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ACTUARIALTALENTTRENDSGUIDE

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2022ActuarialTalentTrendsGuide

Aswecontinuethrough2022,insurersarefacingoneofthemostcompetitivelabormarketsinrecenthistory.Foractuarialleaders,thischallengingenvironmentiscompoundedbyshiftingbusinesspriorities,theemergenceofnewrolesandtechnologies,andincreasingemployeeexpectations.Thereareanumberoftrendsandconsiderationsleadersshouldacknowledgeastheypositionthemselvesforasuccessfulyear.Hereareafewthatouronourteam’sradar.

Demandforactuariescontinuestogrow,especiallyatthemid-level.pg.4

Nontraditionalareasbenefitfromcore

actuarialskills.pg.6

Well-developedinterpersonalskillssettopactuariesapart.pg.8

Thewarfortalentreachesnewheights.

pg.10

Actuarialteamsadapttolong-termhybridenvironments.pg.12

Anintentionalapproachtoretention

isessential.pg.14

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DEMANDFORACTUARIES

CONTINUESTOGROW,

ESPECIALLYATTHEMID-LEVEL.

Acrosstheinsuranceindustry,demandfortalenthasreachedanall-

timehigh.Accordingtoour

Q12022InsuranceLaborMarketStudy

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72%ofinsurancecarriersareplanningtoincreasetheirheadcounts

in2022;thisisa16-pointincreasefromJuly2021.Carriers’likelihood

toaddactuarialemployeesisalsoatitshighestpointinthestudy’s

13-yearhistory.Themajorityofinsurersplanningtoaddactuarial

roles(67%)arelookingtohireexperiencedemployees.Whileamid-

leveltalentgaphasexistedforyears,itismoreimportantthanever

forleaderstofocusonbuildinganinternalbenchofyoungtalentwho

caneventuallystepintotheseroles.

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NONTRADITIONALAREASBENEFITFROMCOREACTUARIALSKILLS.

Theroleoftheactuaryiscontinuingtotransforminscopeanddemand,andorganizationsarerecognizingthevalueofactuarialskillsoutsideoftraditionalareassuchaspricingandmodeling.Asadvancedanalyticsandbigdatacontinuetoevolve,actuarieshaveaccesstomoreexpansiveinformation,enablingthemtodevelopmorestrategicanddetailedinsights.Inmanycases,actuariesareusingthisinformationtohelpinfluencedecisionsinareassuchaspricingandclaims,marketingandaccounting.ActuariesarealsoworkingmorecloselywithITdepartments,helpingbuildoptimaltoolsastheyimplementnewactuarialtechnology.Theabilitytoworkwithdepartmentsoutsideofactuarialandconveycomplexconceptstoavarietyofaudiencesisessential.

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WELL-DEVELOPED

INTERPERSONAL

SKILLSSETTOP

ACTUARIESAPART.

Ananalyticalmindsetandtheabilitytocomprehendcomplexdatasetsandnumberscreateastrongfoundationforactuaries.However,today’sactuariesmustaugmentthesecapabilitieswithleadershipandothersoftskillstobetrulysuccessful.Skillssuchastellingastoryarounddata,influencingoutcomesandleadingeffectiveteamsarebecomingmoreimportantthanever.Incorporate

softskills

developmentintoactuaries’professionaldevelopmentplansearlyonintheircareersandprioritizeleadershipandmanagerialskills.Agility,empathy,communicationandtheabilitytothinkbigpicturearejustafewofthesoftskillsthatwillsetgreatactuariesapart.Additionally,bygrowingeffectivemanagers,you’llbebetterpositionedtoretaintalentatalllevels.

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THEWARFORTALENTREACHESNEWHEIGHTS.

Recruitingdifficultyisalsoatanall-timehighacrosstheinsuranceindustry.Accordingtoour

Q12022Insurance

LaborMarketStudy

,actuarialrolesarethesecond-mostdifficultpositionstofill,followingtechnology.Alongwithalowunemploymentrateandnear-recordnumberofopenjobsinthelargerfinanceandinsurancesector,vacantpositionsareoftenremainingopenforlongerthananticipatedduetohighercompensationexpectationsandincreasedfrequencyofcounteroffers.

Hiringmanagersmustmovequicklythroughouttheinterviewprocessandrecognizeinmostcases,candidatesareinterviewingthem,ratherthantheotherwayaround.Worktounderstandwhatisdrivingacandidateandhowyoucanbestmeettheirneeds,thendevelopastrongoffertailoredtotheiruniqueexpectationsandpreferences.

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ACTUARIALTEAMSADAPTTOLONG-TERMHYBRIDENVIRONMENTS.

Twoyearsintothepandemic,remoteworkenvironmentshavebecomestandardformanyindustries.Professionalsareaccustomedtoworkingfromhomeandkeepingmoreflexiblehours.Asaresult,askingemployeestoreturntoabrick-and-mortarofficefulltimewithlikelybemetwithresistance.

OurQ12022

InsuranceLaborMarketStudy

found89%ofinsurancecarriersanticipateacontinuedhybridmodel.Toremaincompetitive,actuarialteamsmustadjusttheirapproachtoremoteworkandaccommodateavarietyofschedulesandlocations.Managerswillneedtoconsiderifanyaspectsofspecificrolesmustbeperformedintheofficeandworktoeffectivelyaccommodatetheneedsoftheiremployeesandtheirbusiness.

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ANINTENTIONALAPPROACHTORETENTIONISESSENTIAL.

Asthedemandforactuaries–especiallythoseatthemid-level–increases,it’sessentialfororganizationstofocusnotonlyonattractingnewemployees,butonretainingandgrowingexistingtalent.Generally,employeeswhoaregivenopportunitiestolearnnewtechnicalskillsandcontinuallyexpandintheirrolesaremorelikelytoseeafuturewiththeircurrentorganizations.Buildclearcareerplansandensureindividualsunderstandyouarecommittedtotheirsuccessandabilitytomeettheirownuniquegoals.

Hold“stayinterviews”

andaskemployeeswhattheyneedinordertoremainwithyourcompany.Thiswilllikelybedifferentdependingonanindividual’svalues,careeraspirationsandpersonalpriorities.

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ABOUTUS

TheJacobsonGroupistheleadingprovideroftalenttotheinsuranceindustry.Forthepast50years,Jacobsonhasbeenconnectingorganizationswithinsuranceprofessionalsatalllevelsacrossallindustryverticals.Weprovideanarrayofservicesincludingexecutivesearch,professionalrecruiting,temporarystaffingandsubjectmatterexperts.Regardlessoftheneedorsituation,Jacobsonistheinsurancetalentsolution.

EXECUTIVESEARCH

Jacobsonprovidesexecutivesearchandselection

consultingforinsuranceleadershippositions

inalldisciplines.Weofferahighly-methodical,

performance-drivenapproachandanetworkof

marketplacerelationshipsnecessaryforasuccessful

executivesearch.

PROFESSIONALRECRUITING

Jacobsonprovidesprofessionalrecruitingservices

forawiderangeofinsurancepositionsonadirect-

hirebasis.Oursolutionisdesignedtosource,

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