Managing Actuary

Farm Bureau Financial Services

West Des Moines, IA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Actuarial Skills, Analysis Skills, Budgeting, Business Development, Competitive Analysis/Strategy, Computer Skills, Data Modeling, Financial Planning, Financial Reporting, Financial Services, Futures, Insurance, Leadership, PC Software, People Management, Predictive Modeling, Pricing, Property and Casualty Insurance, Reinsurance, Reporting Skills, Requirements Management, Staff Motivation, Statistical Analysis System (SAS), Statistical Modeling, Statistics, Strategic Planning, Team Player, Time Management
LOCATION
West Des Moines, IA
POSTED
13 days ago

Managing Actuary

Who We Are: With Farm Bureau Financial Services, our client/members can feel confident knowing their family, home, cars, and other property are protected. We value a culture where integrity, teamwork, passion, service, leadership, and accountability are at the heart of every decision we make and every action we take. We're proud of our more than 80-year commitment to protecting the livelihoods and futures of our client/members and creating an atmosphere where our employees thrive.

What You'll Do: As a managing actuary you will direct preparation of rate and reserve recommendations using advanced actuarial techniques and assist in their implementation to assure improved critical success factors. Other duties may include:

  • Assist senior management in making sound financial decisions and plans by directing the timely and accurate preparation and reporting of financial data including pricing, budgeting, reserving, and reinsurance data.
  • Contribute in meeting corporate goals for profit, growth, and service by directing the development of rates and rating plans and their implementation based on seasonal actuarial experience, as applicable.
  • Manage competitive intelligence and predictive modeling work including data manipulation, model selection, formalizing recommendations, communication of results and implementation.
  • Accountable for developing business requirements, selecting appropriate statistical models, organizing data and resolving data inconsistencies, and overseeing implementation.
  • Utilize statistical analysis and predictive modeling, perform analysis on external and internal data to develop strategic responses to current and anticipated market conditions and changes.
  • Contribute to meeting departmental goals by managing an actuarial staff including selecting, training, and motivating the actuarial staff.

What It Takes to Join Our Team:

  • Fellow of Casualty Actuarial Society (FCAS) designation plus nine years of relevant experience required.
  • Must have an expert understanding of computers, programming, SAS, Emblem, technology or company software and personal computer skills and acceptable ability to lead and apply predictive modeling tools and analytics.
  • Must have expert knowledge of Property/Casualty insurance industry and to be able to apply advanced actuarial skills to address broad-based insurance programs.
  • Must have project and department leadership skills.

If you're interested in joining a company that appreciates its employees, provides growth and professional development opportunities, and offers great benefits, we invite you to apply today!

Work Authorization/Sponsorship
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. We are not able to sponsor now or in the future, or take over sponsorship of, an employment visa or work authorization for this role. For example, we are not able to sponsor OPT status.

About the Company

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Farm Bureau Financial Services

Farm Bureau Financial Services is looking for people to join our team. Are you interested in running your own business and helping others? As a Farm Bureau agent, you’ll sell insurance products, but being an agent is about so much more – it’s about building relationships and being an advocate for people in your community. Founded more than 75 years ago, we started off providing insurance for farmers. Today, we help people from all walks of life – rural, urban, and everything in between. We couldn’t be more proud of our heritage and our close relationship with the Farm Bureau federations in the states where we do business. When it comes to protecting livelihoods and futures, we’ve got it covered with a wide variety of property/casualty, life insurance, and financial services products.

When you make a commitment to be a Farm Bureau agent, we make a commitment to you. We believe that little things make a big difference in your career, and at Farm Bureau, that means deciding on a work schedule that fits your life, new agent financing, marketing support, training and education, cash bonuses, incentive travel, and most importantly, you’ll be backed by a team of talented and supportive individuals who want to see you succeed. We invite you to take control of your professional future by visiting beafarmbureauagent.com. Click Get Started and apply today.
COMPANY SIZE
2,500 to 4,999 employees
INDUSTRY
Financial Services
FOUNDED
1939
WEBSITE
http://www.beafarmbureauagent.com