Lead Actuary - Employee Benefits

Alliant Insurance Services; Ohio; On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Alliant Insurance Services is seeking a senior actuary to lead analytical initiatives, pricing, and risk assessment across life, health, and property/casualty lines. The role requires extensive actuarial acumen and leadership experience to guide teams and influence strategy.

The ideal candidate holds FCAS and FSA with 15+ years of relevant experience, demonstrating advanced Excel and MS Office skills, and can communicate complex results to executives. Travel is occasional as needed.

Qualifications

• Requires strong actuarial expertise and leadership for strategic initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze data, create recommendations, and present to management.
• Proven accuracy in modeling, forecasting, and problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Provides business leadership and oversight for strategic initiatives.
• Prepares and analyzes reports to identify trends and deviations.
• Conducts quantitative analyses, forecasting, and modeling of data.
• Documents complex problems and recommends optimal solutions.
• Develops reports and presentations for action by management.
• Performs quality assurance and peer reviews of work.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Presentation skills

Analytical thinking

Time management

Attention to detail

Independent work

Teamwork

Insurance knowledge

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Actuarial Science/Mathematics/Statistics or related field

FCAS

FSA

15+ years related work experience

Tools

Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

SUMMARY

Responsible for conducting analysis, pricing and risk assessment to estimate financial outcomes. Applies knowledge of mathematics, probability, statistics, and principles of finance and business to calculations in life, health, social and casualty insurance, annuities, and pensions.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides business leadership, analytical expertise, and process oversight for significant strategic initiatives;


• Prepares and analyzes various reports to identify trends and deviations;


• Conducts analysis by qualitatively and/or quantitatively analyzing data and information, including exploratory data analysis, graphing, forecasting and modeling;


• Analyzes and documents complex data and business problems and provides recommendations based on research of performance analysis and business products for optimal business solutions;


• Develops reports, presentations and proposals for action and/or implementation plans and presents to management to assist in decision making;


• Performs quality assurance checks/peer reviews on the work of other team members/departments;


• Reviews and evaluates existing procedures and operations in assigned area; makes recommendations regarding improvements;


• Manages key actuarial projects;


• Trains or provides guidance to team members;


• Complies with agency management system data standards and data integrity (enters and maintains complete and accurate information);


• Infrequent travel required 10% - 20% of the time;


• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's Degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statisticsor related quantitative field


• Fifteen (15) or more years related work experience


• Fellowship in the Casualty Actuarial Society (FCAS)


• Fellowship in the Society of Actuaries (FSA)

SKILLS

• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills


• Proven ability to apply actuarial techniques and standards to complex business problems


• Excellent planning, organizational, and prioritization skills


• Excellent analytical, problem solving and time management skills


• Possess high level of accuracy and attention to detail


• Ability to work independently and within a team and to foster teamwork


• Advanced knowledge of insurance or financial principles and concepts


• Proficient in Microsoft Office products; expert level in Excel