Analyzer

Archetype 3 Analyzer

Analyzers will often perform the following tasks:

  • Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
  • Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
  • Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
  • Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.

Strategist

Archetype 8 Strategist

Most strategists should excel at:

  • Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
  • Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
  • Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
  • Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.

Other work activities related to Actuaries

  • Negotiating terms and conditions of reinsurance with other companies.
  • Ascertaining premium rates required and cash reserves and liabilities necessary for ensuring payment of future benefits.
  • Analyzing statistical information for estimating mortality, accident, sickness, disability, and retirement rates.
  • Designing, reviewing and helping in administering insurance, annuity and pension plans, determining financial soundness and calculating premiums.
  • Collaborating with programmers, underwriters, accounts, claims experts, and senior management for helpingcompanies in developing plans for new lines of business or improvements to existing business.
  • Determining or helping in determining company policy, and explaining complex technical matters to company executives, government officials, shareholders, policyholders, or the public.
  • Constructing probability tables for events such as fires, natural disasters, and unemployment, based on analysis of statistical data and other pertinent information.