Hao Zhang
Analyst, Actuarial at Nassau Financial Group- Claim this Profile
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Chinese Native or bilingual proficiency
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Japanese Full professional proficiency
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Korean Full professional proficiency
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Credentials
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Exam IFM (Investment and Financial Market)
Society of ActuariesNov, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Exam P (Probability)
Society of ActuariesMay, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Exam FM (Financial Mathematics)
Society of ActuariesApr, 2021- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Nassau Financial Group
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United States
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Insurance
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200 - 300 Employee
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Analyst, Actuarial
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Sep 2023 - Present
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Actuarial Intern
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Jun 2023 - Aug 2023
Streamline key parts of the quarterly and annual life insurance reserve reporting processes by converting Access SQL queries to R Markdown files, shortening process time by 5 hours. Document and validate the newly developed R processes by reconciling the R output to the original SQL query output, and providing clear instructions and guidelines for future users. Update workbooks for the quarterly life valuation process and analyzed the change in reserves to determine if assumptions should… Show more Streamline key parts of the quarterly and annual life insurance reserve reporting processes by converting Access SQL queries to R Markdown files, shortening process time by 5 hours. Document and validate the newly developed R processes by reconciling the R output to the original SQL query output, and providing clear instructions and guidelines for future users. Update workbooks for the quarterly life valuation process and analyzed the change in reserves to determine if assumptions should be changed.
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Connecticut Insurance Department
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United States
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Insurance
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1 - 100 Employee
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Actuarial Intern
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Jan 2023 - Apr 2023
Prepared and reviewed annual statements and actuarial opinions of 20 P&C companies from NAIC, facilitating the reconciliation process for senior actuaries. Deepened understanding of risk-focused exams through in-depth analysis of the seven phases, including a comprehensive examination of inherit and residual risk matrices. Investigated the Own Risk and Solvency Assessment document of a P&C insurance company, gaining insights into their risk management strategy and contributing to the… Show more Prepared and reviewed annual statements and actuarial opinions of 20 P&C companies from NAIC, facilitating the reconciliation process for senior actuaries. Deepened understanding of risk-focused exams through in-depth analysis of the seven phases, including a comprehensive examination of inherit and residual risk matrices. Investigated the Own Risk and Solvency Assessment document of a P&C insurance company, gaining insights into their risk management strategy and contributing to the overall risk assessment process. Show less Prepared and reviewed annual statements and actuarial opinions of 20 P&C companies from NAIC, facilitating the reconciliation process for senior actuaries. Deepened understanding of risk-focused exams through in-depth analysis of the seven phases, including a comprehensive examination of inherit and residual risk matrices. Investigated the Own Risk and Solvency Assessment document of a P&C insurance company, gaining insights into their risk management strategy and contributing to the… Show more Prepared and reviewed annual statements and actuarial opinions of 20 P&C companies from NAIC, facilitating the reconciliation process for senior actuaries. Deepened understanding of risk-focused exams through in-depth analysis of the seven phases, including a comprehensive examination of inherit and residual risk matrices. Investigated the Own Risk and Solvency Assessment document of a P&C insurance company, gaining insights into their risk management strategy and contributing to the overall risk assessment process. Show less
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Research Assistant
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Nov 2021 - Sep 2022
Utilized data sources from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to estimate expenses for both healthy and unhealthy retirees, contributing to a retirement planning company's analysis. Enhanced the expense model by incorporating demographic factors such as age, income, and location to provide more accurate estimates. Upgraded a healthy retirees’ expense model to an unhealthy retirees’ expense model by analyzing the cost of Medicare and long-term health care. Utilized data sources from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to estimate expenses for both healthy and unhealthy retirees, contributing to a retirement planning company's analysis. Enhanced the expense model by incorporating demographic factors such as age, income, and location to provide more accurate estimates. Upgraded a healthy retirees’ expense model to an unhealthy retirees’ expense model by analyzing the cost of Medicare and long-term health care.
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UConn Department of Economics
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United States
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Research Assistant
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Sep 2021 - Dec 2021
• Review literature associated with validated measurement scales used for mental health in South Asia • Support researchers to accomplish their research by cleaning data using Stata • Review literature associated with validated measurement scales used for mental health in South Asia • Support researchers to accomplish their research by cleaning data using Stata
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UConn Goldenson Center
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Storrs, Connecticut, United States
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Case Study
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Jan 2021 - Apr 2021
• Collaborated with 5 team members in an actuarial case study competition • Proposed a solution to the problem of integrating industry data by introducing Artificial Intelligence for an insurance company • Wrote main ideas and logic for the team to present • Collaborated with 5 team members in an actuarial case study competition • Proposed a solution to the problem of integrating industry data by introducing Artificial Intelligence for an insurance company • Wrote main ideas and logic for the team to present
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Education
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University of Connecticut
Bachelor's degree, Actuarial Science -
University of Connecticut
Bachelor's degree, Economics