Pricing Actuary- Middle Markets Underwriting

Pricing Actuary
- Middle Markets Underwriting

Locations:
Boston, Remote, Seattle, Chicago, New York, Plano, Weatogue

Position:
Full‑time

Salary: $120,000 – $225,000 annually (typical starting salary $142,000–$177,000)

North America Actuarial & Analytics is seeking an actuary who will be responsible for supporting the US Middle Market Underwriting teams. You will work directly with underwriting, product and actuarial to enhance pricing decisions and influence strategy. This position will be focused on providing high quality analyses and effectively communicating key outcomes to support ongoing‑prospective strategies for US Middle Market. As such, the successful candidate will possess strong analytical and communication skills, as well as a demonstrated ability to execute thoroughly in a collaborative environment.

• Provide support to actuaries and others by performing analysis within a designated business segment(s) to assist business decision making, financial planning, and strategy development.
• Assist in the preparation of actuarial research and complex reports and studies; communicate and present findings and exhibits to peers, functional leadership and business leaders.
• Provide clear and concise communication of technical actuarial work to technical and non‑technical audiences, and on cross‑functional teams.
• Retrieve, understand and manipulate data as it relates to assigned and related projects.
• Maintain clear and concise documentation of methods and activities.
• Provide actuarial technical assistance and information to other departments.
• Mentor, motivate, and train less experienced staff and peers.
• Provide recommendations for and assist in the creation and maintenance of actuarial tools.
• Make positive progress toward pursuing and passing required actuarial exams (if applicable).

• Bachelor's degree required;
  Master’s degree preferred.
• Associateship or Fellowship in the Casualty Actuarial Society (ACAS/FCAS) or in Society of Actuaries (ASA/FSA) designation preferred or comparable education/designation with relevant experience.
• Minimum 5-7 years relevant experience required.
• Sound knowledge of actuarial techniques and standards, as well as other business operations including financial, underwriting, legal, statistics, claims, sales, etc.
• Advanced communication and interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships and interact effectively with others within and outside the organization.
• Ability to motivate and mentor peers and motivate and train subordinates.
• Advanced computing skills (MS Office Excel, SAS, etc.) with ability to build complex models.