Associate Actuary

JCW Group; Minnesota; On-site; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

JCW Group is seeking an Associate Actuary to join their actuarial team. You will conduct rate adequacy analyses, develop pricing using predictive models, and build profitability models to inform reinsurance decisions across crop and livestock products.

You will also provide quantitative support on derivatives and hedging strategies, while collaborating with underwriting, finance, and leadership on pricing, financial reporting, new products, and competitive analyses.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, or a related field.
• Strong statistical and predictive modeling skills with the ability to turn data into actionable insight.
• Proficiency in R, SQL, or Python.
• Excellent communication skills and confidence presenting to business partners.

Responsibilities

• Conducting rate adequacy analysis and developing product pricing using actuarial and predictive modeling techniques.
• Building policyholder profitability models to inform reinsurance decisions across multi-peril crop and livestock products.
• Providing quantitative support on derivative market instruments and helping execute hedging and trading strategies.
• Partnering with underwriting, finance, and leadership on pricing, financial reporting, new products, and competitor analysis.

Skills

Statistical analysis

Predictive modeling

Excellent communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Actuarial Science or Mathematics

Tools

R

SQL

Python

Job description

JCW Group is partnering with a financially strong, highly rated specialty insurer to find an Associate Actuary to join their growing actuarial team. This is a great opportunity to take on a high-impact role where your analysis directly shapes pricing, reinsurance, and strategic decisions across the business.

What you’ll be doing:

• Conducting rate adequacy analysis and developing product pricing using actuarial and predictive modeling techniques
• Building policyholder profitability models to inform reinsurance decisions across multi-peril crop and livestock products
• Providing quantitative support on derivative market instruments and helping execute hedging and trading strategies
• Partnering with underwriting, finance, and leadership on pricing, financial reporting, new products, and competitor analysis

What you’ll bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, or a related field
• Strong statistical and predictive modeling skills, with the ability to turn data into actionable insight
• Proficiency in R, SQL, or Python
• Excellent communication skills and confidence presenting to business partners