AON INTERVIEW QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS|100%
CORRECT|GRADE A+
Why Aon? - ANSWER - I am really interested in working at Aon because they are established as one of
the top insurance and risk consulting firms in the world wish would open up opportunities to work with
some of the top actuaries in the field.
- I want to be able to put my background in math and statistics as well as my experience working as an
actuarial intern into working with clients to help solve their needs.
- want to work at a placce that values me, my career develpment, and fosters internal growth. With the
Launch program, being named one of the best employers for new grads, and seeing how
- website puts an emphasis on employee well-being and creating a culture of opportunity for its
colleagues and clients
Why actuarial consulting?
Why actuarial?
Why would you be good for consulting - ANSWER - I have always loved working quantitatively and
problem solving which is a big reason i decided to study math and statistics in college.
- I want to be able to continue working in a quantitatively focused field where I could apply what i was
learning in my classes, and i found the actuarial career before entering my junior year in college
- I really enjoyed my internship over the summer and enjoyed working in insurance and enjoyed learning
about the industry
- I realized that my favorite part of my internship project was
- want to work with clients and have a role in creating solutions to problems
Insurance - ANSWER - I enjoy how complex and every changing insurance is.
-
Describe what you did during actuarial internship - ANSWER - Refreshed a priori loss trends for short-tail
property lines, personal and business
- I analyzed frequency and severity data over the past 10 or so years and used my judgement
- Personal lines: home, renters, condo
, - Business lines: all-in, but I also analyzed sub-categories to provide the team with insights that the team
had historically not looked at
Why did you decide P&C?
What would you choose between P&C, health, pensions, reinsurance? - ANSWER - I'm very open to any
track
- After working at Liberty over the summer, I'm definitely interested in P&C and risk consulting
- I think the future of the industry is fascinating as effects of climate change happen more often and new
technologies such as AI and autonomous vehicles
-
Why haven't you done another exam? - ANSWER - taking difficult classes last year and didnt have time to
study, then
- more of a timing issue rather than a
describe a time you had to make a decision with little information - ANSWER - Over the pandemic, I
worked in a small bakery as the assistant baker- It could get stressful working there because there wasn't
a large staff and the pandemic also complicated things
- One day, it was just me and the cashier working, the head baker did not work that day and the owner
was not in the bakery at the time
- a customer came to the door to pick up a cake they ordered, but noticed that it did not have the writing
they had requested
- I had never decorated on a cake before and had minimal training. I called the owner and she did not
pick up, so I had to make a decision of whether to write on the cake and risk it not coming out as nicely
as it should or give it to the customer without any writing and not fully satisfy their requests. I had
watched the head baker decorate the cakes before, so using that and the amount of training I had, I
practiced what I was supposed to write on the counter and when I felt confident, I wrote on cake in
frosting. The customer was pleased with what I was able to give her and the owner was happy that I
made the decision to try and please the customer.
Proudest accomplishment - ANSWER - My proudest professional achievement was completing my
project at my summer internship. I was on the Loss Trends Analytics team at Liberty Mutual and was
tasked with updating the longterm baseline loss trends for property lines
- I really enjoyed the project because i had full control over it and could take it in any direction I saw fit
with approval from my manager
VERIFIED ANSWERS|100%
CORRECT|GRADE A+
Why Aon? - ANSWER - I am really interested in working at Aon because they are established as one of
the top insurance and risk consulting firms in the world wish would open up opportunities to work with
some of the top actuaries in the field.
- I want to be able to put my background in math and statistics as well as my experience working as an
actuarial intern into working with clients to help solve their needs.
- want to work at a placce that values me, my career develpment, and fosters internal growth. With the
Launch program, being named one of the best employers for new grads, and seeing how
- website puts an emphasis on employee well-being and creating a culture of opportunity for its
colleagues and clients
Why actuarial consulting?
Why actuarial?
Why would you be good for consulting - ANSWER - I have always loved working quantitatively and
problem solving which is a big reason i decided to study math and statistics in college.
- I want to be able to continue working in a quantitatively focused field where I could apply what i was
learning in my classes, and i found the actuarial career before entering my junior year in college
- I really enjoyed my internship over the summer and enjoyed working in insurance and enjoyed learning
about the industry
- I realized that my favorite part of my internship project was
- want to work with clients and have a role in creating solutions to problems
Insurance - ANSWER - I enjoy how complex and every changing insurance is.
-
Describe what you did during actuarial internship - ANSWER - Refreshed a priori loss trends for short-tail
property lines, personal and business
- I analyzed frequency and severity data over the past 10 or so years and used my judgement
- Personal lines: home, renters, condo
, - Business lines: all-in, but I also analyzed sub-categories to provide the team with insights that the team
had historically not looked at
Why did you decide P&C?
What would you choose between P&C, health, pensions, reinsurance? - ANSWER - I'm very open to any
track
- After working at Liberty over the summer, I'm definitely interested in P&C and risk consulting
- I think the future of the industry is fascinating as effects of climate change happen more often and new
technologies such as AI and autonomous vehicles
-
Why haven't you done another exam? - ANSWER - taking difficult classes last year and didnt have time to
study, then
- more of a timing issue rather than a
describe a time you had to make a decision with little information - ANSWER - Over the pandemic, I
worked in a small bakery as the assistant baker- It could get stressful working there because there wasn't
a large staff and the pandemic also complicated things
- One day, it was just me and the cashier working, the head baker did not work that day and the owner
was not in the bakery at the time
- a customer came to the door to pick up a cake they ordered, but noticed that it did not have the writing
they had requested
- I had never decorated on a cake before and had minimal training. I called the owner and she did not
pick up, so I had to make a decision of whether to write on the cake and risk it not coming out as nicely
as it should or give it to the customer without any writing and not fully satisfy their requests. I had
watched the head baker decorate the cakes before, so using that and the amount of training I had, I
practiced what I was supposed to write on the counter and when I felt confident, I wrote on cake in
frosting. The customer was pleased with what I was able to give her and the owner was happy that I
made the decision to try and please the customer.
Proudest accomplishment - ANSWER - My proudest professional achievement was completing my
project at my summer internship. I was on the Loss Trends Analytics team at Liberty Mutual and was
tasked with updating the longterm baseline loss trends for property lines
- I really enjoyed the project because i had full control over it and could take it in any direction I saw fit
with approval from my manager
