Actuarial firms

In 2000/2001 I applied to actuarial firms. It was a bit of a left-field career option, borne of a desire to settle down, and this was the response.

Responses

• ABN AMRO: no
• Abbey National: no
• AJ Bell: : not recruiting
• Alico: no
• AMP: no
• AON: no
• Ark Life: no
• AXA: no
• Bacon and Woodrow: interviewed, didn't get it
• Barclays: interviewed (passed) but they cancelled that year's recruitment due to the Legal & General "alliance". The contact was Joanne Lofthouse, Resourcing & Development Manager, tel 020 7977 7977, address Barclays Long Term Savings and Investments, Murray House, 1 Royal Mint Court, London, EC3N 4HH
• Barnett Waddingham: no
• BGJ: no
• Britannic Assurance: : not recruiting
• Buck Consultants: no
• Callund Consulting: not recruiting
• Canada Life: no
• Cartwright Consulting: not recruiting
• Clerical Medical (Bristol): interviewed, didn't get it
• Cornhill Insurance: not recruiting
• Countrywide Assured Services: not recruiting
• Equitable life: not recruiting
• Frank Russell: not recruiting
• Government Actuaries: not recruiting (missed deadline)
• Hewitt: no
• Hogg Robinson: no
• HSBC (St Albans): no
• HSBC (Southampton): interviewed, didn't get it
• Hymans Robertson: no
• KKW: no
• Lane, Clark and Peacock: no
• Liverpool Victoria: no
• MGM: no
• NFU: not recruiting (missed deadline)
• Nigel Sloam: no
• Norwich Union: no
• Punter Southall: not recruiting (missed deadline)
• PWC: no
• Royal Liver: was offered interview after Mercer made job offer, so turned it down
• Royal London: no
• Scottish Equitable: not recruiting (missed deadline)
• Scottish Life: no
• Scottish Provident: not recruiting due to Abbey National merger
• Skandia Life (Bristol): was offered interview same day as HSBC, so turned it down
• St Paul: no
• Standard Life: no
• Sun Life: no
• Swiss Life: not recruiting
• Towers Perrin: no
• Watson Wyatt: no
• Wesleyan: was offered interview after Mercer made job offer, so turned it down
• Winterthur: not recruiting
• Zurich: no
• Zurich Financial Services : no