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Dear Hiring Manager,
I am excited to apply for the Actuary position at Bradesco Seguros. As a credentialed actuary based in Brazil with a strong background in insurance pricing, reserving, and risk modeling, I am enthusiastic about the opportunity to contribute to a market-leading team committed to financial resilience and customer-focused insurance solutions. Bradesco Seguros’ emphasis on innovation and customer protection aligns closely with my professional values and long-term career goals.
Over the past six years I have worked in life and property & casualty insurance roles, most recently as a senior analyst at a major Brazilian insurer, where I led the development of predictive pricing models using R and Python and implemented generalized linear models (GLMs) that improved premium adequacy. My initiatives reduced pricing segmentation loss by 18% and increased customer retention in targeted cohorts by 7% within the first year. I have extensive experience with reserving methodologies under SUSEP guidelines and IFRS 17 implementation projects; at my previous employer I contributed to an IFRS 17 transition project that reduced reserve variability by 12% through improved data pipelines and model governance. I am proficient with SAS, SQL, Excel/VBA, and modern data tools (Pandas, scikit-learn), and I have applied stochastic reserving techniques, Monte Carlo simulation, and stress testing to support capital management and reinsurance placement decisions.
I am particularly drawn to Bradesco Seguros’ commitment to combining deep actuarial rigor with digital initiatives that enhance customer outcomes. I believe my experience in deploying production-ready models, establishing model validation frameworks, and communicating technical results to senior stakeholders (including finance, underwriting, and CRO functions) will help the company balance profitability with customer affordability. I am motivated by opportunities to partner with data science and underwriting teams to design fair, transparent pricing and to help shape enterprise risk management strategies that support sustainable growth.
I welcome the chance to discuss how my actuarial expertise and hands-on experience with pricing, reserving, IFRS 17, and analytics can add value to Bradesco Seguros. Thank you for considering my application; I look forward to the possibility of contributing to your team and advancing the company’s mission of delivering secure, customer-centered insurance solutions.
Sincerely,
Ana Beatriz Souza
