Junior Actuarial Trainee

Our opportunity

Junior Actuarial Trainee

Are you interested in starting your career in actuarial science within a dynamic and supportive team?

Join our Commercial Insurance Actuarial team and gain hands-on experience in actuarial processes, data analysis, and reserving while working alongside experienced professionals. We offer you the opportunity to learn, grow, and gradually build your technical and business expertise in a real working environment.

We are looking for motivated university students who are eager to learn, develop their strengths, and contribute to achieving team goals.

As a Junior Actuarial Trainee, you will have the opportunity to:

Actuarial & Reporting Support

• Support quarterly commercial insurance reporting for assigned business units.
• Assist in running standard actuarial processes, including data preparation, validation, and reconciliation.
• Support the calculation of technical reserves and prepare results and documentation for internal review.

Analysis & Modelling

• Perform basic statistical analyses and support actuarial modelling activities, such as development pattern projections, segmentation reviews or baseline assumption updates, under supervision.
• Compile, clean, and categorize data; verify assumptions, parameters, and inputs used in computations.
• Monitor and analyze model outputs and support interpretation of results for senior team members.

Process & Systems

• Participate in the review, testing, and improvement of actuarial processes, tools, and systems.
• Identify data quality or process issues and escalate findings appropriately.

The ideal candidate should meet the following attributes:

• University student or recent graduate in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Finance, or a related quantitative field
• Strong analytical and numerical skills
• Basic understanding of insurance or actuarial concepts
• Comfortable using English in both written and spoken form

Additional Information

• Internship duration: at least 1 year part-time/internship program with the possibility of prolongation
• Location(s): Bratislava office
• Schedule: Part-time, 20 hours per week, possibility to align working hours with university schedule
• Wage: 8 EUR/hour

About us

At Zurich, we foster an open, inclusive, and supportive working environment where everyone can grow and succeed. We value diversity and promote collaboration across teams and regions.

Start building your career while still studying and gain valuable real-life experience in actuarial practice.

We are looking forward to welcoming you to Zurich Insurance Slovakia!