Associate Actuary - Actuarial Innovation

About the role

Come join one of America’s fastest-growing insurance companies. Since 1848, National Life Group has aimed to keep our promises, providing families with stability in good times and in bad. Throughout that history, we have provided peace of mind to those families as they plan their futures. Our mission extends beyond the insurance and annuities policies that we offer. We strive to make the world a better place through our grants from our charitable foundation, paid volunteer time for our employees, environmentally sustainable and healthy workplaces, and events that promote the work of nonprofits in our own backyard. We foster a collaborative environment with opportunities for growth and encourage our associates to live our values: Do good. Be good. Make good. Please note that we do not offer visa sponsorship for this position. The Actuarial Innovation team is a forward-looking group focused on advancing actuarial capabilities through modern data, analytics, automation, and technology solutions. The Associate Actuary will play a key role in supporting Corporate Actuarial functions, including Valuation and the Modeling Center of Excellence (MCoE), as well as Finance, Risk, Product Development, IT, and other enterprise stakeholders. The incumbent will help adapt and enhance actuarial models, processes, and data platforms used to project and analyze reserves, cash flows, financial results, and strategic business initiatives. This position is well-suited for an actuarial professional who combines strong technical actuarial knowledge with data-driven problem solving, curiosity about emerging technologies, and the ability to collaborate across functions to deliver practical, scalable solutions.

Responsibilities

• Develop and apply advanced actuarial analytics to support strategic initiatives, including targeted financial forecasting and analysis.
• Analyze actuarial, financial, and operational results to identify drivers of performance, emerging trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Translate complex actuarial and financial results into clear insights, recommendations, and executive-ready communications.
• Collabor