Senior Actuarial Associate

We need to output HTML fragment with sections only if real content. Use

for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to parse the job posting and extract relevant content. First, remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. The posting includes some generic statements about company, values, etc. We need to preserve substantive info. We need sections: About the role (maybe a brief description), Responsibilities (list), Requirements (maybe education/experience), Qualifications (maybe certifications?), Skills (technical skills), Benefits (if any), Pay (if any), Schedule (if any). The posting does not mention pay, schedule, benefits explicitly. There's mention of "Iowa Best Companies to Work for 2025 | Top Workplaces" but that's not a benefit. There's mention of core values, but not benefits. So we should not create Benefits, Pay, Schedule sections unless there is real specific content. The posting does not give pay or schedule. So we omit those. We need to include sections only when posting has real specific content. Let's extract: About the role: Could be the "General Purpose Of The Job" paragraph. That describes role. So we can put that as About the role. Responsibilities: The "Essential Duties And Responsibilities" bullet list (though not bullet but sentences). We need to convert to

• . We'll list each duty as separate li. Requirements: Education and/or experience section. That includes Bachelor's degree, 2 years experience, at least three actuarial exams, etc. Also maybe "Supervisory Responsibilities None required". That's not a requirement. We'll put education/experience as Requirements. Qualifications: Could be certificates/licenses: "Actively pursuing successful completion of actuarial examinations." Also maybe "Language Skills" etc. But we already have Skills section for technical skills. Qualifications could be certifications/licenses. We'll include that. Skills: Mathematical and technical skills, programming experience, etc. Also language skills, reasoning ability. We'll put those under Skills. We need to avoid duplication. Ensure we preserve all substantive info. Let's list responsibilities items: - Execute components of the quarterly VM-22 valuation process, including reserve production, reconciliation, documentation, and analytical review. - Prepare reserve movement analysis and investigate drivers of changes in valuation results. - Support quarterly and annual financial reporting processes through preparation and validation of actuarial exhibits and supporting materials. - Support validation, testing, and implementation activities for VM-22 valuation models. - Perform user acceptance testing, regression testing, and model result verification. - Assist in the development and maintenance of model documentation and validation materials. - Identify modeling issues, propose solutions, and support implementation of enhancements. - Perform actuarial analyses related to annuity reserving, cash flow projections, and asset-liability modeling. - Develop and maintain analytical tools used to monitor valuation results and key performance indicators. - Conduct sensitivity testing and experience analysis to support valuation and assumption review activities. - Research and explain reserve impacts resulting from changes in assumptions, models, products, or market conditions. - Execute valuation controls and reconciliations to support a well-controlled reporting process. - Prepare documentation supporting actuarial analyses, valuation processes, and model changes. - Ensure work products are completed in accordance with applicable professional standards, Company policies, and internal controls. - Partner with colleagues across Actuarial, Investments, Product, Finance, Risk, and Technology to support valuation initiatives. - Support implementation of regulatory and business changes affecting VM-22 valuation processes. - Assist in evaluating the impact of new products, model enhancements, and reporting requirements. - Maintain and expand knowledge of principle-based reserving, actuarial valuation methodologies, and annuity products. - Participate in special projects and continuous improvement initiatives related to valuation processes and systems. That's a lot; we keep all. Education/Experience (Requirements): - Bachelor’s degree in actuarial science, or related field of study; plus a minimum of two (2) years of progressively responsible related actuarial experience, or equivalent combination of education/and experience; - At least three actuarial exams completed; - Experience with annuity products, financial reporting, valuation, modeling, or related actuarial functions. - Experience with principle-based reserving, stochastic modeling, asset-liability modeling, or financial projections is preferred. - Experience with actuarial modeling platforms such as PathWise, AXIS, Prophet, MG-ALFA, or similar systems is preferred. Also maybe "Supervisory Responsibilities None required for this position." Not a requirement; we could ignore or put as note but not needed. Qualifications (certificates/licenses): - Actively pursuing successful completion of actuarial examinations. Language Skills maybe part of Skills. Skills: - Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents from regulatory agencies, and other members of the business community. - Ability to effectively present information to the Actuarial management team. - Programming experience is highly desirable using VBA, SQL, R or some other language and the desire to apply these programming principles. - Modeling of annuity products within MG-ALFA (or similar actuarial software) and using tools in Excel, SQL and R to manage model input and output. - Database inspection in MS SQL server for data collection and validation. - Ability to comprehend and apply principles of advanced mathematical concepts and theory. - Intermediate level experience with MS Excel including pivot tables, VLookup, Indirect, charts, and macros. - Exposure to MS Teams, Word, Outlook and other day-to-day business applications. - Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply principles of logical thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems. - Ability to deal with nonverbal symbolism in its most difficult phases. - Ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables. We could also include "Mathematical And Technical Skills" heading but we just put under Skills. We need to avoid filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present. Now produce HTML:

