Actuarial Consultant

Westfield-Insurance; Westfield Center (OH); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Westfield-Insurance in Ohio seeks an experienced Actuarial Consultant to lead reserving initiatives and contribute to actuarial reporting and research. The role collaborates with Claims, Financial Reporting, Investments, and IT to optimize processes and implement rating rule changes.

The position requires experience in advanced actuarial methods, industry benchmarking, and mentoring junior analysts. Hybrid work options are available in Westfield Center, OH.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of actuarial experience or related field.
• Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Finance, Economics or related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead preparation and analysis of loss and L&A reserves across lines of business using actuarial methods.
• Perform reserve reviews, document assumptions, and communicate indications to management.
• Identify opportunities to streamline reserving processes and improve data quality.
• Develop and maintain reserving tools, models, and templates with IT/Data teams.

Skills

Actuarial expertise

Statistical modeling

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Actuarial Science or related field

Tools

Statistical software

Job description

Job Summary

The Actuarial Consultant utilizes advanced actuarial skills, work experience, and insurance products knowledge and serves as a technical expert and thought leader on Loss Reserving, Actuarial Reporting, and Research and Development, with a particular focus on optimizing reserving processes and conducting competitor and industry benchmarking. The role works with internal business partners in Claims, Financial Reporting, Investments, Finance Committee, etc. in support of the Company’s operations, objectives, and goals.

The role leads discussion on the pricing of new and existing products, delivers management reporting, collaborates with analysts on complex analytical projects, provides support to Finance Reporting, and partners with the IT team to implement rating rule changes.

Job Responsibilities

• Leads the preparation and analysis of loss and loss adjustment expense reserves across assigned lines of business, applying actuarial methods (e.g., loss development, Bornhuetter-Ferguson, frequency/severity) to estimate ultimate losses and reserve adequacy.
• Performs quarterly and annual reserve reviews, documents key assumptions and judgments, and communicates reserve indications and drivers of change to management and Financial Reporting.
• Identifies opportunities to streamline and automate the reserving process, improving turnaround time, consistency, and data quality across reserving cycles.
• Develops and maintains reserving tools, models, and templates, partnering with IT and Data teams to enhance efficiency and reduce manual effort in reserve calculations and reporting.
• Conducts competitor and industry benchmarking studies, comparing the Company’s reserve levels, loss development patterns, and reserving assumptions against peer and industry data to identify emerging trends and potential areas of exposure.
• Monitors external actuarial research, regulatory developments, and industry reserve adequacy studies, incorporating relevant findings into internal reserving practices.
• Analyzes emerging loss trends, claim frequency/severity shifts, and portfolio mix changes, assessing their impact on reserve estimates and flagging areas of concern.
• Provides technical guidance and support to other members, mentors Actuarial Analysts, and less experienced Actuarial Consultants. Empowers team members and project groups to build reserving methodologies, pricing oversight, and related monitoring techniques consistent with best practice standards.
• May supervise 1-2 employees, support employee selection, performance management, coaching, and development. Manages priorities and workload distribution and removes barriers that impede project progress.

Job Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in Actuarial or a related field.
• Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Sciences, Mathematics, Statistics, Finance, Economics or related field and/or commensurate work experience.

Location

Hybrid – defined as working three or more days per week in the office if the employee’s residence is within 50 miles of Westfield Center, OH; or Remote – if the employee resides more than 50 miles from Westfield Center, OH.

Licenses and Certifications

• Associate of the Casualty Actuarial Society – ACAS; required
• Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society – FCAS; preferred
  

Behavioral Competencies

• Collaborates
• Communicates Effectively
• Customer Focus
• Decision Quality
• Nimble Learning

Technical Skills

• Statistical Modeling Software

• Data Analysis and Reporting

• Competitor Benchmarking

• Corporate Reserving
• Reserving Process Optimization
• Business Process Improvement
• Financial Acumen
• Insurance Industry Knowledge

This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, responsibilities, knowledge, etc. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management.