Lead, Predictive Analytics & Data Strategy

Next Insurance, Inc.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 95,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

You will be a senior analytics leader within Munich Re UK Life, responsible for defining and delivering the Predictive Analytics strategy across UKLB. You will build and lead a high-performing team, drive data-driven decision making, and partner with Pricing, Underwriting, Claims and Distribution to unlock growth and profitability.

The role requires deep actuarial and analytics expertise, strong stakeholder management, and a track record of delivering advanced modelling solutions in life

Qualifications

• Several years of experience in key aspects of data analytics within Life and Health reinsurance, including actuarial concepts, risk assessment, and pricing methodologies.
• Deep expertise in data manipulation, statistical analysis, and predictive modelling using tools such as R, Python, SAS, or similar.
• Effective written and spoken communication and senior stakeholder management.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Ability to communicate technical concepts to different audiences.
• Consulting or project management experience is a plus.
• Flexibility and a curious and creative mindset.

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver the Predictive Analytics roadmap to deliver data driven stakeholder value for UKLB and our clients.
• Establish and lead a mature Predictive Analytics function by upskilling individuals, championing innovative approaches to data analysis and interpretation, and driving the adoption of advanced modelling techniques to enhance decision-making and business outcomes.
• Provision of advanced pensioner demographics and mortality basis based on optimal exploitation of newly acquired data sets, enhancing accuracy and efficiency to expand the overall Longevity business portfolio.
• Support the development of Protection pricing bases by integrating predictive analytics and new data-driven techniques into modelling approaches, improving insight, and pricing robustness.
• Management of our internal data pools, ensuring they are effectively maintained and leveraged to deliver maximum analytical and business value.
• Identify potential solutions to support Protection Business Development on new propositions across underwriting, claims and distribution where Predictive Analytics can deliver new insights and solutions to reduce friction.
• Conceptualise and offer analytics products and services to internal and external stakeholders along the whole value chain by using statistical methods, for example, GLMs / GAMs / Machine Learning.
• Lead the creation and adoption of innovative analytical techniques, building tools and embedding them to strengthen data-driven decision making for Pricing purposes.
• Development of culture, policies and strategy relating to predictive analytics for Pricing and Terms of Trade review.
• Collaborate with cross-functional and regional teams to promote data-driven decision-making culture, and provide training and support to employees on data analytics best practices.
• Establish and maintain robust data and analytics governance frameworks, policies, and procedures to ensure quality, security, and compliance with industry regulations.
• Support the wider Basis Development team on their priorities and initiatives where required.

Skills

Actuarial concepts

Predictive modelling

Statistical analysis

R/Python/SAS

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Qualified Actuary

Job description

You will be a senior analytics leader within Munich Re UK Life, responsible for defining and delivering the Predictive Analytics strategy across UKLB. You will build and lead a high-performing team, drive data-driven decision making, and partner with Pricing, Underwriting, Claims and Distribution to unlock growth and profitability.

The role requires deep actuarial and analytics expertise, strong stakeholder management, and a track record of delivering advanced modelling solutions in life