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Actuary roles in insurance, consulting, and financial services are strong fits for STEM OPT students with degrees in mathematics, statistics, or actuarial science. Your 24-month STEM OPT extension applies here, and every employer must be enrolled in E-Verify. SOC code 15-2011 covers most actuary positions for CIP code matching.
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Location: Chicago, IL (Hybrid – 40% in office)
HDI Global Insurance Company is a property and casualty insurer headquartered in Chicago, IL. We are a wholly owned subsidiary of HDI Global SE, which manages the commercial lines division of the Talanx Group – one of Europe’s largest insurance organizations. Through our extensive network spanning over 150 countries, we deliver comprehensive domestic and international insurance solutions to U.S. businesses. Our excess and surplus lines subsidiary, HDI Specialty Insurance Company, enables us to address complex and unique risks across the U.S. market. At HDI Global, we believe our success is rooted in our values—collaboration, integrity, and work-life balance. We are committed to supporting professional growth through learning and development opportunities and offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and career advancement pathways.
About the Role
We are seeking an Actuary to join our actuarial team and lead key pricing and analytical initiatives. This role is ideal for a professional with strong technical expertise, communication skills, sound business judgement, and the ability to translate complex actuarial insights into actionable recommendations for underwriting and senior leadership teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, enhance, and maintain pricing models.
- Conduct profitability studies, trend analyses, and loss cost reviews to support pricing decisions and regulatory filings.
- Partner with Underwriting, Claims and Finance teams to assess pricing strategies, portfolio performance, and overall profitability.
- Lead research initiatives on emerging trends, cost drivers, and market dynamics.
- Provide pricing support for large complex accounts in collaboration with underwriters.
- Present analytical findings to stakeholders, highlighting key insights and enabling informed business decisions.
- Performs peer reviews to ensure work quality and strengthen collaboration.
- Build and automate data pipelines, dashboards, and analytical tools to improve pricing efficiency and accuracy.
- Lead ad hoc actuarial and cross-functional projects as needed.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field.
- Minimum of 4 years of actuarial experience, preferably in commercial or specialty lines insurance.
- Completion of at least five actuarial exams; ACAS or FCAS designation preferred.
- Proficiency in SQL, Python/R and Microsoft Office applications.
- Strong analytical, problem solving, and critical thinking abilities.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex findings to varied audience.
Work Arrangements
This position follows a hybrid schedule, with 40% of work time spent in our Chicago office.
Compensation and Benefits
The expected salary range for this position is $100,000 to $155,000. Actual pay will depend on experience and qualifications.
HDI Global Insurance offers:
- Comprehensive health, wellness, and financial benefits tailored to individual and family needs. These include medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, company-sponsored HRA, 401(k) matching, minimum 20 days paid time off each calendar year, 15 days holidays per year, parental leave, bereavement leave, jury/witness duty, employee assistance programs, and a variety of voluntary benefits.
- An inclusive culture that fosters diverse teams, cross-functional collaboration, and continuous professional and personal development.
Actuary
Location: Chicago, IL (Hybrid – 40% in office)
HDI Global Insurance Company is a property and casualty insurer headquartered in Chicago, IL. We are a wholly owned subsidiary of HDI Global SE, which manages the commercial lines division of the Talanx Group – one of Europe’s largest insurance organizations. Through our extensive network spanning over 150 countries, we deliver comprehensive domestic and international insurance solutions to U.S. businesses. Our excess and surplus lines subsidiary, HDI Specialty Insurance Company, enables us to address complex and unique risks across the U.S. market. At HDI Global, we believe our success is rooted in our values—collaboration, integrity, and work-life balance. We are committed to supporting professional growth through learning and development opportunities and offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and career advancement pathways.
About the Role
We are seeking an Actuary to join our actuarial team and lead key pricing and analytical initiatives. This role is ideal for a professional with strong technical expertise, communication skills, sound business judgement, and the ability to translate complex actuarial insights into actionable recommendations for underwriting and senior leadership teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, enhance, and maintain pricing models.
- Conduct profitability studies, trend analyses, and loss cost reviews to support pricing decisions and regulatory filings.
- Partner with Underwriting, Claims and Finance teams to assess pricing strategies, portfolio performance, and overall profitability.
- Lead research initiatives on emerging trends, cost drivers, and market dynamics.
- Provide pricing support for large complex accounts in collaboration with underwriters.
