Early Careers: Affinity Internship - Winter, Summer or Fall 2027 - 4-8 month Co-op - Toronto or Montreal

Early Careers: Affinity Internship – Winter, Summer or Fall 2027 – 4-8 month Co-op - Toronto or Montreal

• 202605490

• Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• Montreal, Quebec, Canada

• Full time

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Description

Note: Employment-based non-immigrant visa sponsorship and/or assistance is not offered for this specific job opportunity.

Please submit a CV/resume, and optional cover letter in 1 PDF with your application, and indicate your preference for a Winter, Summer or Fall internship.

Please indicate in your cover letter, if you are looking for a 4 or 8 month co-op term. 

Please note that this role is for the following time frame: 

• 4 Months: January 4, 2027 – April 30, 2027
• 8 Months: January 4, 2027 – August 27, 2027
  

Create your future:  We are a unique practice in the Canada marketplace that focuses on the development and enhancement of insurance solutions targeted at large customer or membership bases of clients (e.g. banks, credit unions, retailers, associations, hospitality providers, etc.).  As an actuarial intern in our practice, you will be a key resource in helping to prepare and reconcile data, develop and maintain key models and assist the insurance consulting teams, including senior actuarial personnel.  You will be exposed to a variety of lines of insurance business and unique solutions supporting an ever-evolving marketplace. 

The Opportunity:  We are seeking a qualified candidate that can support our consulting team across a variety of sectors and insurance lines of business in the market (e.g. embedded credit card insurance, travel insurance, home & auto insurance, life and health solutions, etc.).  The ideal candidate can work well in teams to support our consulting mandates and can also work independently (with appropriate guidance). Key responsibilities include:

• Providing actuarial and analytics support on various insurance business lines and programs; including assistance with pricing, loss reserving, financial modeling and forecasts, and benchmarking;
• Actuarial support to senior consulting staff on consulting mandates, including data reconciliation and compilation, production of reports, presentations, summary analyses, etc.
• Leveraging of technical skills to assist with the streamlining of processes, increasing efficiencies and providing additional perspectives on tackling challenging actuarial problems;
• Assist actuarial and non-actuarial consultants with research and presentation material for new client prospects.

Key Behaviors

Problem solving

• Ability to apply advanced mathematical / actuarial concepts and techniques
• In-depth investigations, problem identification, development of effective solutions
• High standards of quality control
• Seeks assistance / support as appropriate
  

Interpersonal & Communications Skills

• Demonstrates good listening skills
• Exhibits positive attitude
• Strong work ethic, demonstrates initiative
• Effectively manages priorities, handling multiple projects under tight timeframes
• Responds constructively to different viewpoints, changing priorities & conditions
  

Teamwork

• Strong team player, with ability to work with diverse skillsets 
• Shares knowledge, opinions and insights in constructive manner
• Offers to help others without prompting

Qualifications

About You: 

• Not be a student at an university subject to the university recruitment for internships in actuarial science rules, established by Université Laval, Université de Montréal and Université du Québec à Montréal 
• Progressing through a university degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science, Computer Science or any other relevant technical specialization.
• Actively pursuing an actuarial designation through a recognized professional association
• Highly organized, resourceful and excellent attention to detail
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills 
• Effective time management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and work independently 
• Strong verbal and written communications skills 
• Experience and knowledge of MS Office (strong focus on Excel, with experience in Word and PowerPoint) 
• Experience with manipulating and summarizing large data sets using R, Python, SQL or similar programming tools.

Other Valuable Candidate Assets

• Bilingual (English and French)
• Experience with summarizing and visualizing data using dashboard reporting tools like Power BI 
• Experience with personal insurance programs
• Experience with automation or AI-enabled tools

The Application-Interview Process: 
Step 1: Online application, including resume/CV and optional cover letter 
Step 2: Online assessments and Video Interview  
Step 3: Interview(s) with hiring manager and team  
Step 4: Offer and onboarding 

Compensation 
The hourly rate being offered for this role is between $30.00 to 35.00/hourly CAD.  

This role is also eligible for overtime.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in the process to screen, assess, or select applicants for a position but all final decisions and determinations are made exclusively by authorized human personnel.

This job posting is an advertisement for an existing vacancy.

Equal Opportunity Employer