A great journey, I would say, even though it has only been three months and it was done virtually. Initially even I myself only expect it to be an ordinary internship experience and just to take it as a steppingstone to kick-start my actuarial career life. 

It is common for newbies like me having bunch of questions but shy to reach out to the others, and it might be hard to share our own ideas as well. However, in my team, everyone’s insights are encouraged to be shared – no matter our job title, so even though my questions and thoughts may sound immature, I can still feel that it is valued. Working in a friendly and supportive team is a wonderful experience. Despite being busy, my colleagues are always supportive and I truly realized that I’m fortunate to be in this kind of team, and this experience, I believe, will highly impact both my career and personality development. Speaking of employees’ career development, I feel that Allianz stands out from other companies in this aspect, at least from an aspiring actuary’s perspective.

Allianz senior management is fully committed to improving and maintaining the best possible health for all employees. This can be seen through the level of prevention that we support:

•  Primary Prevention (promotes health and specific protection)
  - Health education talks (physical and mental health) are held frequently.
  - Control measures during the pandemic that went above and beyond to prevent spread of infection in office.
  - Immunisation programme for Covid-19 vaccine.
•  Secondary Prevention (focuses on early detection of disease and early treatment)
  - In-house first aid programme and an emergency response plan /evacuation plan.
  - Annual medical examination for staff with specialists review to detect early disease and initiate early treatment as needed .
• Tertiary prevention emphasises on limiting the impairment by improving rehabilitation
  - Allianz helps to provide long-term care and support in the way of rehabilitation and outpatient treatment to our staff.
  Staff who are permanently disabled are reassessed, and a suitable position with modified job scope is then extended to them.

Allianz’s Employer Value Proposition: We Care for Tomorrow means differently for everyone. For me, as an employee since 2015, I have seen Allianz continuously providing security amidst the uncertainty of the future, this also enables Allianz employees to be fearless in being creative and proactive in doing their work every day. Although this might sound cliché, but it also carries significant difference and values.

There are many reasons to be excited about my role in Allianz. However, the cake topper for me is the company’s culture. The work environment is so conducive for development as the company provides avenues for employees to hone their skills and knowledge, as well as career progression opportunities. I am proud that that I am part of such a motivated, responsible, and respectful team. Apart from that, Allianz also allows us to work remotely and flexibly. I also noticed that the management advocates and practices work life balance, which encourages us to keep our health and wellbeing in check. Through working here, I’ve met a lot of great people.