Senior Director, Actuarial Reserving (P&C)

MasterHill Talent; Toronto; On-site; CAD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

MasterHill Talent is recruiting an experienced actuarial leader for a senior leadership role in the P&C actuarial function. The role will lead reserving initiatives and act as a strategic partner across financial performance, risk management, and regulatory matters.

The position offers visibility to senior leadership and involves a broad range of strategic and technical initiatives beyond traditional reserving. Toronto, Canada-based opportunity with potential cross-functional impact.

Qualifications

• Significant actuarial experience in the P&C sector with strong reserving expertise.
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• Experience presenting to executives, regulators or external stakeholders.
• Consulting exposure or supporting multiple stakeholders is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Lead the valuation and reserving function across multiple P&C lines of business
• Provide Appointed Actuary support and oversee regulatory and statutory actuarial responsibilities
• Deliver reserve adequacy analysis, financial insights, and actuarial recommendations to executive stakeholders
• Partner with underwriting, finance, claims, reinsurance, and risk teams on business initiatives and portfolio performance
• Support strategic projects involving capital management, business planning, profitability analysis, and enterprise risk considerations
• Advise senior leadership on actuarial trends, emerging risks, and business impacts
• Drive continuous enhancement of actuarial methodologies, governance frameworks, and reporting processes
• Contribute to cross-functional initiatives, transformation projects, and broader corporate actuarial matters
• Mentor and develop actuarial talent within the team

Skills

Actuarial leadership

P&C reserving

Executive communication

Education

FCAS / FCIA (or equivalent)

Job description

Our client is seeking an experienced actuarial leader to join their organization in a senior leadership capacity within the P&C actuarial function. This role will lead reserving initiatives while acting as a key strategic partner to the broader business, providing insight across financial performance, risk management, and regulatory matters.

This position offers strong visibility across senior leadership and the opportunity to work on a broad range of strategic and technical initiatives beyond traditional reserving.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the valuation and reserving function across multiple P&C lines of business
• Provide Appointed Actuary support and oversee regulatory and statutory actuarial responsibilities
• Deliver reserve adequacy analysis, financial insights, and actuarial recommendations to executive stakeholders
• Partner closely with underwriting, finance, claims, reinsurance, and risk teams on business initiatives and portfolio performance
• Support strategic projects involving capital management, business planning, profitability analysis, and enterprise risk considerations
• Advise senior leadership on actuarial trends, emerging risks, and business impacts
• Drive continuous enhancement of actuarial methodologies, governance frameworks, and reporting processes
• Contribute to cross-functional initiatives, transformation projects, and broader corporate actuarial matters
• Mentor and develop actuarial talent within the team

Qualifications

• FCAS / FCIA (or equivalent)
• Significant actuarial experience within the P&C insurance sector, with strong reserving expertise
• Previous exposure to Appointed Actuary responsibilities or direct support to the Appointed Actuary function
• Strong business acumen with the ability to provide both technical and strategic actuarial guidance
• Experience presenting to executive leadership, regulators, or external stakeholders
• Prior consulting exposure or experience supporting multiple stakeholders/business units is considered an asset