Job Description

Are you a strategic actuarial leader ready to drive portfolio excellence across the Americas? Join our dynamic team where your analytical expertise will directly shape business decisions and portfolio strategies in the evolving property insurance landscape. This is your opportunity to work with a talented team of actuaries while collaborating with senior stakeholders to create meaningful impact across our Property (Americas) business.

About the Role:

As our Pricing Actuary, you'll be at the intersection of actuarial science and business strategy, driving data-informed decisions that enhance our portfolio performance. Reporting to the Lead Actuary, you'll contribute by being a member of this diverse team of North American actuaries while serving as a key member of the APM (Actuarial Property Management) leadership team.

Key Responsibilities:

-   Independently price complex cases requiring actuarial review and clearly communicate outcomes to stakeholders, primarily the case underwriter.
-   Conduct quarterly profitability analyses using actuarial techniques such as experience rating and exposure rating to assess current performance and project future outcomes.
-   Build technical portfolio insight capabilities to optimize financial performance and enhance profitability views across sub-portfolios and lines of business.
-   Analyze portfolios and sub-portfolios by segmenting data sources and performing statistical analysis to derive actionable insights.
-   Communicate results and findings effectively to stakeholders including Portfolio Managers, Reserving Actuaries, and Finance Planning & Accounting teams.
-   Contribute to actuarial rate review projects to update costing parameters in Swiss Re’s proprietary Fire perils costing model.
-   Support actuarial projects aimed at enhancing existing models and developing new ones for emerging perils.
-   Develop data pipelines, perform data transformation, and conduct analysis for portfolio analytics, model reviews, and enhancements.
-   Participate in the annual planning process and provide actuarial input for portfolio strategy.

You are expected to act with a high level of team spirit, dedication, and focus. If you’re eager to apply your results-oriented mindset and technical expertise, deepen your business understanding, and collaborate with insurance specialists and functional partners worldwide, you’re the right person to join our highly motivated team.

About the Team:

We are a global community of actuaries located in Bangalore, Munich, Zurich, Manchester, London, New York, Windsor, and Kansas City. Our team includes both qualified and student actuaries working on Swiss Re's largest portfolio. We are part of the Underwriting Unit and report to the Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO). We foster an inclusive culture that values diverse perspectives and innovative thinking, ensuring equal opportunities for professional development .

About You:

You are ambitious, trustworthy, and an enthusiastic team player who is passionate about advancing your actuarial career. You'll need excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to convey complex ideas effectively to diverse audiences. You're a self-starter who takes initiative and implements measures in a goal-oriented manner:

• Bachelor's degree in a Quantitative/Numerical subject from a recognized university.
• Significant experience in an Actuarial position, ideally in pricing commercial property or a short-tail line of business.
• Qualified Actuary or on track to qualification.
• Excellent skills in MS Excel and strong programming proficiency in R/Python or SQL.
• Exceptional numeracy and attention to detail with a natural affinity for data analysis.
• An open-minded, intellectually curious approach to problem-solving.
• Strong team collaboration skills and a genuine enjoyment of working with global colleagues.

The estimated base salary range for this position is $86,000 to $156,000. The specific salary offered for this, or any given role will take into account a number of factors including but not limited to job location, scope of role, qualifications, complexity/specialization/scarcity of talent, experience, education, and employer budget. At Swiss Re, we take a "total compensation approach" when making compensation decisions. This means that we consider all components of compensation in their totality (such as base pay, short-and long-term incentives, and benefits offered), in setting individual compensation.

Our company has a hybrid work model where the expectation is that you will be in the office at least three days per week.

Job Tags

Temporary work, Work at office, Worldwide, 3 days per week,

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