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Michael Muiruri

@michaelmuiruri

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Actuarial professional delivering data-driven reserves, IFRS17 solutions, and automation.

Kenya

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What I'm looking for

I seek a role using actuarial modelling and automation to improve reserving, pricing, and IFRS17 implementation, within a collaborative, data-driven team where I can grow technical and domain expertise.

I am an actuary with a First Class Honours degree and seven IFOA exams passed, focused on pragmatic, data-driven actuarial solutions. At Britam General Insurance I calculate reserves, drive IFRS 17 implementation across multiple countries, and produce management and board-level reporting.

I build tools to automate repetitive actuarial workflows — including an internal R package and open-source R packages — which reduced turnaround times for profit testing, experience reviews, and regulatory reporting. I also support pricing, solvency analysis, and yearly budgeting under IFRS 4 and IFRS 17.

I contribute to the actuarial open-source community and maintain a blog about open-source software for actuarial applications, combining technical programming (R, Rust, Git, CI/CD) with domain expertise to improve operational efficiency and decision-making.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Actuarial Associate

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Britam General Insurance

Dec 2022 - Present (2 years 11 months)

Calculated actuarial reserves and conducted experience reviews for general and health products; implemented and reported IFRS 17 across four countries and automated key actuarial processes, reducing turnaround times. Prepared management and regulatory reports, analysed solvency drivers monthly, and supported pricing and budgeting under IFRS 4 and IFRS 17.

R IFRS Automation Reporting Git Excel

Underwriting Intern

Madison General Insurance Company

Feb 2022 - Apr 2022 (2 months)

Prepared insurance quotations and contracts, processed new business debits and renewals, and supported underwriting operations. Contributed to policy administration and client-facing documentation.

Underwriting Policy Administration Renewals Client Communication Excel Data Entry

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA)

Professional Actuarial Qualifications, Actuarial Qualifications

2021 -

Activities and societies: Exams passed: 7 of 13 (CB1, CB2, CB3, CM1, CM2, CS1, CP2)

Pursuing professional actuarial qualifications through IFoA with seven of thirteen exams passed and coursework covering business, actuarial mathematics, statistics, and modelling practice.

Strathmore University

Bachelor of Business Science, Actuarial Science

2019 - 2022

Grade: First Class Honours (GPA 3.67/4.0)

Activities and societies: Dean’s List; relevant coursework: Principles of Actuarial Management, Stochastic Methods, Actuarial Practice and Communication, Programming Methods for Actuarial Science

Completed a Bachelor's of Business Science in Actuarial Science with First Class Honours and a 3.67/4.0 GPA; coursework included actuarial management, stochastic methods, and programming methods for actuarial science.