Fernanda Vazquez Hernandez

Fernanda is a high-performing and proactive actuary with experience in insurance pricing adapting to changing business needs. Through her solid actuarial background and extensive training in statistical modelling and quantitative analysis, she has developed a strong work ethic with excellent time management and communication skills.

Experience

GNP, Grupo Nacional Provincial (Insurance Company of Baillères Group), Mexico City
Technical Specialist Pricing Automobile Agencies Analyst Pricing Automobile Agencies
Intern/Co-op Pricing Automobile Agencies, Jan. 2020 - Jul. 2023

• Performed risk premiums’ calculations using regression & classification models incorporated in SAS & Python.
• Built a price elasticity model to predict the expected market share in each agency & developed statistical improvements such as frequency trends analysis during & post pandemic.
• Planned business proposals that led to new accounts acquisitions as a result of collaborative work with technical, supply, regulations, statistics & sales departments.
• Managed the regulatory filing of automobile insurance products to improve market position & profitability.

ITAM, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, Mexico City
Teaching Assistant, Aug. 2018 - Dec. 2020

• Led weekly academic tutorials with practical exercises of Microeconomics II course for ITAM students.
• Facilitated student engagement on online office hours during COVID-19 for achieving satisfactory grade.

Board of Actuarial Science Member, Nov. 2018 - Aug. 2019

• Structured informative & engaging workshops for BSc Actuarial Science students.
• Organized engaging talks from company executives in the actuarial & financial field.

Skills

• Technical: Python, R-Studio, MATLAB
• LaTeX, SQL, AXIS
• Microsoft 365
• Language: Spanish, English

Professional Certificates & Awards

• Society of Actuaries
  • P (Probability)
  • FM (Financial Mathematics)
  • ASTAM (Advanced Short-Term Actuarial Mathematics)
  • FAM - S (Fundamentals of Actuarial Mathematics - Short Term)
• Academic Excellence Scholarship ITAM, Mexico City
• Fashion MNIST Classification Challenge, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland