VP & Actuary - A&H - Eatontown, NJ or Remote

Crum & Forster Company Overview

Crum & Forster (C&F) provides market leading property & casualty, accident & health, specialty and standard commercial lines insurance solutions. A true underwriting company, we have a 200-year history of helping our customers manage risk with laser-focused expertise, integrity and discipline. Our people are empowered to make decisions and problem-solve with you smartly and swiftly. Our annual gross written premium is 6.2 billion.

C&F enjoys a financial strength rating of "A+" (Superior) by AM Best. Our most valuable asset is our people. We have 3000 employees, and locations throughout the United States and India. With our employee-first focus, the Company is consistently recognized as a great place to work, earning multiple workplace and wellness awards, including the Great Place to Work Award, Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For, Fortune Best Workplaces for Parents, Fortune Best Workplaces for Millennia ls, and many others.

C&F is part of Fairfax Financial Holdings. For more information about C&F, please visit our website:

Job Description

Since 2000, Crum & Forster’s Accident & Health division (A&H) has offered a diverse portfolio of specialty insurance and reinsurance products nationwide. We place a strong focus on product development and creative distribution methods, along with excellent client service and  addition to our robust domestic portfolio, which spans both special risk and medical solutions, A&H works on an international basis through various partnerships.

Our global capabilities provide our partners with even broader flexibility in underwriting solutions.

The qualities and capabilities of Crum & Forster Accident & Health demonstrate our philosophy of building meaningful, long-term partnerships and our dedication to providing alternative strategies in an ever-changing insurance market.

The Actuarial department of the Crum & Forster Accident & Health division is looking for a multi-talented individual to join this fast paced, dynamic team. This position offers a unique opportunity to work in an entrepreneurial environment but with the benefits of a smaller organization and the security, stability, and opportunity of a large conglomerate.  You will interact directly with all points from senior executives to customers, with visibility throughout the organization and a direct impact on the bottom line.

What you will do:

Leadership Leads process improvement and leverage technology solutions

Ability to work collaboratively with business and shared service leaders to support all actuarial  conjunction with the Chief Actuary sets the mid to long term strategy for the broader Actuarial group and their assigned business units.

Provide the leadership necessary to maintain a motivated, productive and competent team through open communication and delegation of responsibilities and authority. Including using performance metrics to track team performance and provide corrective  a team leader and builder who has an eye for talent with the ability to maximize resources and capability to deliver business results.

Demonstrate strong mentoring, relationship building, planning and organizational skills.

Guide and direct team members in their personal and professional development. Drive performance excellence through goal-setting, quality feedback, and performance appraisals within the team (midyear and annual).Create a working environment where productivity can be sustained and accomplished, and where innovation and personal growth is encouraged and realized.

Refer matters beyond limits of authority and expertise to manager for direction

Drive and role model the A&H culture, values and C&F core competencies within their teams.

Experience Analysis Create and maintain profitability analyses and reviews for all product lines

Analyze program experience and develop appropriate corrective actions

Create analyses for underwriters and senior management in support of new and existing programs

Assist in the due diligence of potential new programs

Assist underwriting in the preparation of experience rating and provide actuarial guidance on risk selection

Perform ad-hoc analyses as directed

Create, maintain and update existing experience analysis tools and models

Pricing and Reserving Develop rating support and memorandums for submission to state Department of Insurance Manage and respond to filing objections`Familiarity with state regulations and requirements for rate filings

Analyze and review industry manuals

Develop…