Ridhima Saxena Email & Phone Number

New York City Metropolitan Area

• Lead Underwriting workstream of 10-member Data Science and Analytics team to create machine learning models and conduct predictive analytics that accurately evaluate, model, and report various mortality and pricing.
• Communicate and collaborate with Sales and Marketing workstream to increase in distribution partner impact through the establishment and implementation of data-driven initiatives using digital and marketing analytics
• Collaborate cross-functionally with external general agencies and multiple internal account managers to create customized agent data monitoring and solutions for each specific brokerage or call center
• Deliver performance evaluation analysis and reporting for entire organization ranging from weekly sales metrics reports to annual KPI reviews, leading to sales strategy optimization and distribution partner support
• Manage and mentor entry and mid-level employees to analyze recurring and ad hoc underwriting requests while further developing their career goals and interests

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Drove software development team and product management team daily to manage the creation, build, and modeling of breakthrough machine learning life insurance actuarial modeling software, leading to consulting and.
• Conducted various statistical and predictive analyses to forecast stochastic mortality projection for global life and reinsurance companies
• Led Life and Health team’s consulting initiatives by becoming the main point of contact for approximately 14 mortality projection modeling and pandemic clients.
• Mentored mid-level employees in their career development as well as the life insurance industry, further enhancing their business knowledge and understanding of high – level company objectives

Greater Boston Area

• Consulting and Client Services - Life and Health team
• Strengthened award-winning Life and Health modeling team by bringing life actuarial expertise to consulting and client services group.
• Collaborated with various global life insurer clients on a daily basis to utilize in-house longevity predictive analytics model as well as with property and casualty clients to utilize other excess casualty catastrophe.
• Spearheaded innovative presentation of AIR Longevity and Pandemic model to groups of 30 including executives, new hires, clients, and interns to communicate impact of global pandemics on insurance.

Shelton, Connecticut

• Second rotation in Annuities Product Management, Actuarial Support
• Owned and maintained the Algorithmic Trading Prediction process on a daily basis
• Led and collaborated with various service teams to respond to ad hoc customer service requests

Hartford, Connecticut Area

• First rotation in Retirement Valuation Modeling
• Transformed retirement valuation experience assumptions for annual assumption review process
• Performed GAAP Valuation for quarter-end production

New York City Metropolitan Area

• Interned in Analytic Science Division among actuaries and data scientists
• Conducted a follow-up early duration mortality life clean application study
• Presented to all actuarial interns, credentialed actuaries, and Chief Actuary regarding findings from mortality study

South Hadley

• Collaborate with Professor during lesson planning and observing lectures
• Advise and assist students after hours, grade papers/assignments
• Specially trained to evaluate student work and organize additional advising sessions for students

South Hadley

• Act as a peer mentor in community development, conflict management and resolution, programming, academic support health-related issues, and interpersonal skills
• Create a supportive and informative environment through peer mediation

Master Of Science - Ms, Data Science

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Mathematics And Economics

Activities and Societies: Actuarial Science Club, Mathematics and Statistics Club, Chorale, Residential Life