About The Job Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey .
Position: Insurance Actuarial Specialists
Type: Contract Compensation: $80/hour Location: Remote Commitment: 20–40 hours/week Role Responsibilities
- Design realistic scenarios involving ratemaking, loss reserving, valuation, experience studies, assumption-setting, and profitability analysis.
- Create work products such as pricing models, reserve reviews, actuarial memoranda, technical assumptions, and results summaries.
- Write "golden" reference responses at experienced actuarial-professional quality.
- Grade AI-generated responses against structured rubrics for methodological soundness, calculation accuracy, assumption justification, and transparent communication.
- Identify flawed methods, calculation errors, unsupported assumptions, and gaps in documented rationale.
- Provide written feedback the research team uses to improve model behavior.
Qualifications Must-Have
- 2+ years of professional actuarial experience (any practice area).
- Understand how methods, assumptions, and data drive pricing, reserves, and valuation.
- Ability to select an appropriate method, run the analysis,
and articulate a defensible conclusion with a documented rationale.
- Excellent quantitative analysis, balanced judgment, and high attention to detail.
- Ability to distinguish actuarial analysis from underwriting decisions and from formal financial or legal advice.
Preferred
- ASA, FSA, ACAS, FCAS, CERA, MAAA, or comparable credential (or actively passing exams).
- Experience across multiple practice areas or specialty lines.
- Reinsurance, capital modeling, or enterprise risk experience.
- Proficiency with R, Python, SAS, SQL, or actuarial software (Prophet, Emblem, Radar, ResQ).
- Experience with regulatory filings, rate filings, or statements of actuarial opinion.
Start Date
- Immediately; applications reviewed on a rolling basis.
Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)
- Upload resume
- AI interview based on your resume
- Submit form
Resources & Support
- For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
- For any help or support, reach out to:
[email protected]
PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity. ,
📌 Insurance Actuarial Specialist - Expert (Montreal)
🏢 Mercor
📍 Montreal