Pricing Actuary - Life

Smith Hanley Associates; City of Rochester (NY); A distancia; USD 145.000 - 160.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Smith Hanley is seeking a Pricing Actuary for Life & Annuity to lead pricing and underwriting for new reinsurance transactions. You will oversee actuarial modeling, assumption development, liability risk, and transaction due diligence in a remote U.S. setting.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in life/annuity pricing, strong modeling skills, and experience communicating assumptions to senior leaders. Collaboration with risk, investment, finance and transaction teams is essential.

Formación

• Must hold ASA or FSA designation with 7+ years in life and annuity insurance or reinsurance.
• Experience in pricing, underwriting, reserving, or valuation including assumption development.
• Strong modeling capabilities and ability to support complex transactions from evaluation through execution.

Responsabilidades

• Lead pricing and underwriting for new reinsurance transactions.
• Develop pricing recommendations and communicate key assumptions and sensitivities to senior stakeholders.
• Collaborate with investment, finance, risk management, and transaction teams for deal economics and due diligence.

Conocimientos

Pricing & underwriting experience

Financial modeling

Cash flow projections

Sensitivity analysis

Scenario testing

Model risk management

Due diligence & transaction structing

ALM & hedging concepts

Regulatory knowledge Bermuda

International reinsurance experience

Programming skills

Educación

ASA or FSA designation

Descripción del empleo

Position: Pricing Actuary – Life & Annuity

Location: Remote

Compensation: $145,000-$160,000 + Bonus

Actuarial Summary Seeking a qualified actuary with 7+ years of life and annuity insurance or reinsurance experience to lead pricing and underwriting for new reinsurance transactions. This role provides technical leadership across actuarial modeling, assumption development, liability risk assessment, and transaction due diligence. Working closely with investment, finance, risk management, and transaction teams, the actuary will evaluate deal economics, develop pricing recommendations, and communicate key assumptions and sensitivities to senior stakeholders. Ideal candidates bring strong modeling capabilities, sound actuarial judgment, and experience supporting complex transactions from initial evaluation through execution and onboarding.

Key Skills & Requirements

ASA or FSA actuary with 7+ years of life and annuity insurance or reinsurance experience. Direct experience in actuarial pricing, underwriting, reserving, or valuation, including assumption development. Strong modeling capabilities, including cash flow projections, sensitivity analysis, scenario testing, and model risk management. Experience supporting actuarial due diligence, transaction structuring, governance approvals, and execution. Ability to assess asset-liability management strategies, investment portfolios, hedging, capital, and solvency impacts. Strong communication and stakeholder management skills; Bermuda regulatory knowledge, international reinsurance experience, and programming skills are advantageous.