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Actuarial Manager roles sit at the intersection of statistical expertise and leadership, making them strong candidates for OPT sponsorship. Most require Fellowship or Associateship credentials alongside a quantitative degree. Your 12-month OPT window, or 24-month STEM extension, gives you meaningful time to demonstrate value and secure H-1B visa sponsorship from an insurance carrier, consulting firm, or financial institution.
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Fidelity Security Life Insurance Company, and its affiliates (“FSL”), provide insurance and insurance related services to clients, corporations, employers and individuals. These services include providing benefits through innovative life and health insurance plans, financial services, and customized insurance products for niche markets.
Position Summary
This role is responsible for supporting national rate filing and certification requirements associated with FSL’s group and individual vision insurance products. This includes coordinating the development and modification of rates for vision as well as other types of supplemental health insurance products with external actuarial firms and marketing partners, as well as internal actuarial, underwriting, administration and marketing staff. The role requires significant interaction with internal compliance staff and State Departments of Insurance regarding rate compliance for FSL’s group supplemental health insurance products. This role will have an in office work schedule, but must currently reside within the Kansas City, MO metropolitan area.
Responsibilities
- Monitor, interpret, document and communicate rate compliance requirements for FSL’s vision products and other supplemental health products
- Coordinate FSL’s supplemental health insurance pricing and product evaluation activities with actuarial consultants
- Draft generic and state specific actuarial memorandums and rate filing documents for finalization by actuarial consultants
- Maintain product pricing documentation and refine documentation processes
- Facilitate the preparation of state rate filing documents and development of state objection letter responses in consultation with actuarial consultants and FSL’s form/rate filing staff
QUALIFICATIONS
- Proficient use of Microsoft Office software, including Word; Expert level for Excel; Microsoft Access experience helpful
- Excellent organization, math, critical thinking, and problem solving
- Solid written and verbal communication skills with strong client relationship orientation
- Self-motivated/self-starter
- Detailed, accurate, and efficient
- Ability to interact successfully at all organizational levels with external clients and internal departments
- Ability to see projects in totality and ensure team-oriented success in a complete and timely manner
REQUISITES
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Successful completion of actuarial science and mathematics coursework preferred
- Experience researching and meeting state rate filing regulations
- 3-5 years of experience managing supplemental health insurance rate filings
- Experience working with vision insurance rate compliance a plus
- Working knowledge of supplemental health product compliance, pricing, design, and implementation concerns
We offer comprehensive benefits to full time employees including company paid medical, STD, LTD and life insurance; plus voluntary dental, vision, Life/AD&D insurance, 401(k) with company-matching, generous paid time off and much more.
We encourage applicants of all ages and experience, as we do not discriminate on the basis of an applicant’s age.
ALL OFFERS OF EMPLOYMENT ARE CONTINGENT UPON PASSAGE OF A DRUG SCREEN AND BACKGROUND CHECK.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
INTRODUCTION
Fidelity Security Life Insurance Company, and its affiliates (“FSL”), provide insurance and insurance related services to clients, corporations, employers and individuals. These services include providing benefits through innovative life and health insurance plans, financial services, and customized insurance products for niche markets.
Position Summary
This role is responsible for supporting national rate filing and certification requirements associated with FSL’s group and individual vision insurance products. This includes coordinating the development and modification of rates for vision as well as other types of supplemental health insurance products with external actuarial firms and marketing partners, as well as internal actuarial, underwriting, administration and marketing staff. The role requires significant interaction with internal compliance staff and State Departments of Insurance regarding rate compliance for FSL’s group supplemental health insurance products. This role will have an in office work schedule, but must currently reside within the Kansas City, MO metropolitan area.
Responsibilities
- Monitor, interpret, document and communicate rate compliance requirements for FSL’s vision products and other supplemental health products
- Coordinate FSL’s supplemental health insurance pricing and product evaluation activities with actuarial consultants
- Draft generic and state specific actuarial memorandums and rate filing documents for finalization by actuarial consultants
- Maintain product pricing documentation and refine documentation processes
- Facilitate the preparation of state rate filing documents and development of state objection letter responses in consultation with actuarial consultants and FSL’s form/rate filing staff
QUALIFICATIONS
- Proficient use of Microsoft Office software, including Word; Expert level for Excel; Microsoft Access experience helpful
- Excellent organization, math, critical thinking, and problem solving
- Solid written and verbal communication skills with strong client relationship orientation
- Self-motivated/self-starter
- Detailed, accurate, and efficient
- Ability to interact successfully at all organizational levels with external clients and internal departments
- Ability to see projects in totality and ensure team-oriented success in a complete and timely manner
REQUISITES
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Successful completion of actuarial science and mathematics coursework preferred
- Experience researching and meeting state rate filing regulations
- 3-5 years of experience managing supplemental health insurance rate filings
- Experience working with vision insurance rate compliance a plus
- Working knowledge of supplemental health product compliance, pricing, design, and implementation concerns
We offer comprehensive benefits to full time employees including company paid medical, STD, LTD and life insurance; plus voluntary dental, vision, Life/AD&D insurance, 401(k) with company-matching, generous paid time off and much more.
