Root Inc. Actuarial Analyst Interview Questions
& Process
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Root Inc.
Actuarial Analyst
Intern Average Positive experience Accept offer 7 rounds
Interview process
Take home Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Technical Coding Presentation Behavioral
So the interview process involved a take-home assignment where I had to use SQL and R for a dataset analysis, focusing on triangle loss. Then there was a technical screen that followed up on the take-home, testing my basic stats and insurance knowledge. Finally, there was an onsite interview with 5 rounds, covering probability, my curiosity, a past project, and SQL/R skills.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Can you explain the assumptions of linear regression?
- What are the differences between various types of SQL joins?
Root Inc.
Actuarial Analyst
Entry Easy Positive experience Decline offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Panel Offer
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
Applied online, heard back in about a week. First up was a 30-minute call with the recruiter. Then, a video chat with the hiring manager, mostly behavioral stuff. After that, a 3-hour panel interview that was pretty technical, covering pricing, modeling, and filing. Got the offer about a week later. The whole thing was smooth, and the questions let me show what I know.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Could you explain how you would estimate increased limit factors?
- What's your approach to measuring correlation between categorical variables?
Root Inc.
Actuarial Intern
Intern Average Positive experience Accept offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Coding
The interview process started with a phone screen with a recruiter where we talked about my resume, the actuarial career path, and the insurance industry generally. After that, I had a conversation with an Actuarial Analyst, which was pretty similar to the first call, but we dug deeper into the auto insurance industry and my personal projects. Finally, there was a three-hour interview with three members of the Actuarial Team. The first part involved direct questions on probability and statistics, the second part focused on the auto insurance industry and its practices with some really interesting questions, and the last part was a tough Excel exercise.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you explain the bias-variance tradeoff?
Root Inc. Actuarial Analyst Interview Questions
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“What are the differences between various types of SQL joins?”
Read reports →“Can you explain the assumptions of linear regression?”
Read reports →“Can you explain the bias-variance tradeoff?”
Read reports →“What's your approach to measuring correlation between categorical variables?”
Read reports →“Could you explain how you would estimate increased limit factors?”
Read report →“Which course did you enjoy the most.”
Read report →“Could you elaborate on the specific details of your involvement in the project?”
Read report →“Could you describe a project you worked on and the metrics involved?”
Read report →“Can you discuss your previous work experience?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 6 Root Inc. interview reports.