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Louisville, Kentucky-based Humana is a leading healthcare company that offers a variety of health, wellness, and insurance products and services designed to offer an integrated app
Actuary – Analytics, Forecasting
Location
California + 3 moreAll locations: California | Illinois | Montana | South Dakota
Posted
55 days ago
Salary
$129.3K - $177.8K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Actuary – Analytics, Forecasting
Humana
• Analyze and forecast financial, economic, and business data to inform strategic and operational decisions. • Apply technical knowledge and industry insights to analyze and forecast financial and business data, develop and review actuarial models, and evaluate market trends for strategic business decisions. • Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business needs, identify issues, and resolve data anomalies. • Conduct root cause analysis and develop cost-effective solutions for data-related problems. • Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of actuarial principles, standards of practice, and professional ethics. • Ensure data integrity by developing and implementing processes and controls for data management. • Establish metrics and provide data analyses to support business intelligence initiatives. • Evaluate industry, economic, financial, and market trends to project the organization’s financial and competitive position in the short, medium, and long term. • Exercise independent judgment and decision-making on complex issues related to actuarial duties.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree
- FSA or ASA plus relevant advanced degree, recent and relevant work experience, and/or other relevant professional designations
- MAAA
- Strong communication skills
- Experience in more than two functions (e.g., modeling, pricing, rate filing, reporting & analysis, reserving or trending)
Benefits
- medical, dental and vision benefits
- 401(k) retirement savings plan
- time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, volunteer time off, paid parental and caregiver leave)
- short-term and long-term disability
- life insurance
- many other opportunities
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