- Present analytical findings to stakeholders, highlighting key insights and enabling informed business decisions.
- Performs peer reviews to ensure work quality and strengthen collaboration.
- Build and automate data pipelines, dashboards, and analytical tools to improve pricing efficiency and accuracy.
- Lead ad hoc actuarial and cross-functional projects as needed.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field.
- Minimum of 4 years of actuarial experience, preferably in commercial or specialty lines insurance.
- Completion of at least five actuarial exams; ACAS or FCAS designation preferred.
- Proficiency in SQL, Python/R and Microsoft Office applications.
- Strong analytical, problem solving, and critical thinking abilities.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex findings to varied audience.
Work Arrangements
This position follows a hybrid schedule, with 40% of work time spent in our Chicago office.
Compensation and Benefits
The expected salary range for this position is $100,000 to $155,000. Actual pay will depend on experience and qualifications.
HDI Global Insurance offers:
- Comprehensive health, wellness, and financial benefits tailored to individual and family needs. These include medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, company-sponsored HRA, 401(k) matching, minimum 20 days paid time off each calendar year, 15 days holidays per year, parental leave, bereavement leave, jury/witness duty, employee assistance programs, and a variety of voluntary benefits.
- An inclusive culture that fosters diverse teams, cross-functional collaboration, and continuous professional and personal development.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding STEM OPT Authorization as an Actuary
Verify your CIP code maps correctly
Actuarial science, mathematics, and statistics degrees all carry CIP codes that qualify for STEM OPT, but your DSO must confirm the match. Check that your degree's CIP code appears on the STEM Designated Degree Program List before your OPT end date.
Confirm E-Verify enrollment before accepting offers
An employer can want to hire you and still be ineligible for STEM OPT if they haven't enrolled in E-Verify. Ask HR for their E-Verify Company ID or look up the employer on the E-Verify employer search before signing anything.
Use Migrate Mate to find STEM OPT actuary roles
Filtering job boards manually for E-Verify enrollment wastes time when you're on a deadline. Migrate Mate surfaces actuary roles at employers already verified for STEM OPT eligibility, so you can focus your applications where they'll actually count.
Build your I-983 training plan around actuarial competencies
Your I-983 must tie each training objective to your mathematics or statistics degree. Map plan sections to actuarial exam syllabus topics, like probability modeling or financial mathematics, so the connection between your coursework and your role is explicit.
Time your extension application around exam sittings
USCIS recommends filing the STEM OPT extension at least 90 days before your initial OPT expires. Many actuarial roles have critical project deadlines or exam windows in spring and fall, so file early enough that a processing delay doesn't force you to pause work.
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Does an actuarial science or mathematics degree qualify for STEM OPT?
Yes. Degrees in actuarial science, mathematics, statistics, and applied mathematics all appear on the STEM Designated Degree Program List under qualifying CIP codes. Your DSO confirms eligibility by matching your specific degree's CIP code to that list. Statistics and data science degrees from accredited programs almost always qualify, but confirm with your DSO before filing the extension.
Does my actuary employer need to be enrolled in E-Verify?
Yes, E-Verify enrollment is a hard requirement for every STEM OPT employer, including actuarial firms, insurance carriers, and consulting companies. If your employer isn't enrolled, they're ineligible to sponsor your STEM OPT extension regardless of the role or your credentials. Ask HR for their E-Verify Company ID before accepting an offer.
What should the I-983 training plan include for an actuary role?
The I-983 must document how your day-to-day actuarial work relates to your STEM degree. List specific training goals tied to your coursework, such as applying probability theory to loss reserving, using statistical modeling for pricing analysis, or building predictive models in Python or R. Your supervisor and DSO both sign off on the plan, and it must be updated if your role changes materially.
What happens to my work authorization if my H-1B is selected in the lottery but not yet approved?
If your employer files an H-1B petition before your STEM OPT expires and it's selected in the lottery, cap-gap protection extends your OPT authorization through September 30 of that fiscal year. You can continue working as an actuary during that window. USCIS issues guidance on cap-gap annually, so confirm the exact end date of your protected period with your DSO.
Where can I find actuary jobs at employers who support STEM OPT?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for F-1 students on OPT and STEM OPT, showing actuary roles at employers already verified for E-Verify enrollment. Searching general job boards doesn't surface E-Verify status, which means you can apply extensively and still hit a dead end if the employer isn't eligible to hire you under STEM OPT rules.
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