Actuarial Services Director — Strategic Leader

Preferred Mutual Insurance Company; United States; On-site; USD 155,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full health insurance

Dental and vision coverage

Employer 401(k) with contribution

Cash-balance pension plan

Student loan repayment assistance

Short-term incentive plan

25 days paid time off

7 paid sick days

10 company holidays

BetterHelp therapy sessions

Family First caregiving resources

Job summary

Preferred Mutual Insurance Company seeks a Director of Actuarial Services to lead pricing, reserving and predictive modeling. You will drive strategic analytics, manage the actuarial team, and partner with senior leadership across product lines and geographies to optimize financial outcomes.

You will provide hands-on actuarial work, guide regulatory interactions, and influence planning with deep knowledge of P&C insurance and data-driven insights.

Qualifications

• FCAS designation from the Casualty Actuarial Society.
• Minimum of 10 years of actuarial experience in pricing and predictive modeling, including a minimum of 5 years of experience as a strategic leader and manager of an actuarial department in a property and casualty environment.
• Experience in loss reserving is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of personal lines and/or commercial lines property and casualty products.
• High degree of executive presence and business acumen.
• Superior analytical, research and problem-solving skills.
• Detail-oriented mindset and ability to dive into root causes.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Actuaries to execute complex and strategic projects and act as subject matter expert across the organization.
• Manage the Actuarial unit to ensure accuracy, efficiency and timeliness of actuarial work products.
• Engage senior leadership to influence business decisions across lines of business, geographic areas, or segments.
• Develop and ensure appropriate actuarial/statistical analyses and methodologies to influence decisions and ensure data quality and documentation.
• Lead pricing/reserving/modeling strategies using understanding of insurance products, markets and regulatory environments.
• Oversee development of actuarial rate indications and support regulatory approval of rate filings.
• Support quarterly loss reserve reviews and provide recommendations to senior management.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Communication

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics or related field

FCAS designation

Job description

Preferred Mutual Insurance Company seeks a Director of Actuarial Services to lead pricing, reserving and predictive modeling. You will drive strategic analytics, manage the actuarial team, and partner with senior leadership across product lines and geographies to optimize financial outcomes.

You will provide hands-on actuarial work, guide regulatory interactions, and influence planning with deep knowledge of P&C insurance and data-driven insights.