The following is a list of actuarial employers that have hired or interviewed a longhorn. Companies that have recently visited us are starred. Links are also provided for interested students. Please visit Laura Mondino, Actuarial Science Career Advisor, in the W.C. Hogg building in the College of Natural Sciences Career Services office or send her an e-mail to set up an appointment. She can offer you valuable advice on job searching, resume editing and interviewing.
The list is broken down into areas of actuarial practice: Consulting, Life & Health Insurance, Property & Casualty Insurance, and Reinsurance
Students should familiarize themselves with the difference between all 4 by
reading the following:
Consulting v. Insurance: actuaries compare and contrast consulting and
insurance
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Life & Health v. Property & Casualty: a Prudential actuary talks about
the opportunities in both fields (recommended)
_click here_
Reinsurance: Reinsurance is basically insurance for insurance companies
(primary insurers). Reinsurance vs. Primary Insurance
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What to keep in mind:
- The majority of the jobs in Texas are in consulting (more Life & Health than Property & Casualty)
- 2/3 of all actuarial jobs are located in IL, CT and NY
- Companies that hiring in Texas are marked (TX) next to their names
- L&H denotes the company has Life & Health practice
- P&C denotes the company has Property & Casualty practice
- Life & Health includes Pension & Retirement
| Consulting | |
| "Big 4" -4 Largest consulting firms in the United States | |
| PriceWaterhouseCoopers (TX) | L&H, P&C |
| Ernst & Young (TX) | L&H, P&C |
| KPMG | L&H, P&C |
| Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (TX) | L&H, P&C |
| Others | |
| Mercer | L&H |
| Milliman | L&H, P&C |
| Hewitt Associates | L&H |
| Chicago Consulting Actuaries | L&H |
| Rudd & Wisdom (Austin, TX) | L&H, P&C |
| Towers Perrin | L&H |
| Towers Perrin Tillinghast | P&C |
| Watson Wyatt | L&H |
| EMB America | P&C |
| Life & Health Insurance |
| Aetna |
| AIG: American General |
| American National (TX) |
| AXA Financial |
| Cigna |
| Genworth Financial |
| MetLife |
| New York Life |
| USAA (TX) |
| WellPoint |
| Reinsurance | |
| Optimum Re (TX) | L&H |
| Swiss Re (TX) | L&H, P&C |
| AIG: Valic | L&H |
| -never hired nor interviewed a longhorn !!!- | |
| Zurich Re (Converium Re) | L&H, P&C |
| AEGON (TX) | L&H, P&C |
| ACE limited (Bermuda) | L&H, P&C |
| Scottish Re (NY only) | L&H, P&C |
| Others | |
| Texas Department of Insurance | L&H, P&C |