Pricing Actuary - Marine & Energy

AXA UK; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance group is seeking a Pricing Actuary for its Marine and Energy divisions in London. The role involves actuarial pricing, client and broker support, and developing pricing capabilities. Applicants should possess strong technical skills alongside communication and commercial awareness to succeed in a client-facing position.

Qualifications

• Experience in Marine and Energy classes is advantageous.
• Model development experience would be beneficial.
• Self-motivated and able to multitask effectively.

Responsibilities

• Develop understanding of Marine and Energy classes and support underwriters.
• Contribute ideas for new management information.
• Assist in recalibrating models and monitor portfolios.

Skills

General insurance pricing experience

Communication skills

Commercial awareness

Attention to detail

Flexibility and adaptability

Education

2.1 or 1st degree in Maths or Maths-related subject

3 or more 'A' levels including Maths

FIA qualified or progress towards FIA

Tools

Excel

VBA

PowerBI

SQL

R

Python

Job description

Job Profile Summary

The Pricing Actuary will be responsible for Actuarial pricing primarily for Chaucer’s Marine and Energy portfolios (with a focus upon account pricing, benchmark rate reviews and portfolio analyses). The role will be strongly client-facing, incorporating support for broker negotiations, pricing support for insureds and involve developing new pricing capabilities. The Pricing Actuary will also provide support for other classes as required within the insurance, reinsurance and Partnership / Innovation divisions.

The successful applicant will have strong technical pricing skills. The Pricing Actuary will have strong communication skills and commercial awareness in order to provide effective broker and client support.

The Pricing Actuary will be located within the Actuarial pricing team in London and work directly with the underwriting team under the guidance of the Insurance Pricing Manager.

Job Description

• Develop a deep understanding of the Marine and Energy classes, trends and underwriting team strategy
• Account pricing and underwriter support for broker negotiations
• Ongoing portfolio monitoring for accounts and overall portfolio
• Contributing ideas for new MI
• Model recalibration reviews
• Support the collection and maintenance of pricing data
• Keep abreast of industry initiatives and develop new pricing/visualisation techniques and best practice where opportunities arise
• Collaborate, present and share knowledge with the wider Actuarial team on pricing approaches
• Assistance for other pricing team activities as required
• Some travel in support of Underwriter/Client meetings may be required

Skills and Competencies

• General insurance pricing experience
• Experience of Marine and Energy classes of business would be advantageous
• Model development experience would be advantageous
• Comprehensive knowledge of Excel and VBA
• Experience in building and using dashboards in PowerBI
• SQL, R or Python would be desirable
• Self motivated, hard working and committed
• Organised and clear thinking with attention to detail
• Flexible and adaptable
• Ability to plan, organise work and multitask to meet targets and deadlines
• Able to collaborate, work as a team and communicate with staff at all levels

Education

• 2.1 or 1st degree in Maths or a Maths-related subject (e.g. Physics, Engineering, Statistics)
• 3 or more ‘A’ levels, including Maths
• FIA qualified (candidates making good progress towards FIA will be considered, note that if not qualified the job title would be “Senior Pricing Analyst” until qualification)

ABOUT US

Chaucer is a leading insurance group at Lloyd’s, the world’s specialist insurance market. We help protect industries around the world from the risks they face. Our customers include major airlines, energy companies, shipping groups, global manufacturers and property groups.

Our headquarters are in London, and we have international offices in Bermuda, Copenhagen, Dubai and Singapore to be closer to our clients across the world. To learn more about us please visit our website.

Chaucer is committed to diversity, actively values difference and respects people regardless of the protected characteristics which are outlined in the Equality Act 2010 (UK legislation) as a result of the Equal Treatment Directive 2006 (EU legislation).

A diverse workforce and an inclusive workplace are core to our success as a business and integral to our winning strategy and culture. We recruit from the widest available pool of talent, and our hiring, assessment and selection process is fair, free from bias and one which ensures we select the right person for the job, based on merit. We are committed to promoting a culture that actively values difference, and recognises that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect throughout their employment.

We are open to considering flexible working arrangements for all roles and encourage you to outline your needs during the interview process.