Director, Actuary (Specialty Lines)

ICW Group; West Virginia; On-site; USD 161,000 - 288,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus potential

401K retirement plan with companymatch

Medical, dental, and vision plans

Paid Time Off

Job summary

ICW Group is seeking a seasoned actuary to drive pricing strategy and product development for its specialty lines. You will lead pricing models, manage large-account pricing with underwriting partners, and collaborate across underwriting, claims, and finance to optimize profitability.

The role requires extensive actuarial expertise, ACAS certification, and strong leadership capabilities with a willingness to travel up to 25% between San Diego and Atlanta offices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field and 7+ years in commercial and specialty insurance.
• ACAS required; FCAS preferred.
• Experience leading actuarial teams and pricing across specialty lines.

Responsibilities

• Serve as trusted advisor to CUO on product innovation and pricing/risk assessment.
• Oversee pricing processes for large accounts with UW partnership.
• Lead development and maintenance of pricing models across specialty lines.
• Analyze data sources to identify trends and opportunities.
• Advise on underwriting appetite, capital allocation, and risk transfer strategies.
• Partner with underwriting, claims, finance, and operations to support decisions.

Skills

Pricing strategy

Product development

Actuarial analysis

Data analysis

R/Python

SQL

Leadership

Communication

Travel up to 25%

Education

Bachelor's degree in Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Statistics or related field

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Excel

Job description

Are you looking to make an impactful difference in your work, yourself, and your community? Why settle for just a job when you can land a career? At ICW Group, we are hiring team members who are ready to use their skills, curiosity, and drive to be part of our journey as we strive to transform the insurance carrier space. We're proud to be in business for over 50 years, and its change agents like yourself that will help us continue to deliver our mission to create the best insurance experience possible.

Headquartered in San Diego with regional offices located throughout the United States, ICW Group has been named for the twelfth consecutive year in a row and for the 20th time overall as a Top 50 performing P&C organization offering the stability of a large, profitable and growing company combined with a focus on all things people. It's our team members who make us an employer of choice and the vibrant company we are today. We strive to make both our internal and external communities better everyday! Learn more about why you want to be here.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

Pricing Strategy & Product Development

• Serve as a Trusted Advisor to CUO and leadership team on product innovation and individual large account pricing/risk assessment.
• Oversee and establish clear and efficient processes on individual large account pricing with close UW partnership.
• Lead the development and maintenance of pricing models across all specialty insurance segments, leveraging a deep understanding of the E&S, and admitted insurance marketplace to ensure technical accuracy and commercial competitiveness.
• Partner cross-functionally to launch new products with agility and scalability.
• Analyze both existing and new data sources, including proprietary data and data from third‑party providers, to identify trends, assess risk, and develop new product opportunities.
• Anticipate market trends and emerging risks, strategically identify opportunities to develop new solutions or adjust pricing, products, and underwriting support strategies.
• Act as the leading actuarial business expert for specialty to establish actuarial methodologies, data analysis, and performance monitoring.
• Continuously improve on processes to improve accuracy and efficiency of models in addition to ways of working cross‑functionally.

Portfolio Management & Profitability Analysis

• Oversee portfolio performance reviews for all specialty lines, analyzing rate adequacy, loss ratio trends, and segment profitability.
• Drive segmentation strategies to identify growth and remediation opportunities across geographies, industries, and distribution channels.
• Advise leadership on underwriting appetite and capital allocation based on actuarial insights and risk‑adjusted returns.
• Partner closely with Underwriting, Claims and other stakeholders to ensure risks are properly evaluated and managed.

Reserving & Financial Planning

• Collaborate with reserving actuaries and finance to ensure adequate and defensible loss reserves.
• Provide input on quarterly loss ratio projections, planning assumptions, and capital models.
• Support statutory and GAAP reporting, audit processes, and regulatory inquiries related to actuarial estimates.

Reinsurance & Risk Transfer

• Support structuring and evaluation of reinsurance programs in collaboration with Chief Underwriting Officer and Business Unit Leaders.
• Effectively simulate and model retention levels, layer structures, and catastrophe exposures to inform optimal risk transfer strategies.
• Analyze historical experience to inform negotiation strategy and reinsurer engagement.

Leadership & Team Development

• Establish strategic vision, direction, and operating models within the Actuarial department for ICW Specialty.
• Build a high‑performing team of actuaries supporting pricing, reserving, and modeling functions across all specialty lines.
• Coach and mentor Actuarial talent to motivate high performance and develop new skills.
• Foster a culture of analytical rigor, innovation, collaboration, and proactive risk assessment.
• Drive collaboration with underwriting, claims, finance, and operations to support enterprise decision‑making.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Directly supervises a team and carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with company policies and applicable laws. These responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; conducting performance and salary reviews; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems; coaching, mentoring, and developing team members to further their skills and knowledge; creating and monitoring development plans; setting performance expectations/goals; forecasting staffing needs and planning for peak times and absences; enforcing department policies and procedures

Education And Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Statistics or related field, Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum 7 years’ experience in commercial and specialty insurance, with 5 years in a leadership role
• Experience working within a large commercial carrier strongly preferred

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• Associate of the Casualty Actuary Society (ACAS) required.
• Fellow of the Casualty Actuary Society (FCAS) preferred.

Knowledge And Skills

• Proven expertise in E&S lines, complex risks, and specialty product pricing. Experience in pricing Alternative Risk Transfer solutions is highly preferred.
• Proficient in programming languages (R, Python, etc) and SQL for programming Actuarial databases and data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau).
• Strong business orientation and ability to communicate actuarial concepts to non‑technical stakeholders.
• Deep understanding of the unique characteristics and challenges of the E&S Market.
• Thorough knowledge of actuarial models and ability to assess results.
• Strong technical actuarial skills: Proficiency in pricing, reserving, and data analysis.
• Superb communication and collaboration skills with demonstrated track record working collaboratively with various stakeholders to solve complex business problems.
• Strategic thinker who embraces ambiguity and can establish a clear vision for the actuarial function of ICW’s Specialty division.
• Willingness to work hands‑on while establishing a new line of business and building a team.
• Strategic agility to balance speed with sound judgment.
• Demonstrates respectful candor by voicing informed opinions, constructively challenging assumptions, and managing conflict directly and professionally to drive better business outcomes.
• Outstanding leadership capabilities with proven track record of successfully leading high‑performing Actuary teams.
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time between ICW’s San Diego and Atlanta offices.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This position operates in an office environment and requires the frequent use of a computer, telephone, copier and other standard office equipment. The noise level in the office is usually moderate.

The current range for this position is

$160,745.90 - $287,738.43

This range is exclusive of fringe benefits and potential bonuses. If hired at ICW Group, your final base salary compensation will be determined by factors unique to each candidate, including experience, education and the location of the role and considers employees performing substantially similar work.

WHY JOIN ICW GROUP?

• Challenging work and the ability to make a difference
• You will have a voice and feel a sense of belonging
• We offer a competitive benefits package, with generous medical, dental, and vision plans as well as 401K retirement plans and company match
• Bonus potential for all positions
• Paid Time Off
• Paid holidays throughout the calendar year
• Want to continue learning? We’ll support you 100%

ICW Group is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. ICW Group will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex/gender, age, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

At ICW Group we offer a work environment that encourages entrepreneurialism and celebrates success. Our team members are hands‑on contributors who are given the opportunity to make an impact. It's our people who make us an employer of choice and the vibrant company we are today.

Job Category: Actuarial

Job Type: Full time

Req ID: JR101611