Actuarial Intern

Ameritas•Lincoln, NE

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

Ameritas is seeking an Actuarial Intern to drive the business by supporting the actuarial functions and staff by performing actuarial analyses and calculations, preparing reports, and participating in actuarial projects. The actuarial intern may support the following departments: Individual Product, Group, Corporate Actuarial. At Ameritas, our mission is Fulfilling Life. We do that in many ways, but especially by helping people invest in themselves by offering trusted financial products and advice. Because we believe everyone should be happy, healthy, and financially secure, we work hard to provide trusted financial products and valued guidance, including individual life and disability insurance, employee benefits, retirement planning, investments, and wealth management services. This internship will begin May 2027. This is a hybrid role working partially in-office and partially from home in Lincoln, NE during the summer, with the potential to continue supporting the team during the academic year, depending on business needs and academic commitments.

Requirements

Actively pursuing a four-year degree in actuarial science
Completed or enrolled in Interest Theory (or equivalent) OR earned credit for one actuarial exam
Familiarity with Excel and/or programming languages such as SQL, Python, R, and VBA
Strong mathematical skills
Starting with the second (sophomore) school year, a student must take at least one actuarial exam each academic year
Strong written and oral communication skills

Nice To Haves

Experience with coding is preferred, but not required

Responsibilities

Gather and prepare data for analysis
Participate in programming, preparation, and interpretation of actuarial reports
Participate in projects
Develop new ideas and processes that improve the departments’ performance
Comply with proper internal controls as necessary to conduct job functions and/or carry out responsibilities and/or administrative activities