Senior Actuarial Consultant - Claims Analytics

Wawanesa Insurance; Montreal (administrative region); Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus plan

Vacation time

Premium benefits

Pension plan

Job summary

The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company is seeking actuarial professionals for the Claims Analytics & Insights team to deliver insights on claims severity and frequency using SQL, Python, and R. You will influence business decisions with rigorous analysis and collaborate with cross‑functional partners.

Roles include Senior Actuarial Analyst and Actuarial Consultant/Senior Consultant, with a hybrid work arrangement across Canada, including Montreal, QC.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or related discipline.
• 6+ years of relevant experience; P&C experience preferred.
• FCAS designation an asset.
• Proficiency in programming (SQL, Python, R, or related languages).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong communication and teamwork abilities.

Responsibilities

• Identify trends and opportunities from claims data and present findings.
• Act as an authority on claims data and trends across operational and actuarial areas.
• Deliver recurrent analyses and explain variances over time or to plan.
• Perform deep-dive analyses and present clearly to diverse audiences.
• Identify opportunities to reduce claims severity with partners.
• Lead end-to-end analytics projects and mentor peers.

Skills

Advanced problem-solving

Effective communicator

Team player

Mentoring colleagues

Initiative and autonomy

Education

Post-secondary degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or related discipline

Tools

SQL

Python

R

Job description

• Actuarial Consultant $105,000 - $130,000
• Senior Actuarial Consultant $120,000 - $145,000

Job ID: 10250

Employment Type: Existing Role

Work Environment: We offer a hybrid work environment that offers flexibility to our employees in balancing in-office (2 days per week OR 15 hours per week in a Wawanesa office) and remote work. You may work from any of the following locations: Winnipeg, MB; Wawanesa, MB; Vancouver, BC; Calgary, AB; Edmonton, AB; Lethbridge, AB; Toronto (North York), ON; Kitchener, ON; Ottawa, ON; Montreal, QC; Quebec City, QC, Moncton, NB; Dartmouth; NS.

Working Business Language: English. This role is considered a head-office role and will be required to communicate with internal stakeholders across Canada where the primary business language utilized is English.

Salary: At Wawanesa, salary is only one component of a holistic, comprehensive and competitive offering that we provide to our employees. In addition to salary, full-time and part-time permanent employees are eligible for an annual bonus plan, leave of absence top-up programs and provided with generous vacation time, personal days, premium free benefits and pension plan. The salary offered for this role is determined with consideration to various factors, including but not limited to: your work location, local labour market conditions, external market salary data, internal pay equity and the knowledge, skills, experience and anticipated proficiency in the role. The salary offered is estimated to be within the following range. Candidates with salary expectations outside of the range are still encouraged to apply.

• Senior Actuarial Analyst $90,000 - $110,000
• Actuarial Consultant $105,000 - $130,000
• Senior Actuarial Consultant $120,000 - $145,000

About The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company

Founded in 1896, The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company is one of Canada’s largest mutual insurers, 100% owned by its members, with more than $4.1 billion in annual revenue and $12.5 billion in assets. Headquartered in Winnipeg, Wawanesa is the parent company of Wawanesa Life, which provides life insurance solutions throughout Canada, and Western Financial Group, a leading national distributor of personal and business insurance. In March of 2026, Wawanesa entered into an agreement to acquire Everest Insurance Company of Canada to strengthen its commercial insurance capabilities and advance its long-term growth strategy.

Wawanesa proudly serves more than 1.8 million members and we are home to more than 3,000 employees across Canada. The company actively gives back to organizations that strengthen communities, donating more than $4 million annually to charitable organizations, including more than $2 million each year in support of people on the front lines of climate change. Learn more at wawanesa.com.

We are currently looking for dedicated, driven, and enthusiastic individuals who thrive in an environment that welcomes change and are looking for an opportunity for diverse experience and advancement on a growing team.

Job Overview

As a Actuarial professional on the Claims Analytics & Insights team you will leverage your analytical, programming, and actuarial experience to deliver critical insights and analysis on business problems with a wide range of complexity. You will explore all aspects of claims data and processes and while developing a deep understanding of the drivers and components of claims severity and frequency. You will support Wawanesa’s success by providing the business with the critical insights needed to effectively manage and reduce claims costs while strengthening the member claims experience.

We Are Hiring Actuaries Across Multiple Levels

• Senior Actuarial Analyst
• Actuarial Consultant or Senior Actuarial Consultant

Job Responsibilities

• Takes initiative in the identification and investigation of emerging trends, issues, and opportunities arising from claims data and analysis. Presenting or escalating as appropriate.
• An authority on claims data and trends, you put insights and analysis in context, developing a holistic view of claims and an ability to speak to both operational and actuarial aspects.
• Participates in the timely delivery of recurrent analysis, summarizing the key results and explaining the variance over time or to plan.
• Perform deep-dive analysis on claims results and present the analysis with clarity and an appropriate level of complexity for your audience.
• Identify actionable opportunities for improving claims severity, through data analysis and in collaboration with Claims Operations and other partners.
• Take a leading role on end-to-end analytics solutions over a range of complexity, from identifying and exploring opportunities to the delivery of analysis; from presenting the business case to gaining buy-in from key partners; from delivering on your vision to tracking the impacts.
• As a leader within the team, you will build trust and credibility with Claims Operations partners, support the continued development of your peers, and invest in relationships with key partners.
• Keep informed of industry and economic trends and regulatory reforms, understand, and quantify the related opportunities, threats, and impacts arising for Wawanesa from these.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or related discipline.
• 6 or more years of relevant experience, P&C experience in actuarial or analytics preferred.
• FCAS designation an asset.
• Advanced problem-solving and analysis skills with consistent rigor in quality of work.
• Able to conceptualize technical problems to develop clarity and a global vision.
• Proficiency in programming (SQL, Python, R, or related languages).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Effective communicator with proven skills to present, teach, and persuade.
• Works well in a team setting, contributes to team spirit and shared objectives.
• Adept at supporting and mentoring colleagues.
• Works openly and transparently in collaboration with business partners.
• Shows strong initiative, autonomy, and a desire to win.

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.

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