Resume Checker for Actuaries
Insurance carriers and actuarial consulting firms use ATS with heavy credential filtering. Exam progress, line-of-business experience, and programming languages are all individually screened.
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Why Actuarial Resumes Need ATS Optimization
Large insurers (MetLife, Prudential, AIG) and consulting firms (Milliman, Mercer, WTW) use Workday and Taleo to filter actuarial candidates. Exam credentials are the #1 ATS filter in this profession.
Common actuarial resume issues:
• Exam progress not listed or buried — "Passed 5 SOA exams" or "ACAS" is the highest-weight keyword
• "Insurance analytics" without actuarial technique specificity (reserving, pricing, experience studies)
• No programming language — SAS, R, Python, or SQL are now baseline requirements
• Missing line-of-business — life, health, P&C, pension are separately filtered specialisations
Critical Actuarial Keywords
Our AI checks for:
• Credentials: SOA, CAS, FSA, FCAS, ASA, ACAS, exam count, VEE credits
• Techniques: reserving, pricing, experience studies, loss ratio, IBNR, development factors
• Modelling: stochastic modelling, GLMs, predictive analytics, Monte Carlo, mortality tables
• Programming: SAS, R, Python, SQL, Excel VBA, MATLAB, Prophet, MoSes
• Lines of business: life, health, P&C, pension, reinsurance, workers' compensation
• Regulatory: state filings, NAIC, Solvency II, ASOP, ORSA, rate adequacy
• Business: combined ratio, loss ratio, premium volume, underwriting profitability
Structuring an Actuarial Resume
1. Lead with exam credentials — "ASA, 7 SOA Exams Passed" at the very top
2. Specify line of business and portfolio size: "P&C, $1.2B commercial auto portfolio"
3. Name programming tools with context: "Built IBNR models in R," not just "R"
4. Quantify impact: "Reserve estimates within 2% of ultimate loss emergence"
5. Include regulatory experience with specific filings and jurisdictions
6. Add predictive modelling/ML keywords — GLMs, random forests, gradient boosting
Actuarial Resume by Track
Life / Health Actuary (SOA):
• Mortality/morbidity studies, product development, embedded value
• Reserving: Principle-Based Reserving (PBR), GAAP, statutory
P&C / General Insurance Actuary (CAS):
• Loss reserving, rate-making, reinsurance treaty pricing
• Catastrophe modelling (AIR, RMS), large loss development, ALAE
Pension Actuary:
• Defined benefit valuations, FAS 87/158, PBGC compliance
• De-risking strategies, annuity purchases, plan terminations
Actuarial Consulting:
• Multi-client portfolio, proposal writing, client presentation
• Peer review, expert witness, regulatory testimony
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