Actuarial Internship Location US-IA-Des Moines Job ID 213158 Category Actuarial Requires Non-Compete? No Job Summary Why choose an internship with Wellmark? We strive to offer meaningful work that assists in your professional development and provides value to the team. Youll gain valuable experience within the health insurance industry and put the skills and knowledge youve acquired in school to practice this summer during our 2019 Summer Internship Program . Youll have the opportunity to learn from subject matter experts and leaders within the industry, network with fellow internship program participants, and gain practical, hands-on work experience. If youre eager to learn, collaborate with others, demonstrate your potential, develop customer-focused solutions, and grow into an exciting career, we hope youll consider an internship with us! Whats Actuary in our Finance Division? The Actuarial Department ensures that Wellmarks products are adequately priced to meet financial goals and reserves are established to cover Wellmarks unpaid claim liabilities. Actuarial team members create models and perform analyses to support pricing, reserving and forecasting functions. The evolving health insurance environment provides team members opportunities to develop and utilize their actuarial skill set and technical knowledge. What projects might I support? Although subject to change, examples of projects are included below: Conduct experience studies and review of established procedures (i.e. claim trends, rating factors) Perform research of premium and product data for competitive analysis Assist with annual individual and small group market performance analysis Produce ad hoc modeling for impacts of health care reform Update large group market rating factors Use Federal Actuarial Value (AV) calculator to determine actuarial values for various benefit designs Support individual and small group annual and quarterly rate filings, including data collection, setting factors and populating rating templates Assist with enrollment, claims and income projections for solvency testing and budget purposes Collect, manipulate and analyze data, utilizing Microsoft Excel, Access, VBA and SAS for various ad hoc requests Ready to bring your strengths to Wellmark? Heres whats next! Review the qualifications below. If the position is a match with your passion and interests, submit your application today! This internship will start in May of 2019. Wellmark has been named one of the best employers in the U.S. by Forbes Magazine, ranking #3 out of the top 500 midsize employers in the nation and 1st among midsize insurance companies! Minimum Qualifications Required (all must be met to be considered) Current student pursing a Bachelor's degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Finance, Accounting, Statistics or related program Demonstrated computer skills in Microsoft Excel and Access. Ability to analyze and organize data in a consistent and logical fashion. Proven problem solving, innovation, and technical adaptation skills. Ability to work independently and clearly communicate results of data analytics and modeling. Good written and verbal communication skills. Demonstrated ability to take initiative. Hiring Specifications Preferred Current sophomore, junior or senior student in an Actuarial Science program One Actuarial exam passed Options Apply for this job online Apply Share Refer this job to a friend Refer Sorry the Share function is not working properly at this moment. Please refresh the page and try again later. Share on your newsfeed Application FAQs Software Powered by iCIMS www.icims.com