Portfolio Analyst

Avencia Talent Solutions Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Avencia Talent Solutions Limited is seeking a commercially driven Portfolio Analyst to shape underwriting performance through deep analytical insight and real-time portfolio intelligence. You will connect underwriting, pricing, reserving and claims, building near real-time visibility of portfolio performance and automated IBNR signals to support faster, better decisions.

The role focuses on translating complex analytics into concise, market‑relevant insights and partnering with underwriting

Qualifications

• Experience in portfolio analytics within insurance/reinsurance.
• Strong understanding of pricing adequacy and underwriting performance drivers.
• Ability to translate complex analytics into clear business insight.

Responsibilities

• Develop a best‑in‑class performance attribution framework across classes and sources.
• Analyse pricing adequacy vs actual performance and communicate insights to stakeholders.
• Implement near‑live portfolio monitoring with IBNR and loss emergence signals.
• Lead large loss reviews and feed findings into underwriting, claims, and broker engagement.
• Identify trends in short and long‑tailed lines and translate into pricing, reserving, and underwriting insight.
• Partner with underwriting and pricing teams to challenge assumptions and improve decisions.
• Feed insights into business planning, capital allocation and portfolio strategy.

Skills

Portfolio analytics

Actuarial

Performance management

Pricing insights

Large datasets

Real-time analytics

Job description

Position

Portfolio Analyst – London office.

Role

We are looking for a commercially driven Portfolio Analyst to play a critical role in shaping underwriting performance through deep analytical insight and real-time portfolio intelligence. Sitting at the centre of underwriting, pricing, reserving and claims, this role focuses on understanding what is driving performance today and ensuring those insights directly influence underwriting decisions tomorrow. A key priority is building near real-time visibility of portfolio performance, including automated views of loss emergence and IBNR, enabling faster and more informed decision‑making.

Key Accountabilities

• Develop a best‑in‑class performance attribution framework across classes, segments, underwriting years and distribution sources.
• Analyse and communicate pricing adequacy vs actual performance, including risk‑adjusted rate change.
• Implement near‑live portfolio monitoring incorporating automated IBNR and loss emergence signals.
• Lead large loss reviews and ensure rapid feedback into underwriting, claims, and broker engagement.
• Identify trends in short and long‑tailed lines and translate into pricing, reserving and underwriting insight.
• Partner with underwriting and pricing teams to challenge assumptions and improve decisions.
• Feed insights into business planning, capital allocation and portfolio strategy.

Skills & Experience

• Experience in portfolio analytics, actuarial or performance management within insurance/reinsurance.
• Strong understanding of pricing adequacy and underwriting performance drivers.
• Ability to translate complex analytics into clear, concise, commercial insight.
• Experience with large datasets, automated reporting environments and a level of prompt engineering experience.
• Exposure to a cross‑section of pricing, reserving and capital modelling.
• Experience with real‑time or near‑real‑time analytics and dashboards.