Full-Time

Associate Actuary

Corporate Actuarial

Foresters Financial

Foresters Financial

1,001-5,000 employees

Life insurance distributor with digital tools

Compensation Overview

CA$105k - CA$140k/yr

+ Discretionary variable incentive plan

Toronto, ON, Canada

Hybrid

Category
Insurance (1)
Required Skills
Power BI
Databricks
Excel/Numbers/Sheets

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Requirements
  • Recently qualified Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries or Fellow of the Society of Actuaries with relevant life insurance experience.
  • Familiarity with Canadian valuation, International Financial Reporting Standard 17, capital requirements, and related regulations; exposure to United States or other jurisdictional reporting is an asset.
  • Strong analytical skills and the ability to connect valuation results, experience analysis, and business drivers into practical insights.
  • Strong experience with actuarial modeling and reporting tools, including AXIS, Risk Integrity, DataLink, Excel, and Visual Basic for Applications.
  • Excellent report writing and communication skills, with the ability to explain technical actuarial issues to actuarial and non-actuarial stakeholders.
  • Interest and ability to coach junior actuarial staff and support a collaborative, learning-oriented team environment.
Responsibilities
  • Coordinate and support quarterly valuation reporting deliverables, including close-cycle analysis, management reporting, and review materials for the Appointed Actuary.
  • Support management discussion and analysis, actuarial appraisal report, Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Life return, financial statement note analysis, and other regulatory or management reporting requirements.
  • Lead or support detailed valuation model implementation, validation, and testing for new business, product changes, dividend scale changes, reinsurance arrangements, and assumption or methodology updates.
  • Strengthen actuarial process documentation, controls, evidence retention, and review practices consistent with professional standards, internal control requirements, audit expectations, and review needs.
  • Support valuation model governance activities, including AXIS and Risk Integrity model changes, data reconciliations, model vetting, production readiness, and documentation of key assumptions and limitations.
  • Provide coaching, review, and development support to actuarial analysts, interns, or co-op students involved in valuation reporting and model-related work.
  • Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, automation, and documentation across valuation and reporting processes.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with automation, Power BI, Databricks, or other data tools.
  • Knowledge of life insurance, annuities, participating products, final expense or non-medical business, segregated funds, and reinsurance.
  • Exposure to United States or other jurisdictional reporting.

Foresters Financial provides life insurance and individual savings products across the U.S., Canada, and the UK, offered through a fraternal benefit society. It uses end-to-end digitized processes and turnkey-decisioned product options that let people obtain life insurance without traditional medical exams, supported by mobile tools that help agents tailor plans for members. The company also offers a suite of member benefits focused on well-being and community support, differentiating itself with member-centric services and a long-standing rating of A (Excellent) from A.M. Best for 23 straight years. After merging with Canada Protection Plan, it became a leading life insurance distributor in Canada. Its goal is to improve financial security and overall wellness for everyday North American families while redefining how life insurance is distributed and valued.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Toronto, Canada

Founded

1874

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What believers are saying

  • 2026-05-26: 2025 sales rose 14.5% to CA$384.8 million, driven by new launches.
  • 2026-05-26: Foresters maintained A.M. Best and DBRS A ratings again in 2025.
  • 2026-04-14: Competitive Scholarships expanded for 2026, strengthening member engagement and advisor relationships.

What critics are saying

  • 2023-07-18: Louis Gagnon exited; CEO turnover signals leadership instability until Matt Berman settles.
  • 2026-04-26: Wider accelerated underwriting admits smokers and medicated applicants, increasing adverse selection.
  • A prolonged claims spike would pressure the 2025 CA$662 million payout model and surplus.

What makes Foresters Financial unique

  • 2026-05-26: Foresters reported CA$2.3 billion surplus and 623% U.S. RBC capital.
  • 2026-06-02: Foresters expanded no-medical Canadian coverage to CA$500,000 for prior conditions.
  • 2026-07-07: Foresters Live Well Plus added a single-session digital whole-life sales journey.

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Benefits

Remote Work Options

Hybrid Work Options

Flexible Work Hours

Paid Vacation

Paid Holidays

Wellness Program

Mental Health Support

Conference Attendance Budget

Professional Development Budget

401(k) Retirement Plan

401(k) Company Match

Family Planning Benefits

Fertility Treatment Support

Stock Options

Company Equity

Phone/Internet Stipend

Home Office Stipend

Company News

PR Newswire
Apr 28th, 2026
Foresters Financial expands accelerated underwriting to $2M, broadens eligibility and adds digital tools

Foresters Financial has expanded its Accelerated Underwriting programme in the US, raising face amount limits to $2 million for ages 18 to 60 and $1 million for ages 61 to 65. The enhanced programme, effective 26 April 2026, broadens eligibility to include smokers and those taking hypertension or cholesterol medications. The updates introduce a pre-screen checklist on iPipeline iGO e-App, allowing producers to quickly identify potential eligibility before submission. The programme applies across all medically underwritten Foresters products, including Your Term, Advantage Plus II and SMART UL. The expansion coincides with Paul Greene's appointment as Chief Underwriter. For over 150 years, Foresters has provided life insurance whilst maintaining an "A" rating from A.M. Best for 25 consecutive years.

The Independent
Jul 31st, 2025
Foresters Advance to Quarterfinals of NBC World Series

The remainder of the tournament is now single elimination and the Foresters need three victories to capture their 11th NBC World Series Championship.

InsuranceNewsNet
Jul 7th, 2025
Foresters Financial introduces new participating whole life insurance

(Toronto, ON, July 7, 2025) - Foresters Financial introduces Foresters Live Well Plus, a new participating whole life insurance product available through a new innovative single-session digital journey.

PR Newswire
Mar 4th, 2025
Foresters Financial Invites Students To Apply For 2025 Competitive Scholarships

Number of scholarships across Canada and the US increases to 400. TORONTO, March 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - Foresters Financial™ (Foresters), the global life insurer that empowers its members to do more of the good they want to do, announced that it has launched the 2025-2026 academic year Competitive Scholarship1. Foresters Competitive Scholarship benefit offers members and their families the chance to apply for scholarships that support outstanding academic goals and community engagement. Applications are now open for both new and returning candidates, starting December 5, 2024, and closing April 30, 2025

Finseca
Feb 27th, 2025
Foresters Financial Joins Forces with Finseca to Protect and Strengthen Financial Security for American Families

Foresters financial joins forces with Finseca to protect and strengthen financial security for American families.