We encourage applicants of all ages and experience, as we do not discriminate on the basis of an applicant’s age.
ALL OFFERS OF EMPLOYMENT ARE CONTINGENT UPON PASSAGE OF A DRUG SCREEN AND BACKGROUND CHECK.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding OPT Sponsorship as an Actuarial Manager
Lead with your actuarial credentials
ACAS, FCAS, ASA, or FSA designations signal to employers that you're exam-progression serious. Hiring managers at sponsoring firms prioritize candidates mid-exam track because credentialing timelines align naturally with multi-year H-1B visa sponsorship commitments.
Target insurance carriers and large consulting firms first
Insurers like major P&C carriers and life companies have established OPT and H-1B pipelines. Large actuarial consulting practices sponsor regularly. Smaller boutiques rarely have the legal infrastructure, so focus your energy where sponsorship history already exists.
Frame your OPT timeline around exam milestones
Connecting your remaining exam schedule to the employer's credentialing needs reframes OPT as an asset. A candidate who passes two exams during OPT and transitions to H-1B status is a compelling investment, not an immigration risk.
Emphasize your STEM OPT eligibility explicitly
Actuarial science, statistics, and mathematics degrees qualify for the 24-month STEM OPT extension, giving employers a 36-month window before H-1B sponsorship is urgent. State this clearly in applications. Many hiring managers underestimate how much time they actually have.
Demonstrate leadership experience beyond technical output
Actuarial Manager roles require supervising analysts and communicating results to non-technical stakeholders. Highlight team lead experience, mentorship, or cross-functional project ownership. Employers sponsoring at the manager level expect this beyond exam progress and technical modeling skills.
Prepare for the specialty occupation conversation
Actuarial Manager positions qualify as specialty occupations for H-1B purposes given the degree and credentialing requirements. Understanding this strengthens your conversations with recruiters unfamiliar with sponsorship, helping them engage their legal teams with confidence rather than hesitation.
Actuarial Manager OPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Can F-1 OPT students work as Actuarial Managers in the United States?
Yes. F-1 students authorized for OPT can work as Actuarial Managers, provided the role relates to their degree field. Actuarial science, statistics, mathematics, and related quantitative degrees all support this connection. If your degree qualifies for STEM OPT, you may be eligible for a 24-month extension beyond the initial 12 months, giving you up to 36 months of work authorization.
Does an Actuarial Manager role qualify for the STEM OPT extension?
It depends on your underlying degree, not the job title. If you hold a degree in actuarial science, statistics, mathematics, or a related STEM field listed on the STEM Designated Degree Program List, your degree qualifies for the 24-month STEM OPT extension. The Actuarial Manager role itself is not evaluated for STEM eligibility. Confirm your degree classification with your DSO before applying for the extension.
Which types of employers are most likely to sponsor Actuarial Managers for H-1B visas?
Property and casualty insurers, life and health carriers, reinsurance companies, and large actuarial consulting practices have the most established H-1B sponsorship pipelines for actuarial roles. Employers who already credential and develop actuaries internally are accustomed to the multi-year investment sponsorship requires. You can browse Actuarial Manager openings at OPT-friendly employers directly on Migrate Mate.
What actuarial credentials strengthen an OPT student's sponsorship case?
Progress toward ASA or FSA (Society of Actuaries) or ACAS or FCAS (Casualty Actuarial Society) designations significantly strengthens your candidacy. Employers sponsoring at the manager level are making a long-term credential investment. Candidates with three or more exams passed and a clear path to Fellowship are viewed as lower-risk sponsorship hires than those early in the exam sequence.
Does an Actuarial Manager position qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes. Actuarial Manager roles require at minimum a bachelor's degree in actuarial science, mathematics, or a related quantitative field, alongside professional credentialing progress. USCIS consistently recognizes actuarial positions as specialty occupations. This means your employer can file an H-1B petition on your behalf, and the role's requirements naturally satisfy the specialty occupation standard without unusual documentation burdens.