Group chief actuary
| Highest | $18,400 / mo · Switzerland |
|---|---|
| Experience | 8+ yrs |
| Degree | Required |
| First paycheck | Bachelor's degree + professional exams |
Pay in the destination countries
Monthly, in US dollars. Each country is an Imora admission package — open one for that route's fees, language requirement and deadline.
| Country | Monthly |
|---|---|
| SwitzerlandIELTS 6.5 · CHF 0.9–8k | $18,400max |
| Hong KongIELTS 6.0–6.5 · HK–200k | $16,000 |
| SingaporeIELTS 6.5 · SGD 18–35k | $16,000 |
| United KingdomIELTS 6.0–7.0 · £11–38k | $16,000 |
| United StatesTOEFL 80–100 · $10–70k | $15,700 |
| NorwayIELTS 6.0–6.5 · NOK 130–260k | $15,350 |
What does the day look like?
Mathematical modeling represents only a minor part of a senior actuary's day. The larger share is spent on governance, review, meetings, exercising professional judgement, formal sign-offs, explaining uncertainty, challenging business decisions, and communicating with regulators and auditors. Concrete tasks include insurance-liability valuation, reserving, pricing oversight, portfolio-performance monitoring, IFRS 17 reporting, actuarial assumption governance, and coaching actuarial teams.
The work relies on tools including Microsoft Excel, SQL, Python, R, SAS, IBM SPSS Statistics, Microsoft Power BI, Tableau, Microsoft Access, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle Database, GGY AXIS, Towers Perrin MoSes, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Project, and Microsoft Visio. O*NET reports that daily email is routine and many actuaries work 40 hours or more per week, while the UK National Careers Service notes 37 to 42 hours, typically between 8am and 6pm. There is no routine shift, night, or on-call work.
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