Swiss Re

Swiss Re
Contact Person: Samantha Dunn, Recruiter
Email Address: [email protected]
Phone: 913 676 5722
Company Website: www.swissre.com/careers
Position Title: Risk and Actuarial Management
Opportunity Type: Internship
Opportunity Location: Armonk, NY
Opportunity Start Date: 05/28/2013
Opportunity End Date: 08/16/2013
Job Description:
Swiss Re is a leading and highly diversified global reinsurer. The company operates through
offices in over 25 countries. Founded in Zurich, Switzerland, in 1863, Swiss Re offers financial
services products that enable risk-taking essential to enterprise and progress. The company’s
traditional reinsurance products and related services for property and casualty, as well as the
life and health business are complemented by insurance-based corporate finance solutions and
supplementary services for comprehensive risk management. (For more company information,
go to www.swissre.com)
JOB DESCRIPTION
Swiss Re Life & Health is looking for bright undergraduates who are actively pursuing a career in
actuarial science. Our summer internship program is designed to provide students with work
assignments and projects that are challenging, educational and promote personal and
professional development.
Essential Responsibilities May Include Subsets of the Following:
 Responsible for assisting in the creation of pricing models
 Responsible for testing mortality table updates
 Responsible for assisting in the preparation and analysis of mortality and lapse
experience data and periodic studies
 Responsible for supporting quarterly valuations and earnings analysis
 Responsible for supporting the maintenance of the reserve valuation system
Ancillary Responsibilities
 Responsible for compliance with the provisions of the Actuarial Development Program,
including participation in student luncheons and other educational opportunities
 Develop technical skills with software and systems such as Visual Basic, SAS, ALFA, LMS
and ARCVAL
 Responsible for assisting in responses to requests of clients, reinsurance partners,
regulators, internal and external auditors, and rating agencies
PROGRAM DETAILS
Every year, Swiss Re offers internships to a number of bright and highly motivated students,
enabling them to benefit from the company’s global perspective and to discover the world.
A Swiss Re internship can be much more than a temporary job - it can be your first step to a
rewarding career.
The program is expected to last 10 - 12 weeks, offers competitive salaries, and is offered in
different Swiss Re locations.
REQUIREMENTS
 Must be in their junior year of a Bachelor degree program
 Requires attention to detail, good organization skills, and the ability to work
independently
 Pursuit of degree in math or actuarial sciences
 Prefer initiation of Society of Actuaries exams
 Technical skills using a desktop PC, Excel and Access, including visual basic
*The Company is an equal opportunity employer. It is the practice of the Company to recruit,
hire and promote without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age,
pregnancy, sexual orientation, marital status, military status, or any other characteristic
protected by law. Decisions on employment are based solely on an individual's qualifications for
the position being filled.
*During the recruitment process, reasonable accommodations for disabilities are available
upon request. If contacted for an interview, please inform the Recruiter/HR professional of the
accommodation needed.
*Interested candidates should apply online at www.swissre.com/interns.