About the role#
This is a 12-month full-time internship within the Actuarial Services department. You will support Group Benefits actuarial projects including pricing, valuation, experience studies, forecasting, and Model Risk Management. You will work alongside experienced actuaries on projects involving Life, Health, Dental, Disability, and Out-of-Country benefits. This role provides exposure to actuarial governance practices and the Canadian group benefits industry.
What you'll do#
- Support experience studies, pricing reviews, and other actuarial analyses across Group Benefits products.
- Extract, clean, reconcile, and validate data from multiple sources using Excel and other analytical tools.
- Run and maintain actuarial models, calculators, dashboards, and recurring reports.
- Document assumptions, methods, and results.
- Investigate trends and data issues, perform reasonability checks, and summarize findings.
- Collaborate with actuarial colleagues and partners in Underwriting, Finance, and Claims.
- Assist in documenting actuarial models to support Model Risk Management requirements.
- Support model validation and quality-control activities by performing data checks and result reconciliation.
What you'll need#
- Current enrollment in post-secondary education in actuarial science, mathematics, statistics, data science, finance, or a related quantitative discipline.
- Strong academic performance and a genuine interest in actuarial work and the insurance industry.
- Knowledge of statistical software, actuarial tools, or programming languages such as Excel VBA, SQL, or R is an asset.
- Critical thinking skills to recognize assumptions, evaluate arguments, draw conclusions, and propose solutions.
- Strong time management, organizational skills, and attention to detail.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to build trusting relationships.
- An effective team player approach with a positive learning attitude.
- Bilingualism in English and French is an asset.
Location & details#
- Locations: Regina, Saskatchewan and Mississauga, Ontario.
- Work Modality: Hybrid (2 days in office).
- Term: 12 months.
- Paid position: Hourly range of $30 to $37.50.
- Employment is subject to a background check.
About Co-operators
Co-operators is a Canadian financial services co-operative founded in 1945. The company provides insurance and wealth management products including property, casualty, life, and commercial coverage. It operates through a network of over 600 locations across Canada with a workforce of more than 8,000 employees. The organization is governed by member organizations such as credit unions and farm groups.
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