Job Description

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Mercor is partnering with a leading AI lab to train frontier models on high-quality insurance reasoning data. We're hiring Insurance Actuarial Specialists to design realistic pricing, reserving, and risk-modeling scenarios, evaluate model outputs against established actuarial standards, and help shape how the next generation of AI reasons about probability, loss estimation, and financial risk.

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We welcome actuaries across all practice areas, including life, health, property & casualty, pensions/retirement, and enterprise risk — from insurers, reinsurers, consultancies, and corporate actuarial teams.

What You’ll Do n

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- Design realistic scenarios involving ratemaking, loss reserving, valuation, experience studies, assumption-setting, and profitability analysis
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- Create work products such as pricing models, reserve reviews, actuarial memoranda, technical assumptions, and results summaries
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- Write "golden" reference responses at experienced actuarial-professional quality
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- Grade AI-generated responses against structured rubrics for methodological soundness, calculation accuracy, assumption justification, and clear communication
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- Identify flawed methods, calculation errors, unsupported assumptions, and gaps in documented rationale
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- Provide written feedback the research team uses to improve model behavior You're a Valuable Fit If You n n
- Have 2+ years of professional actuarial experience (any practice area)
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- Understand how methods, assumptions, and data drive pricing, reserves, and valuation
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- Can select an appropriate method, run the analysis, and articulate a defensible conclusion with a documented rationale
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- Demonstrate excellent quantitative analysis, balanced judgment, and high attention to detail
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- Can distinguish actuarial analysis from underwriting decisions and from formal financial or legal advice
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- ASA, FSA, ACAS, FCAS, CERA, MAAA, or comparable credential (or actively passing exams)
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- Experience across multiple practice areas or specialty lines
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- Reinsurance, capital modeling, or enterprise risk experience
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- Proficiency with R, Python, SAS, SQL, or actuarial software (Prophet, Emblem, Radar, ResQ)
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- Experience with regulatory filings, rate filings, or statements of actuarial opinion
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Role Highlights n n
- Minimum 20 hours per week (ideally 40+)
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- Role starts immediately, applications reviewed on a rolling basis
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📌 Insurance Actuarial Specialist - Expert (New South Wales)
🏢 Mercor
📍 New South Wales