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Additionally, interns will engage in community service projects and social events, building connections with fellow interns and the broader American Equity team.\nThe internship will be a 12 week program located at our downtown Des Moines office.\nGENERAL PURPOSE OF THE JOB: \nAmerican Equity’s Summer Internship Program is designed to provide Actuarial students with an immersive, challenging, and meaningful real-world work experience that replicates as closely as possible the career journey of an American Equity actuarial associate. The Actuarial Intern works on a team with responsibility for one of the primary actuarial functions including modeling, pricing, valuation and reporting of deferred annuities including but not limited to fixed indexed annuities. 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