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1. Why should I apply for a job as an actuarian?
Group Project
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 Understanding the nature of the risk is on of THE basic topics for insurance
companies
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Understanding the nature of the risk

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 Actuaries are responsible for the actuarial earnings
 Actuaries are a key growth driver
 Actuaries work together with the senior management and are key
members in the decision making process
 Actuaries are very well connected within the company, because they
work closely with a lot of different departments and management
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Actuaries have a lot of influence

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 Claims handlers and data analysts
 who deliver the relevant claims data that need to be analyzed
 Underwriters whom they can deliver the calculated premiums
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Actuaries work with a lot of different groups

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Challenging job – thinking “outside of the box”

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 Rated as one of the top jobs in the United States
 The job provides a very good work-life balance
 Salaries may double within the first five years
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High reputation / high salary

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 A dynamic world constantly creates new risks that need to be assessed
 Actuaries help to manage emerging risks
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Safe job – always high demand for actuaries

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 The job applies to very many LOBs and tasks making it very
sophisticated and meanwhile varied and suspenseful
 Examples
 Research accounting rules / helping with audits / modelling insurance
reserves / drafting of actuarial concepts etc..
 Reflected set of skills
 Research, written and verbal communication, learning on the job and
technical core work
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Extensive job profile

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 Actuaries help others / actuaries are altruistic and take over a social
responsibility
 People get a good healthcare
 People are able to protect themselves in old age
 Actuaries create economic growth
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Actuaries are very social!

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