Actuarial Consultant – Professional Lines Pricing - REMOTE

Nationwide; Columbus (OH); Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Nationwide is seeking an Actuarial Consultant for its Professional Lines Pricing team. This remote role involves leading pricing strategies, enhancing predictive models, and collaborating with business partners. Candidates should have a strong actuarial background, programming skills in Python/R, and experience in data analysis. This position offers opportunities for growth and participation in the P&C Actuarial Rotation Program.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) and pension plans

Paid time off and holidays

Business casual work environment

Qualifications

• 5+ years of actuarial experience, preferably with D&O exposure.
• Strong programming skills in Python/R and SQL.
• Experience with data tools and predictive modeling.

Responsibilities

• Lead pricing and strategic support for the D&O book of business.
• Enhance pricing predictive models using public financial data.
• Collaborate with underwriting to address performance challenges.

Skills

Actuarial experience

Programming in Python/R

SQL proficiency

Data analysis

Predictive modeling

Education

Undergraduate degree in actuarial science, mathematics, statistics, or data science

Tools

GitHub

Databricks

PowerBI

Job description

Actuarial Consultant – Professional Lines Pricing - REMOTE

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As a team member in the Finance department at Nationwide, the opportunities are endless! You can grow and learn in diverse areas across many disciplines such as Advanced Analytics, Investments, Actuarial, Accounting, Risk Management, Critical Business Advisor, Internal Audit, and so much more. Let Nationwide help create your career journey! At Nationwide, “on your side” goes beyond just words. Our customers are at the center of everything we do and we’re looking for associates who are passionate about delivering extraordinary care.

This position supports the Commercial Directors & Officers (D&O) insurance portfolio within the broader Professional Lines segment. The role is embedded in a technically advanced actuarial team that emphasizes innovation, data integration, and close collaboration with underwriting and business leadership. The successful candidate will play a key role in pricing strategy, model enhancement, and performance improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

1. Lead pricing and strategic support for the D&O book of business.
2. Maintain and enhance the Pricing predictive model, which integrates public financial data to generate predictive insights.
3. Collaborate with underwriting and business partners to address performance challenges in the D&O market.
4. Contribute to broader actuarial innovation efforts, including the integration of external data sources and advanced analytics.

Preferred Qualifications

• Actuarial experience in professional lines, with a strong preference for D&O exposure.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python/R and SQL.
• Familiarity with modern data tools and platforms, including GitHub, Databricks, and PowerBI.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and contribute effectively within a collaborative, high-performing team.

Work Environment and Flexibility

• This role can be staffed fully remote.

Job Description Summary

Our Property and Casualty (P&C) Actuarial team members have opportunities to use state-of-the-art tools, are encouraged to innovate and learn to master actuarial methodologies. If this sounds like a place you could thrive, then we want to know more about you!

As an Actuarial Consultant, you’ll need to be adept at actuarial functions and know P&C products to perform complex, quantitative actuarial analyses. In addition, we’ll count on you to provide expertise, including consultation and recommendations, on actuarial models and issues.

This position may have the opportunity to be a part of the P&C Actuarial Rotation Program, which will give you the potential opportunity to work on various actuarial, analytics, and risk management teams to learn and develop across different actuarial functions. Should you choose to participate in the program, you will participate in two to three rotations of two years each. Full program details will be provided to you upon your start date.

Job Responsibilities

• Have in-depth knowledge of actuarial methodologies with the ability to source and manipulate complex data within standard requirements.
• Conduct complex analyses, adhering to actuarial standards, by selecting appropriate data sources, making assumptions, recognizing considerations, and developing recommendations. Resolve unreasonable results/non-optimal solutions using experience and professional judgment.
• Accurately document assumptions, methods, sources, and considerations in an organized fashion.
• Prepare and present actuarial findings and documents suitable for technical and non-technical audiences at the senior Actuarial leadership level. May professionally represent the company with regulators, auditors, and external vendors.
• Develop work plans and ensure accurate work product delivery.
• Lead peer reviews to increase collaboration, ensure quality work, and drive innovation.
• Maintain relationships with business customers and build new ones.
• Lead onboarding and training for new associates on standard work processes.
• Apply data mining techniques to identify new relationships and make recommendations. Build and validate models in different software packages. Explore new software tools. Have practical experience with predictive modeling.

Additional Responsibilities

May perform other responsibilities as assigned.

Reporting Relationships: Reports to an Actuarial, Analytics, or Risk Management leader.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in actuarial science, mathematics, statistics, data science, or similar field requiring modeling, programming, or quantitative analysis.
• Generally, has attained ACAS and is working towards FCAS. Refer to the Nationwide PC Insurance Company Actuarial Student Program for more info.
• Typically, five or more years of actuarial experience.
• Knowledge of actuarial methods, statistical analysis, actuarial models, software, and databases. Proficient in Microsoft Office, analytical software, and programming languages. Competencies include command skills, strategic agility, delegation, motivation, business perspective, and accounting. Highly developed skills in business understanding, problem solving, customer focus, dealing with ambiguity, results orientation, and learning ability.

Other criteria, including leadership skills and experiences, may take precedence. Staffing exceptions require approval.

Values: Demonstrates Nationwide Values consistently.

Job Conditions

• Overtime eligibility: Not eligible (exempt).
• Working conditions: Normal office environment.

Additional Information

Applications accepted until 06/16/2025, but early submissions encouraged.

Benefits

Includes medical/dental/vision, life insurance, disability coverage, paid time off, holidays, 401(k), pension, business casual, and more. For details, click here.

Nationwide is an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity and inclusion. We prohibit discrimination and harassment.

This position can be filled in any of the lower 48 states.

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