Senior Actuary - Portfolio Analytics

HIGH FINANCE (UK) LIMITED; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

HIGH FINANCE (UK) LIMITED is seeking a Senior Actuary to join the Portfolio Analytics function. This role offers syndicate-wide exposure and the opportunity to influence analytics and underwriting strategy across classes in a hybrid London setting.

You will lead cross-class actuarial analysis, develop pricing model capabilities, and work closely with Underwriting, Pricing, Data & Technology, and senior leadership. FIA qualification and Lloyd's experience are highly valued.

Qualifications

• FIA qualified (or equivalent) is required.
• Strong Lloyd's/London Market experience is essential.
• Background in pricing and pricing transformation.
• Experience building pricing models and understanding reserving techniques.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Interest in how data and technology can enhance actuarial decision-making.
• Exposure to Python, HX, Power BI or Databricks is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-class actuarial analysis and help develop the wider analytics strategy and roadmap.
• Develop and embed pricing model capabilities and best practice across the business.
• Collaborate with Underwriting, Pricing, Data & Technology and senior leadership.
• Use data and analytics to support risk selection, portfolio steering and underwriting performance.
• Help develop automated pricing and analytics tools and dashboards.
• Provide analysis and insight for Committees, Senior Management and Board reporting.
• Engage in pricing transformation initiatives.

Skills

Cross-class actuarial analysis

Pricing strategy

Stakeholder management

Data analytics

Python

Power BI

Databricks

Lloyd's/London Market experience

Education

FIA qualified (or equivalent)

Tools

Python

Power BI

Databricks

HX

Job description

I'm currently working on a particularly interesting Senior Actuary opportunity within the Portfolio Analytics function of a leading specialty insurer.

This is a broad, commercially focused position offering Syndicate-wide exposure, with the opportunity to work across classes and have a genuine impact on wider analytics and underwriting strategy.

The role will involve:

• Leading cross-class actuarial analysis and helping develop the wider analytics strategy and roadmap
• Developing and embedding pricing model capabilities and best practice across the business
• Working closely with Underwriting, Pricing, Data & Technology and senior leadership
• Using data and analytics to support risk selection, portfolio steering and underwriting performance
• Helping develop automated pricing and analytics tools and dashboards
• Providing analysis and insight for Committees, Senior Management and Board-level reporting
• FIA qualified (or equivalent)
• Strong Lloyd's/London Market experience
• A background in pricing and pricing transformation
• Experience building pricing models, alongside an understanding of reserving techniques
• Strong commercial and stakeholder management skills
• An interest in how data and technology can improve actuarial and underwriting decision-making
• Exposure to Python, HX, Power BI or Databricks would be beneficial, but isn't essential

?? London | Hybrid

This would be a great opportunity for someone looking to move beyond a traditional class-specific pricing position and gain broader portfolio, analytics and strategic exposure across the Syndicate.