Actuary, VM-22

Fidelity & Guaranty Life Insurance Company • Des Moines, IA

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

This position’s primary responsibility is to support the development and implementation of VM-22 into a production environment for Fidelity & Guaranty Life. This position will be a subject matter expert on the VM-22 regulation as well as company processes related to VM-22 for all affected lines of business including fixed indexed annuities, multi-year guarantee annuities and pension risk transfer annuities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in mathematics, actuarial science or related technical field.
• FSA and MAAA certifications are strongly preferred; may consider ASA designation with increased levels of experience.
• Minimum of five years of related actuarial experience.
• Strong technical, analytical, organizational, computer, and team skills.
• Solid understanding of insurance company income statements and balance sheets.
• Solid understanding of maintaining a strong control environment.
• Proactive individual who can provide strong technical support to Actuarial Valuation team with solid analytical skills.
• Self-starter who demonstrates strong initiative and displays a high energy level.
• Strong problem-solving skills that include advanced analytical and reasoning abilities; demonstrated ability to apply actuarial principles to complex situations.
• Ability to establish and maintain strong internal relationships within the company.
• Team player who has the ability to function as a key member of a small group in which members of the team work with great autonomy; take a high degree of ownership for their areas of responsibility (subject matter expert).
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access).
• Ability to learn and utilize actuarial software systems.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills; strong presentation skills a plus.
• Perform other functions, duties and projects, as assigned.
• Regular and punctual attendance.
• Some travel may be required (less than 10%).

Responsibilities

• Identifying key drivers affecting VM-22 reserves and assisting with recommendations on assumptions or methods that optimize reserve balances while maintaining compliance with the regulation
• Working with the Reinsurance team to analyze the impact reinsurance has on the VM-22 results
• Working with the Asset Liability Management (ALM) and Investment team on strategic asset selection initiatives
• Working with the Retail and PRT Pricing teams to analyze the impact VM-22 has on pricing of new products or deals
• Presenting to leaders on analysis and key aspects of the results
• Completing user acceptance testing of the VM-22 reserve results
• Execution of controls around the reserves in a complete and accurate fashion.
• Manage an actuarial student
• Stay abreast of new regulations/requirements, etc.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level