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Philip Poobala Rayan.

Chennai

Summary

Experienced Actuarial Analyst with a demonstrated track record in life insurance and annuities business, spanning 2.5 years. Proficient in policy administration systems such as FAST and LifeCad. Skilled in collaborating with clients across various stages of the product cycle, particularly in configuration aspects.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Associate Actuarial Analyst/Actuarial Analyst

Zinnia Digital Services LLP
Pune
2021.06 - Current
  • Actuarial support for mitigation items post production for annuity products
  • Conducted joint whole life insurance policy configuration testing, including Death benefit, Surrender value, and Dividend calculation
  • Performed unit testing for configuration changes before sending them for User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
  • Collaborated with the client's actuarial team on post-production support for Annuity products, including Variable Annuity, Fixed Annuity, and Fixed Index Annuity
  • Assisted in calculations for Death benefit, Surrender value, and other policy-related requests
  • Developed an Excel-based validation tool for Annuity and life products using Excel VBA and SQL, ensuring accurate configuration testing.

Actuarial Intern

Zinnia Digital Services LLP
Pune
2021.01 - 2021.06
  • Contributed to product configuration for a leading North American insurance company using FAST platform
  • Worked on configuring life products such as Term Life and Universal Life, focusing on Death benefit calculation, dividend, and cash value calculations
  • Created rate sheets and gained insights into the orchestration flow of values in the FAST platform


Education

Master of Science (MSc) - Actuarial Science

Amity University
Noida
2019.07 - 2021.05

Bachelor of Science (BSc) - Mathematics

Loyola College
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
2015.06 - 2018.05

Skills

  • Technical skills:
  • MS Office (Advanced Excel)
  • Visual Basic Applications
  • Microsoft SQL query and Oracle (Basic)
  • Python (Basic)

Accomplishments

  • Soft skills:- Teamwork- Problem Solving- Communication
  • Certifications:- Cleared CA-Common Proficiency Test in 2016 from Institute of Chartered Accountancy India
  • Cleared Actuarial Common Entrance Test in 2019 from Institute of Actuaries India
  • Cleared CB3 from Institute of Actuaries India in Dec 2022.

Languages

English
Fluent
Tamil
Native
Hindi
Upper intermediate

Timeline

Associate Actuarial Analyst/Actuarial Analyst

Zinnia Digital Services LLP
2021.06 - Current

Actuarial Intern

Zinnia Digital Services LLP
2021.01 - 2021.06

Master of Science (MSc) - Actuarial Science

Amity University
2019.07 - 2021.05

Bachelor of Science (BSc) - Mathematics

Loyola College
2015.06 - 2018.05
Philip Poobala Rayan.