  About the role

  ... (the general purpose paragraph)

  Responsibilities

  • ... each

  Requirements

  • ... each

  Qualifications

  • Actively pursuing successful completion of actuarial examinations.

  Skills

  • ... each
  We should not include Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Check for any duplicated lines: The posting includes "Iowa Best Companies to Work for 2025 | Top Workplaces" and core values etc. Those are not substantive for role; we can drop as boilerplate? The instruction: Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The core values and awards might be considered boilerplate? Not exactly legal/EEO, but could be considered fluff. However they are substantive about company culture. The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. The core values and awards are substantive about company. But we have no section for "About the company". We could include them in About the role? But About the role is supposed to be role description. The instruction says use headings for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, etc. It didn't forbid adding extra sections like About the company, but only those headings are listed. It says use

  for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It implies we should use those headings only; not create others. So we should not add a section for company overview. The company description at start may be considered boilerplate? It's describing the company, not the role. Might be considered not required for the role but could be considered substantive. However the instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. If we drop it, we lose info about company. But maybe it's considered boilerplate (like "About the company") which is not required. The instruction says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. It doesn't explicitly say to remove company overview. But the sections we can output are limited to those headings. So we could incorporate the company overview into About the role paragraph? The About the role heading expects description of the role, not company. But we could still include company info as part of About the role? Might be mixing. Better to follow the instruction: Only output those sections if they have real specific content. The posting does have content for About the role (General Purpose). So we output that. The company overview at start is not part of any of those sections; we could drop it as not fitting any heading. The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; but if we cannot fit it into allowed headings, maybe we should still include it as a paragraph without heading? The instruction says Output ONLY the HTML fragment — no /, no markdown code fences. It didn't forbid other elements like

  without heading. It said use

  for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It didn't say we cannot have other headings or paragraphs outside those sections. But it says "Use

  for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." That implies if we have sections, we should use those headings. It didn't forbid other content like a brief intro paragraph before sections. However the instruction also says "Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it) and do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short

  or drop it." So we can have

  for prose. Thus we could include a brief introductory paragraph about the company before the About the role section. That would preserve that info. However the instruction says "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So we could just include company overview as a

  before the About the role section. Let's do that: first a

  with company description: "American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company is a leading provider of annuity solutions designed to help clients protect and grow retirement income. Part of Brookfield Wealth Solutions, we partner with more than 40,000 financial professionals and help fund over half a million retirements nationwide. Recognized by Newsweek as one of America’s Most Trustworthy Companies and named a Top Workplace in Iowa, American Equity fosters a collaborative and purpose-driven culture where employees are empowered to ignite their passion and help shape the future of financial services. Headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, with satellite offices in New York, NY, American Equity provides opportunities for employees to support work across the enterprise, including our sister company, American National, headquartered in Houston, Texas." Then

  About the role

  with the General Purpose paragraph. Then responsibilities, requirements, qualifications, skills. We must ensure we don't include any boilerplate like "Iowa Best Companies to Work for 2025 | Top Workplaces" (that's already in the company description? Actually we included "named a Top Workplace in Iowa". The posting also had "Iowa Best Companies to Work for 2025 | Top Workplaces" later; that's duplicated. We'll drop duplicate. Also core values paragraph: "At American Equity, our core values—Empowered, Passion, Integrity, and Caring—are more than words. They guide how we support one another and how we serve our clients every day. To learn more about American Equity, our culture, and our values, visit the Careers site." That's also company culture; we could include in the introductory paragraph or after. Might be considered substantive. We'll add it as another

  after company description maybe. But we must avoid duplication