Pricing Actuary - Property and Specialty

Eames Consulting; Slough; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Eames Consulting is partnering with a leading global insurer to hire a qualified Pricing Actuary. You will price and review complex commercial and specialty risks, partner with underwriters, and enhance pricing models while delivering analytics to senior stakeholders.

The role focuses on modernising pricing capabilities through automation, governance, and strategic pricing initiatives, requiring strong actuarial credentials and commercial influence.

Qualifications

• Qualified actuary with FIA/FCAS or equivalent.
• Pricing experience in commercial, specialty or reinsurance.
• Strong understanding of pricing techniques and portfolio analytics.

Responsibilities

• Price and review complex commercial and specialty insurance risks.
• Partner with underwriters to support risk selection and profitability.
• Maintain pricing methodologies, rating tools and actuarial models.
• Deliver portfolio monitoring, planning and performance analysis.
• Produce management information, dashboards and insights for senior stakeholders.
• Support pricing governance, model validation and documentation.
• Drive pricing process automation and innovative analytics.
• Contribute to pricing systems, data infrastructure and underwriting transformation.
• Provide actuarial guidance across initiatives.

Skills

Actuarial pricing techniques

Portfolio analytics

Stakeholder engagement

Problem solving

Python

Education

FIA/FCAS or equivalent

Tools

Excel

Python

Job description

We're partnering with a leading global insurance and reinsurance business looking to hire a qualified Pricing Actuary.

This role offers significant exposure to specialty and commercial insurance portfolios, working closely with underwriting teams to deliver pricing insights, portfolio analytics and strategic decision support. Alongside day-to-day pricing responsibilities, you'll play a key role in modernising pricing capabilities through advanced analytics, automation and model development initiatives.

This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified actuary who enjoys combining technical excellence with commercial influence and stakeholder engagement.

The Role

Key responsibilities will include:

• Pricing and reviewing complex commercial and specialty insurance risks.
• Partnering with underwriters to support risk selection, portfolio management and profitability objectives.
• Enhancing and maintaining pricing methodologies, rating tools and actuarial models.
• Delivering portfolio monitoring, business planning and performance analysis across multiple lines of business.
• Producing management information, dashboards and analytical insight for senior stakeholders.
• Supporting pricing governance, model validation and technical documentation.
• Driving improvements in pricing processes through automation and innovative analytical techniques.
• Contributing to strategic projects involving pricing systems, data infrastructure and underwriting transformation.
• Providing technical expertise and actuarial guidance across a range of business initiatives.

About You

• FIA, FCAS or equivalent qualification.
• Proven pricing experience within commercial insurance, specialty insurance or reinsurance.
• Strong understanding of actuarial pricing techniques and portfolio analytics.
• Advanced Excel skills, with exposure to programming languages such as Python highly advantageous.
• The confidence to engage directly with underwriters and senior business stakeholders.
• A proactive approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement.
• An interest in innovation, predictive modelling and the future of actuarial pricing.