Hong Kong Actuarial Internship 2025

The Programme

You are as unique as your background, experience and point of view.  
 
Here, you’ll be encouraged, empowered and challenged to be your best self. You'll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you.  
 
Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day, you'll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our clients - who are at the heart of everything we do.  
 
Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world. 
 
The Actuarial Internship at Sun Life Hong Kong is a 6-month full time internship placement for students who wish to explore a career as an Actuary in Hong Kong.  
 
Students will have the opportunities to gain hands-on experiences on various actuarial tasks and a deep dive exposure to the operations of a leading global insurance firm.  
 
Over the 6 months full-time placement, students will be matched to one of our top performing teams, supported by our experienced colleagues and managers on the learning and development of their journey to an Actuary. 
 
Commencement Date: Jan & July 2025. 
 
Opportunities available in:

• Product Development & Pricing. 
• Valuation & Financial Reporting. 
• Capital Management & Reinsurance. 
• Business Planning. 
• Asset Liability Management. 
• And more…

What You Will Do

Following the team allocation in your internship placement, you will gain hands-on experiences on some of the key actuarial tasks depending on the team you will be working in, including but not limited to:

• Prepare special quotes and illustrations, regular statistical return and report. 
• Participate in product development & implementation process, including experience study, market comparison, and User Acceptance Test (UAT). 
• Maintain customer database and prepare the related statistics. 
• Support the actuarial valuation modelling work. 
• Support the annual experience studies. 
• Support the preparation of reinsurance reporting and monthly valuation process. 
• Support quarterly & monthly reports to monitor ALM related risks, including interest rate, equity, currency, and liquidity risks. 
• Assist in analysis of ALM strategies for operating and surplus segments to optimize risk return trade-off.

Required Skills and Abilities

• Year 2 – 4 students in Actuarial Studies, or other quantitative subjects such as Statistics, Data Science, Risk Management, etc. 
• Some progress in SOA Actuarial examination or equivalent but not required. 
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, FoxPro. 
• Programming skills and knowledge to GGY AXIS will be an advantage. 
• Good analytical and communication skills. 
• Candidate must be a student at the time of the internship commencement date.

About Us: 
 
Sun Life is a leading financial services organization dedicated to helping people achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives.  
 
We provide a wide range of insurance and investment products and services in key markets around the world including Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, the Philippines and Indonesia.  
 
At Sun Life, we have more than 34,000 employees and 112,900 advisors worldwide.