At Canada Life, we provide retirement, investment and protection solutions to individuals, families and businesses. We opened our first office in Canada in 1847 and have been in the UK since 1903. And in over a century we’ve built a strong and resilient business in the UK.

What are the benefits of working at Canada Life? 

We believe home working and in-office collaboration creates stronger teams and space to innovate. We’re proud of our approach to hybrid working enabling colleagues to make the most of connecting in the office and the flexibility of home working. Most colleagues will work in a hybrid way but there are also fully office-based roles in the UK.

What can we offer?

A competitive study package is available to all our actuarial trainees, which includes study days, tutorials, course materials and entry fees for the first sitting of each exam. Every new starter is assigned a mentor to oversee their progress. We have a strong culture of success in the actuarial examinations, as well as providing an environment for new actuaries to study and develop.

Who are we looking for?

Applicants will have at least three A Levels (or equivalent) and a degree (2:1 or better), ideally in mathematics or another numerate subject, although exceptional candidates with other degrees will be considered. We are looking for excellent communicators with strong problem-solving skills. Successful candidates will be motivated to maintain our strong record in the challenging professional examinations.

The role

Our actuarial trainees have the opportunity to work in a variety of roles in areas including reserving, financial reporting, pricing, risk management, investments and systems. As well as the traditional actuarial areas, across our Actuarial Teams, we have students working on Solvency II Internal Model capital management, Equity Release Mortgages, and preparing for IFRS17. We expect that trainees will work in at least two or three different areas before qualification, which means our newly qualified actuaries have a valuable breadth of experience.