Actuarial Consultant-Insights

Wawanesa Insurance; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Canadian insurance company seeks an Actuarial Consultant to optimize processes and mentor analysts. This role involves complex data manipulation, model validation, and collaboration with teams. Candidates should have a degree in a relevant field, data analysis skills, and the ability to communicate effectively. The employer promotes diversity and equity in its workforce.

Qualifications

• More than four years of actuarial experience is an asset.
• Understanding of database systems for data extraction.
• Ability to handle multiple concurrent assignments in a timely manner.

Responsibilities

• Research and manipulate complex data from various sources.
• Create and validate models to answer business questions.
• Identify opportunities for automation of routine tasks.
• Develop effective plans and track project timelines.

Skills

SQL

Microsoft Office applications

Power BI

Tableau

QuickSight

Actuarial science and principles of finance

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or related discipline

Seven CAS exams or ACAS designation

Job description

Job Overview

As a member of the Pricing Insights team, your focus will be on building exciting new tools and optimizing existing processes to enable the Personal Lines Pricing department and other stakeholders to better understand our business and make more informed decisions. As an Actuarial Consultant, you will mentor actuarial analysts while applying your knowledge to complex problems in the pursuit of solving business issues and answering business questions. In this role, your contributions will support the financial goals of the company and provide value to our customers.

Note : we are open to hiring at the Sr Actuarial Analyst, Actuarial Consultant or Senior Actuarial Consultant level

Job Responsibilities

Data

• Research, extract, and manipulate complex data from all relevant sources
• Identify relationships, problems / issues, and assess data quality

Actuarial and Statistical Methods

• Create and validate models to answer business questions as assigned
• Incorporate, understand and transfer knowledge of current methods, while ensuring completeness and accuracy
• Review current methods against relevant best practices and recommend improvements as needed

Efficiency

• Identify opportunities for automation of routine tasks
• Develop creative new approaches to problem solving

Communication

• Collaborating closely with various other teams to solve complex problems
• Develop and deliver presentations to the actuarial groups

Workflow Management

• Develop effective plans that define activities, resources, and timelines
• Track the status of project timelines, tasks, and various activities

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or other related discipline
• Seven CAS exams or ACAS designation an asset
• More than four years of actuarial experience an asset
• Experience using SQL as well as business intelligence tools such as Power BI, Tableau or QuickSight is considered an asset
• Robust knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
• Ability to translate problem solving methods and ideas to various computer languages and predictive modeling techniques efficiently and effectively
• Advanced knowledge of actuarial science, mathematics, probability, statistics, principles of finance and business, and strong ability to apply this knowledge to problems in insurance
• Understanding of database systems and how to interpret / extract data from those systems
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with ability to communicate at the right level of complexity for the audience
• Ability to handle multiple concurrent assignments in a timely manner
• Works efficiently and cooperatively in a team environment and involve others when appropriate
• Ability to ask effective questions to elicit detailed and relevant information

Diversity Equity, Inclusion & Belonging

At Wawanesa, we are committed to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) and believe that our strength lies in the diversity of our people – this is supported by having a representative workforce.

We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, including racialized persons, women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, gender-diverse and neurodiverse individuals, and anyone who can contribute to the further diversification of thought and ideas.

We aim to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all candidates. If you require accommodations during any stage of the recruitment process, please reach out in confidence to .

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