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Summer Actuarial Internship Program
How our internship program works.
Interns are offered competitive pay based on the number of exams passed. Free housing is provided for our New York City office (a housing stipend may be provided for other locations). Our program also includes a number of social events to ensure interns get the most out of their summer experience. Interns are considered for full time employment at the end of the program.
Preparing you for your future career.
Our program combines relevant work experience with a series of actuarial classes and presentations to prepare you for your future career.
Placement in a variety of departments—including pricing and financial reporting divisions—where interns work side-by-side with actuaries or senior level actuarial students.
Presented with challenging, real-world actuarial projects from the team with down-stream impacts.
At the conclusion of the program, interns present their project to the actuarial community.
Interns attend weekly presentations made by New York Life actuaries, offering them exposure to various roles and products.
We provide training classes for Microsoft Excel, VBA, and Prophet (our primary actuarial modeling software).
The work you’ll do at New York Life.
Interns work side-by-side with actuaries or senior level actuarial students on a challenging actuarial project which may include:
Actuarial modeling and financial analysis
Work on core actuarial tasks associated with our efforts in pricing, reserving or risk analysis.
Process improvement and automation
Utilize Python, VBA, or other automation tools to streamline and improve our actuarial processes.
Data analysis and reconciliation
Use of advanced techniques to extract, transform, and analyze policy, product, or financial data.
What we’re looking for in a candidate.
Application Requirements
Junior or Senior standing
Junior or Senior standing, working toward a bachelor’s degree with an accredited college or university (or in a graduate program)
Preferred majors
Preferred majors: Actuarial Science, Economics, Engineering, Finance, Mathematics, Sciences, and Statistics
Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher, with strong written, oral communication, and interpersonal skills
Knowledge of modeling packages
Knowledge of modeling packages, programming languages, and spreadsheet / database software
Actuarial Exams
Successful passage of one or more Society of Actuaries exams preferred
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