Job Summary:
- Providing advice to Chief Financial Officers and Human Resource Officers of mid to large-sized companies regarding their retirement and other benefit programs.
- Reviewing and managing annual pension valuations for clients.
- Managing projects, including plan terminations, mergers and acquisitions, compliance, plan amendments, and plan designs.
- Training senior associates and associates to ensure the continued development of the staff.
- Preparing reports for client presentations
- Completing and reviewing required compliance tasks (government forms and non-discrimination testing).
- Managing client budgets and setting expectations and client deadlines.
- Providing comprehensive documentation on clients.
- Preparing responses to RFPs and RFIs for new prospects and participating in new business meetings with prospects
- Contributing thought leadership and leveraging industry knowledge to lead innovation and initiatives across retirement practice
Skills on Resume:
- Client Advice (Soft Skills)
- Pension Valuations (Hard Skills)
- Project Management (Soft Skills)
- Staff Training (Soft Skills)
- Report Preparation (Hard Skills)
- Compliance Management (Hard Skills)
- Client Budgeting (Soft Skills)
- Business Development (Soft Skills)
5. Actuarial Intern, TIAA-CREF, Charlotte, NC
Job Summary:
- Working under direct supervision, completes meaningful actuarial assignments with direction given.
- Providing input on the pricing of new and existing products.
- Collaborating with Underwriting and Product in managing the business.
- Determining loss and loss expense reserve recommendations, and estimating unpaid loss and loss expense liabilities.
- Preparing and defending state filing materials.
- Taking responsibility for developing management reports.
- Actively participating in summer internship program events, including Lunch and Learns.
- Gathering and analyzing data to assist business leaders in making data-driven decisions.
- Developing business acumen through interactions and shadowing with other professionals.
- Attending business unit meetings, as well as creating and delivering presentations.
- Travelling occasionally to participate in special assignments, training, and/or travel between office locations.
Skills on Resume:
- Actuarial Assignments (Hard Skills)
- Pricing Input (Hard Skills)
- Business Collaboration (Soft Skills)
- Loss Reserve Estimation (Hard Skills)
- State Filing (Hard Skills)
- Management Reporting (Hard Skills)
- Data Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Business Acumen (Soft Skills)
6. Actuarial Manager, RGA Reinsurance Company, Chesterfield, MO
Job Summary:
- Lead small projects and play a senior role in larger projects to meet client engagement objectives
- Manage and direct more junior colleagues who perform analysis and develop tools, ensuring a high-quality work product has been prepared and will be delivered to the project manager or client
- Share knowledge and experience with other colleagues
- Take responsibility for mentoring junior colleagues
- Work collaboratively with others on a project team
- Review peer work product as a quality control measure
- Play a key role in client correspondence in both written and verbal formats
- Play a lead role in preparing for meetings and interactions with clients, manage expectations of the project manager, and raise appropriate issues to Client Relationship Managers
- Contribute to the development of intellectual capital that leads to service offerings, such as Predictive Analytics, Financial Modeling, Experience Analysis, Regulation Changes, among others
- Support revenue generation for the firm by meeting billable hour expectations and assisting in the sales process
Skills on Resume:
- Project Leadership (Soft Skills)
- Team Management (Soft Skills)
- Knowledge Sharing (Soft Skills)
- Mentoring (Soft Skills)
- Collaboration (Soft Skills)
- Quality Control (Hard Skills)
- Client Communication (Soft Skills)
- Revenue Generation (Soft Skills)
7. Actuarial Manager
Job Summary:
- Build a pricing segmentation strategy and drive pricing decisions leading to profitable growth, or enhance reserving methodologies.
- Understand the PPA or commercial auto product and develop specific strategies related to price, product, and underwriting, or reserving
- Utilize actuarial methodologies and leadership skills to execute and deliver pricing or reserving initiatives
- Collaborate with subject matter experts and other company leaders to implement changes that enhance the customer experience and business results
- Summarize analyses and present proposals clearly and correctly to management
- Implements pricing changes correctly and in compliance with regulations, or enhances reserving methodologies to better understand business results
Skills on Resume:
- Pricing Strategy (Hard Skills)
- Product Strategy (Hard Skills)
- Actuarial Methodologies (Hard Skills)
- Leadership (Soft Skills)
- Collaboration (Soft Skills)
- Analysis Presentation (Soft Skills)
- Regulatory Compliance (Hard Skills)
- Business Results Analysis (Hard Skills)