Remote Pricing Actuary: Life and Annuity Transactions Lead

Smith Hanley; City of Rochester (NY); Remote; USD 145,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

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.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

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

Education

ASA or FSA designation

Job description

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.