Janelle Morio
About Janelle Morio
Janelle Morio serves as the Lead Auditor at Transamerica, where she has worked for 20 years. She holds an MBA from the University of Iowa and has experience in actuarial roles at Securian Financial Group and CUNA Mutual Group.
Work at Transamerica
Janelle Morio has been employed at Transamerica as a Lead Auditor since 2004. In this role, she is responsible for overseeing audit processes and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. Her tenure at Transamerica spans 20 years, during which she has contributed to various initiatives aimed at improving operational efficiency and accuracy in reporting.
Education and Expertise
Janelle Morio holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Iowa - Henry B. Tippie College of Business, where she studied from 2013 to 2019. She also completed a certificate in Leadership in 2019 and a certificate in Business Analytics in 2020. Earlier, she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics and Computer Science from Wartburg College, studying from 1997 to 2001.
Background
Before joining Transamerica, Janelle Morio worked as an Actuarial Student at Securian Financial Group from 2001 to 2004 in St. Paul, Minnesota. She also gained experience as an Actuarial Intern at CUNA Mutual Group for eight months in Waverly, Iowa, from 2000 to 2001. These roles provided her with foundational knowledge in actuarial practices and financial analysis.
Achievements
Janelle Morio has successfully decreased the turnaround time for month- and quarter-end reporting from approximately seven work days to four work days. She achieved this by utilizing Excel, Access Visual Basic macros, and SQL Server to streamline reporting processes. Additionally, she has mined data to provide responses for industry surveys and performed user acceptance testing on converted actuarial models.