Senior Commercial Pricing Actuary

The Actuary; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Actuary in London seeks a Senior Pricing Actuary to join its international insurer and reinsurer pricing team. You will work closely with underwriting, portfolio analytics and pricing strategy to drive commercial outcomes.

The role covers case pricing, portfolio reviews and pricing tool development, with broad exposure across insurance and reinsurance and mentoring of junior actuaries.

Qualifications

• Qualified Actuary (IFoA or equivalent).
• Significant general insurance pricing experience.
• London Market, Specialty Insurance background.
• Experience supporting underwriters directly.
• Strong portfolio analytics and technical pricing skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management capabilities.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Python highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide pricing support on individual insurance and reinsurance accounts.
• Deliver actuarial insight to support underwriting decision-making.
• Conduct portfolio reviews and pricing adequacy analyses.
• Develop and enhance pricing methodologies and assumptions.
• Build and maintain pricing tools used across underwriting teams.
• Partner with reserving, capital modelling and risk management teams.
• Support business planning and strategic initiatives.
• Contribute to the development of junior actuarial colleagues.
• Drive pricing process improvements and innovation.

Skills

Portfolio analytics

Technical pricing

Stakeholder management

Pricing strategy

Pricing process improvements

Education

IFoA qualification or equivalent

Tools

Excel

Python

HX platform

Job description

A leading international insurer and reinsurer is seeking a Senior Pricing Actuary to join its growing actuarial pricing team. This opportunity would suit an experienced London Market pricing actuary looking for a highly commercial position with direct exposure to underwriting decision-making, portfolio analytics and pricing strategy.

The role offers exposure across both insurance and reinsurance portfolios, providing a level of breadth that is increasingly difficult to find within the current market.

Working closely with underwriting teams, you will provide actuarial insight on individual accounts, support portfolio management initiatives and help drive pricing sophistication across the business.The position combines case pricing, portfolio analysis, pricing tool development and stakeholder engagement, making it an excellent opportunity for someone seeking a broad commercial actuarial role.

• Provide pricing support on individual insurance and reinsurance accounts.
• Deliver actuarial insight to support underwriting decision-making.
• Conduct portfolio reviews and pricing adequacy analyses.
• Develop and enhance pricing methodologies and assumptions.
• Build and maintain pricing tools used across underwriting teams.
• Partner with reserving, capital modelling and risk management teams.
• Support business planning and strategic initiatives.
• Contribute to the development of junior actuarial colleagues.
• Drive pricing process improvements and innovation. [Senior Pri...ofile 2025 | PDF]

• Qualified Actuary (IFoA or equivalent).
• Significant general insurance pricing experience.
• London Market, Specialty Insurance background.
• Experience supporting underwriters directly.
• Strong portfolio analytics and technical pricing skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management capabilities.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Python highly desirable.
• HX platform experience highly advantageous.