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 clear 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 skilled 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

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- 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 (Toronto)
🏢 Mercor
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