Actuarial Specialist

 

Do you have friends and family who refer to you as self-motivated and aptly able to assess outcomes based on risk? Where have you been? A career as an actuarial specialist might just be for you.

What is a Actuarial Specialist?

An Actuarial Specialist's function is to evaluate possible risks of a company's outcomes or situations using mathematics, statistics and financial theories. They also design business strategies and insurance policies to lower a company's financial risks.

 

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Actuarial Specialist Job Description

Actuarial Specialist Job Overview

As an actuarial analyst, you'll work with large data sets to answer questions such as how much risk a specific product or service has or how many people will use it. You'll develop models, run simulations and analyse results to help improve business decisions.

Responsibilities of a Actuarial Specialist

The specific duties of an actuary vary by employer, but typical responsibilities include:

• Using statistical analysis techniques such as regression analysis and time series analysis on large data sets
• Developing models for pricing financial products such as life insurance policies and fixed annuities
• Support all aspects of insurance operations, including product development, pricing and underwriting;
• Modelling cash flows, risk exposure and portfolio performance over time
• Determining the probability of future events based on historical experience
• Create reports regarding various aspects of insurance coverage (e.g., premium analysis) for internal use by management or external use by clients

Qualifications to be an Actuarial Specialist

• Bachelor's degree in finance, actuarial science, statistics, business, mathematics, economics
• Experience as an Actuarial
• Robust skills in actuarial mathematics, with vast knowledge in probability theory, mathematics, investment theory and statistics
• Outstanding interpersonal and communications skills; interpret and share complex and challenging topics with colleagues and stakeholders in simple, easy-to-understand language
• Creative problem-solving skills, research and analytical skills
• Expert IT skills

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Actuarial Specialist Jobs currently open:

Short-term Senior Actuarial Specialist
Location: Johannesburg
Salary: Annually
Our client is a leading financial services organisation seeking a Short-term Senior actuarial specialist to join their actuarial team. This position offers an exciting opportunity to lead pricing, product development, and strategic actuarial initiatives while partnering with key stakeholders across the business. The successful candidate will play a critical role in delivering commercially sound so...
1 day ago


Short-term Senior Actuarial Specialist
Location: Johannesburg
Salary: Annually
Our client is a leading financial services organisation seeking a Short-term Senior actuarial specialist to join their actuarial team. This position offers an exciting opportunity to lead pricing, product development, and strategic actuarial initiatives while partnering with key stakeholders across the business. The successful candidate will play a critical role in delivering commercially sound so...
5 days ago


Senior Actuarial Specialist
Location: Johannesburg
Salary:
An exciting opportunity has become available for a highly skilled Senior actuarial specialist to join a leading player in the insurance sector.
8 days ago


Senior Actuarial Specialist
Location: Johannesburg
Salary: Annually
Our client is a leading financial services organisation seeking a Senior actuarial specialist to join their actuarial team. This position offers an exciting opportunity to lead pricing, product development, and strategic actuarial initiatives while partnering with key stakeholders across the business. The successful candidate will play a critical role in delivering commercially sound solutions, me...
9 days ago


Senior Actuarial Specialist
Location: Johannesburg
Salary:
An exciting opportunity has become available for a highly skilled Senior actuarial specialist to join a leading player in the insurance sector.
11 days ago


Senior Actuarial Specialist
Location: Johannesburg
Salary: Annually
Our client is a leading financial services organisation seeking a Senior actuarial specialist to join their actuarial team. This position offers an exciting opportunity to lead pricing, product development, and strategic actuarial initiatives while partnering with key stakeholders across the business. The successful candidate will play a critical role in delivering commercially sound solutions, me...
12 days ago


Short-term Actuarial Pricing Specialist
Location: Johannesburg
Salary: Annually
A well-established financial services organisation is seeking a Short-term actuarial Pricing specialist to join its growing actuarial team. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to pricing, product development, profitability analysis, and strategic business initiatives within a dynamic insurance environment. The successful candidate will work closely with a multidisciplinary team of actua...
1 day ago


Actuarial Pricing Specialist
Location: Johannesburg
Salary:
An exciting opportunity exists for an actuarial Pricing specialist to join a dynamic insurance business focused on pricing, product development, and strategic decision-making.
1 day ago


Actuarial Pricing Specialist
Location: Johannesburg
Salary:
An exciting opportunity exists for an actuarial Pricing specialist to join a dynamic insurance business focused on pricing, product development, and strategic decision-making.
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Actuarial Pricing Specialist
Location: Johannesburg
Salary:
An exciting opportunity exists for an actuarial Pricing specialist to join a dynamic insurance business focused on pricing, product development, and strategic decision-making.
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