Actuarial Intern

Midwest Employers Casualty (MEC) is a member of the W. R. Berkley Corporation a fortune 500 company rated A (Superior) by A.M. Best Company based in Chesterfield MO. We improve the quality of life for employees severely injured on the job and help companies understand and mitigate their risk for workers compensation injuries. MEC has a friendly results-focused work environment. We seek employees who take initiative are quick to adapt are dependable and like working as part of a team.

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The Actuarial Interns role is to support actuarial analyses required to estimate expected losses for insurance products on an individual policy level or across a portfolio of policies. The Actuarial Intern will primarily support the pricing function within the MEC Actuarial Department.

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Produce and deliver actuarial analysis inputs (exposure loss and coverage data) on individual accounts to support the insurance quote process in-force book maintenance and client service deliverables.
• Complete updates and enhancements to processes as directed and support individual project research and analysis.
• Communicate with team members regarding any issues with account data.

• Pursuit of a Bachelors degree in the field of mathematics statistics actuarial science or another similar quantitative field.
• Work experience in a professional office environment is preferred.
• Pursuit of actuarial designation through the CAS or SOA is preferred.
• Advanced analytical and mathematical skills.
• Strong interpersonal verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively in the English language.
• Strong decision-making skills.
• Strong customer service orientation.
• Keen attention to detail.
• Excellent active and reflective listener.
• Intermediate knowledge of basic data analysis tools like Microsoft Excel.
• Demonstrated interest in and ability to learn new concepts and tasks at a reasonable pace.
• Experience collaborating in a team-oriented environment.
• Willing to ask for help when needed.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and complete multiple concurrent assignments in a timely manner.
• Basic creative problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of advanced data analysis tools such as SQL (including query writing) and/or Power BI preferred.
• Knowledge of R Python or related modeling software preferred.
• Reside in the greater St. Louis area
• Ability to reliably commute to our office in Chesterfield MO
• Working at our office is expected throughout the year.
• 12-18 hours per week during the school year
• Full-time hours during winter and summer breaks