Senior Actuary - Alternative Risk Solutions & Analytics

Lockton Companies; Peacehaven; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance and risk management firm is seeking a Senior Actuary to lead and deliver client analytics projects with a high standard of quality. This hybrid position in the UK requires at least 5 years of analytical experience and a solid understanding of the insurance industry. Responsibilities include developing analytics tools, mentoring junior actuaries, and maintaining strong client relationships. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the analytics strategy within a fast-growing firm.

Benefits

Hybrid working model

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience as an actuarial analyst/actuary in a pricing role.
• Passed a minimum of 7 IFoA exams.
• Thorough understanding of the insurance industry and pricing.

Responsibilities

• Lead client analytics projects ensuring high-quality standards.
• Define and develop analytics tools that support clients.
• Build and maintain relationships with clients to seek value creation.

Skills

Actuarial analysis

Analytical model building

Communication skills

Team leadership

Job description

Overview

Senior Actuary - Alternative Risk Solutions & Analytics — Hybrid office - UK — Lockton — Experienced Professional

Responsibilities

• Lead 'day to day' client analytics projects to support the delivery of client work to high quality technical and presentational standards including developing junior actuaries
• Define, develop & build and / or import of analytics tools & capability that support our clients that establishes a 'Lockton Way' of analytics delivery in Europe
• Review other analysts' work, ensuring high quality and consistent output as well as compliance with technical actuarial standards
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external clients whilst promoting team capabilities that actively seek value creating client work
• Support definition, delivery and monitoring of technical actuarial standards and development including formal training and talent development
• Supporting brokers by engaging with insurers actuaries to challenge results when necessary
• Provide analytical model building support using frequency / severity approaches to build Aggregate Loss Projections
• Deliver high quality and impactful reports for client projects
• Provide content during new business opportunities

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience as an actuarial analyst / actuary at an insurer or broker in a pricing role
• Passed a minimum of 7 of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) exams
• A thorough understanding of the insurance industry including market factors that affect pricing approaches
• Excellent communication skills including presenting to clients with varying levels of technical competency
• Intellectual curiosity / entrepreneurial mindset to support tool / platform development
• Sound professional judgement and strong governance mindset, including peer review and quality assurance of pricing work

About The Position

A senior, client facing and developmental actuarial role to strengthen & grow an existing, market leading & fast-growing Analytics function. This is an exciting role that will require a high degree of self-motivation and the ability to effectively manage multiple client and development projects, including coaching and mentoring other analysts within the team, while delivering outstanding analytics to our clients and helping realise and shape Lockton Europe's analytics vision and strategy. This role provides a unique opportunity to help shape and influence the future of Lockton's analytics capabilities.