Insurance and finance

Actuary CV: example and template

This example is for actuaries at insurers, pension companies, consultancies and audit firms, and for actuarial analysts and mathematics graduates preparing for their exams.

The employer wants to know which actuarial areas you know, which provisions and tariffs you calculate, which rules you work with, which tools you use and what stage your exams are at. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: actuary

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Tomasz Kowalik

Actuary

Sopot +48 123 456 789 tomasz.kowalik@example.com

Professional profile

Actuary on the register of actuaries since 2021, with 9 years of experience in non-life insurance. I am responsible for technical provisions, the capital requirement calculation and motor insurance tariffs at an insurer. I automated the quarterly provision calculation in Python, cutting it from 8 to 3 days.

Work experience

Actuary, non-life insurance

03.2021 - present

Insurance company, Sopot

  • Technical provisions for financial and regulatory reporting.
  • Capital requirement calculation and reports for the board.
  • Motor insurance tariffs with loss ratio analysis.
  • Automating provision calculation in Python, from 8 to 3 days.
  • Work with the auditor and the risk department on reviewing statements.

Actuarial analyst

07.2016 - 02.2021

Consultancy, Warsaw

  • Valuing provisions for insurance clients.
  • Models in R and Excel.
  • Preparing for actuarial exams.

Education

Master's degree, mathematics, insurance mathematics

2011 - 2016

University of Warsaw

Skills

  • Technical provisions
  • Capital requirements
  • Pricing and loss ratio
  • Insurance financial reporting
  • Python, R and SQL
  • Actuarial models

Qualifications

  • Actuary licence, entry on the register of actuaries, 2021
  • International insurance contracts reporting standard training, 2022
  • Python for data analysis course, 2020

Languages

  • English: C1

Additional information

  • Hybrid work

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write an actuary CV

Professional summary

Write whether you hold an actuary licence or what stage your exams are at, which area you work in and what you are responsible for. Add a result, for example automation or new tariffs. The employer is looking for someone who combines mathematics, regulations and an understanding of the insurance business.

Actuarial analyst with 4 years of experience at a consultancy. I value provisions for insurance clients, build models in R and Excel and am preparing for the actuarial exams. I am looking for work in an insurer's actuarial department.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the area, provisions, requirements, tariffs, reporting and tools. Show results in numbers. Add your work with the auditor and the risk department. Also say which insurance products you know best.

Weaker: Provisions.

Better: Technical provisions for financial and regulatory reporting.

Weaker: Tariffs.

Better: Motor insurance tariffs with loss ratio analysis.

Weaker: Automation.

Better: Automating provision calculation in Python, from 8 to 3 days.

Skills worth listing

List provisions, capital requirements, pricing, reporting, tools and models. In your soft skills show accuracy, analytical thinking and explaining results to people outside the actuarial team.

Professional skills

  • Provisions
  • Capital requirements
  • Pricing
  • Reporting
  • Python and R
  • SQL

Personal skills

  • Accuracy
  • Analytical thinking
  • Explaining results
  • Independence
  • Resilience under pressure

Qualifications

List the actuary licence with the year of entry on the register, or the exams you have passed if you are still in progress. Add training in insurance reporting.

How to become an actuary

Most people start as an actuarial analyst after a mathematics degree. On your CV show your specialisation, programming and the actuarial exams you have passed.

Add internships at insurers or consultancies. An actuary licence requires passing the exam and suitable experience.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

Non-life insurance looks for provisions and tariffs, life insurance for cash flow models and long-term liabilities, and a consultancy for work for many clients and on audits. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

The most common mistakes on an actuary CV

Questions and answers

What should an actuary put on a CV?

The licence or exams, area, provisions, requirements, tariffs, reporting, tools and results.

Is an actuary licence needed?

To act as the actuary at a Polish insurer, yes. For an actuarial analyst role usually not.

Which tools are worth knowing?

Python or R, SQL and Excel, plus the actuarial systems the company uses.

Which results are worth giving?

Faster provision calculation, new tariffs, a better loss ratio and reports on time.

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