Actuarial Analyst – Reserving, Monitoring & Planning

Pinnacle Pet UK; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

24 days holiday

Life assurance

Private medical insurance

Employee benefits

Job summary

Doubtless Pet Care in London is seeking an Actuarial Analyst to join our Actuarial Finance team, focusing on reserving, monitoring, and planning. This role offers exposure to reserving analyses, financial reporting, business planning and risk management across the business.

You will develop high-quality actuarial models, collaborate with Finance, Underwriting and Risk teams, and translate complex data into clear insights for senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience applying actuarial, analytical or statistical techniques within insurance or a similar data-driven environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret data and draw meaningful conclusions.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience producing accurate analysis and calculations.
• Strong attention to detail, with a focus on quality, controls and meeting deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain technical information to a range of audiences.
• Organised and collaborative, with the ability to manage priorities and take ownership of work.
• Understanding of data science principles and their application in actuarial analysis.
• Knowledge of general insurance reserving and claims analysis.
• Experience of insurance financial reporting, business planning, reinsurance, Solvency II or underwriting risk.
• Experience within pet insurance or personal lines insurance.
• Experience using actuarial software (e.g. ResQ, Emblem) or programming tools such as SQL, Python, R or VBA.

Responsibilities

• Produce and validate reserving analyses.
• Investigate trends in claims performance and loss ratios.
• Transform complex data into clear, actionable insights that support business decision-making.
• Work closely with Finance, Underwriting and Risk, contributing to reinsurance and underwriting risk monitoring activities.
• Support key financial reporting, audit and regulatory activities, maintaining high-quality actuarial models, data and documentation.
• Develop technical actuarial expertise and commercial understanding while progressing in your career.
• Collaborate with experienced actuarial professionals to enhance governance and controls.

Skills

Actuarial techniques

Analytical skills

Excel skills

Communication skills

Data interpretation

Data science concepts

Collaboration

Education

Degree in a numerate subject

Progress towards actuarial qualification

Tools

ResQ

Emblem

SQL

Python

R

VBA

Job description

As Doubtless Pet Care continues to grow, we are seeking an Actuarial Analyst - Reserving, Monitoring & Planning to join our Actuarial Finance team.

Join a growing international pet insurer and play a key role in delivering the actuarial insights that support financial performance, business planning and customer outcomes across the business.

Reward & Benefits: We offer competitive remuneration, 24 days holiday, life assurance, private medical insurance, and a range of employee benefits!

Location: This is a hybrid role based in London Paddington with a minimum of one day per month in the office

The Role: Actuarial Analyst

We're looking for an Actuarial Analyst to join our Actuarial Finance team at an exciting time of growth. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your actuarial career within a collaborative and supportive environment, gaining exposure to reserving, financial reporting, business planning and risk management while building a broad actuarial skill set and supporting a wide range of business stakeholders.

You'll help produce and validate reserving analyses, investigate trends in claims performance and loss ratios, and transform complex data into clear, actionable insights that support business decision-making.

You'll also work closely with colleagues across Finance, Underwriting and Risk, contributing to reinsurance and underwriting risk monitoring activities and helping to shape our understanding of business performance. Alongside this, you'll support key financial reporting, audit and regulatory activities, maintaining high-quality actuarial models, data and documentation within a strong governance framework.

You'll have the opportunity to develop both your technical actuarial expertise and commercial understanding while contributing to projects that support the continued growth of the business.

You'll also be supported by experienced actuarial professionals and have opportunities to develop your technical, analytical and commercial skills as you progress your career.

What we look for in you

• Experience applying actuarial, analytical or statistical techniques within insurance or a similar data-driven environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret data and draw meaningful conclusions.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience producing accurate analysis and calculations.
• Strong attention to detail, with a focus on quality, controls and meeting deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain technical information to a range of audiences.
• Organised and collaborative, with the ability to manage priorities and take ownership of work.
• Understanding of data science principles and their application in actuarial analysis.
• Knowledge of general insurance reserving and claims analysis.
• Experience of insurance financial reporting, business planning, reinsurance, Solvency II or underwriting risk.
• Experience within pet insurance or personal lines insurance.
• Experience using actuarial software (e.g. ResQ, Emblem) or programming tools such as SQL, Python, R or VBA.

Qualifications

• Degree in a numerate subject or equivalent analytical experience.
• Progress towards an actuarial qualification is desirable.

Personal Attributes

• Accountable, curious and proactive, with sound professional judgement.
• Adaptable, collaborative and committed to continuous improvement.
• Develop experience across reserving, planning, financial reporting and risk monitoring.
• Work alongside experienced actuarial, finance and underwriting professionals.
• Gain exposure to senior stakeholders and contribute to business decision-making.
• Build your commercial understanding within a growing international insurer.
• Develop your skills in a collaborative team that values curiosity, innovation and continuous improvement.
• Help shape the future of a business dedicated to improving the lives of pets and their owners.

What we are all about!

We are Doubtless Pet Care - a pet insurance and health services organisation operating in several markets across Europe including the UK, France, Netherlands, Belgium and Germany as well as North America (USA and Canada).

We are one of the largest pet insurance and services organisations globally, with over 4,500 colleagues supporting over 6 million pets across the globe. Our passion for pets powers our purpose to help pet parents get better access to better care, so they can focus on the joy that happy healthy pets bring to their lives.

We're guided by our values of Performance, Exploration, Togetherness and Sustainability and as pet owners, many of us at Doubtless feel a personal connection with our mission.

We know that harnessing our differences makes us stronger and helps us to deliver better outcomes for our customers and each other. That’s why we are committed to ensuring that everyone is treated fair and without discrimination, and we are passionate about creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they belong.