The Strategist - Market Pricing

Star Actuarial Futures; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurer in the UK seeks a part-qualified GI actuary to spearhead pricing transformation and market strategies. The role involves developing predictive models, exploring new datasets for pricing accuracy, and presenting strategic recommendations to senior stakeholders. Strong programming skills in SAS, R, Python, and Matlab are essential. This position offers the opportunity to influence key decision-makers and contribute to strategic projects across the pricing cycle.

Qualifications

• Part-qualified GI actuary with experience in insurance pricing or similar analytical role.
• Hands-on experience with predictive modeling techniques.
• Demonstrable knowledge of price optimization.

Responsibilities

• Develop and validate predictive models using advanced machine learning techniques.
• Explore new datasets to enhance pricing accuracy.
• Deliver price optimization strategies and present recommendations.

Skills

Strong programming skills in SAS

Strong programming skills in R

Strong programming skills in Python

Strong programming skills in Matlab

Predictive modelling techniques (GLMs, GBMs, Decision Trees, Neural Nets)

Job description

Are you a part-qualified GI actuary with experience in insurance pricing or gained from a similar analytical role?

Then this is a fantastic opportunity to join a leading insurer where you will help to spearhead a major strategic shift and market pricing transformation.

In this varied and highly responsible role, you will develop and validate predictive models using advanced machine learning techniques.

You will also explore new datasets and innovative approaches to enhance pricing accuracy while delivering price optimisation strategies and presenting recommendations to senior stakeholders.

In addition, you will maintain behavioural models and utilise rates in live rating engines.

With strong programming skills in SAS, R, Python, & Matlab, the successful candidate will possess hands‑on experience with predictive modelling techniques (GLMs, GBMs, Decision Trees, Neural Nets).

A confident influencer, you will also have demonstrable knowledge of price optimisation alongside the ability to translate complex analytics into practical insights.

A fantastic opportunity to influence key decision-makers and contribute to strategic projects across the pricing cycle.

Please contact us to discuss this vacancy or for an informal discussion regarding your career goals. We are very happy to perform bespoke research on your behalf.

Paul Cook, Partner

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