Actuary - Employee Benefits

About the role

At Alliant Insurance Services, we thrive on creating employee benefits solutions built on the idea that health makes growth possible. This position is a chance to join a dynamic, expanding company with prospects for individual and career growth. As one of the 5 largest insurance brokerage firms in the U.S., Alliant provides property and casualty, workers' compensation, employee benefits, surety, and financial products and services to clients nationwide.

Responsible for conducting analysis, pricing, and risk assessment to estimate financial outcomes. Applies knowledge of mathematics, probability, statistics, and principles of finance and business to calculations in life, health, social and casualty insurance, annuities, and pensions.

Responsibilities

• Provides business leadership, analytical expertise, and process oversight for significant strategic initiatives;
• Prepares and analyzes various reports to identify trends and deviations;
• Conducts analysis by qualitatively and/or quantitatively analyzing data and information, including exploratory data analysis, graphing, forecasting, and modeling;
• Analyzes and documents complex data and business problems and provides recommendations based on research of performance analysis and business products for optimal business solutions;
• Develops reports, presentations, and proposals for action and/or implementation plans and presents to management to assist in decision making;
• Performs quality assurance checks/peer reviews on the work of other team members/departments;
• Reviews and evaluates existing procedures and operations in assigned area; makes recommendations regarding improvements;
• Manages or participates in key actuarial projects;
• Trains or provides guidance to team members;
• Complies with agency management system data standards and data integrity (enters and maintains complete and accurate information);
• Infrequent travel required about 10% of the time;
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics or related quantitative field required;
• Ten (10) or more years related work experience;
• Associateship in the Casualty Actuarial Society (ACAS) required if career is in the Property & Casualty field, with a commitment to achieving Fellowship preferred;
• Associateship in the Society of Actuaries (ASA) required if career is in the Life & Health field, with a commitment to achieving Fellowship preferred.

Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills;
• Proven ability to apply actuarial techniques and standards to complex business problems;
• Excellent planning, organizational, and prioritization skills;
• Excellent analytical, problem solving, and time management skills;
• Possess high level of accuracy and attention to detail;
• Ability to work independently and within a team and to foster teamwork;
• Advanced knowledge of insurance or financial principles and concepts;
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products; expert level in Excel.

Benefits

We are proud to provide comprehensive, high quality employee programs to meet employees' needs now and in the future, including a very competitive financial package.