Senior Actuary

AF Group; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

AF Group, located in Lansing, MI, seeks an experienced Senior Actuary to lead pricing strategy for a growing multiline portfolio. The role collaborates with Actuarial, Product, Underwriting, and Regulatory teams to translate market intelligence into pricing decisions and actionable tools.

The candidate will mentor analysts, develop pricing frameworks, and oversee pricing, reserving, and forecasting models while maintaining professional conduct and CE requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, or related field.
• FCAS/FSA designation or CAS/SOA with years of P&C actuarial experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide actuarial leadership for multiline product development and pricing.
• Evaluate pricing approaches and translate market research into filing strategies.
• Partner with Product and Underwriting for segmentation and profitable growth.
• Build and evolve the multiline pricing framework with internal experience.
• Perform actuarial analyses for pricing, loss reserving, and capital management.
• Communicate findings via presentations, reports and pricing tools.
• Maintain pricing, reserving, reinsurance and forecasting models.
• Mentor other actuarial analysts and represent the Actuarial department.

Skills

Excellent communication

Independent decisions

Excel proficiency

Pricing analysis

SQL/Python (basic)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science or Mathematics

FCAS/FSA designation or CAS/SOA

Tools

SQL

R

Python

PowerPoint

Job description

Compensation: Competitive Compensation and Benefits Package

About Us

AF Group’s focused and passionate team uses industry-leading best practices, analytics and resources to manage risk and minimize loss for our policyholders while strengthening businesses with our valued independent agent partners.

We strive to continuously increase the long-term value of our organization by outperforming our industry peers and fostering a culture of underwriting and claims excellence.

AF Group is seeking an experienced Senior Actuary to play a key role in the development and growth of our expanding commercial multiline portfolio. This individual will bring ...

Job Description

The role will work closely with Actuarial, Product, Underwriting, Regulatory and other business partners to translate market and competitive intelligence into ...

Work is performed in an office setting with no unusual hazards. Minimal travel required.

Compensation

Actual compensation decision relies on the consideration of internal equity, candidate’s skills and professional experience, geographic location, market, and other ...

Responsibilities

Evaluate

Evaluate competitive pricing approaches, translating market research into potential filing strategies, pricing tools and actionable underwriting guidance. Partner ...

Performance

Monitor industry results and trends and the Company’s relative performance to the industry. Perform advanced special projects as needed.

Communication

Communicate effectively: Make recommendations and present findings to appropriate audiences via creation of presentations, reports and pricing tools as applicable ...

Document

Document all work and establish or improve procedures for internal department processes.

Build

Help build and evolve the multiline pricing framework as internal experience emerges, including rate indications, portfolio monitoring, pricing diagnostics and ...

Teamwork

Participate in peer reviews of actuarial work product. Develop relationships within and outside Actuarial & Data Science to increase understanding of the Company, its ...

Leadership

Provide guidance and mentor other actuarial analysts. Provide actuarial leadership for multiline product development and pricing strategy, including Commercial ...

Work with various business units to help create and drive strategic plans and metrics.

Assist

Assist in the creation of a department strategic plan that supports corporate initiatives. Help design, enhance, and maintain pricing, reserving, reinsurance and forecasting ...

Standards

Maintain good standing with the Actuarial Society, complete annual CE requirements and attest as required and follow the Code of Professional Conduct and all ...

Requirements

Communication

Excellent oral and written communication skills. Excellent communication with others, both actuaries and non-actuaries, verbally, in writing, and via presentations.

Skills

Ability to apply the principles of logical thinking to define problem; collect data, establish facts, and draw conclusions. Expertly skilled in use of Excel; proficiently ...

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, or related area.

Certification

FCAS/FSA designation and a minimum of eight (8) years' P&C actuarial experience; OR Associate designation in the CAS or SOA and minimum of twelve (12) years' P&C ...

Knowledge

Advanced knowledge of actuarial principles and practices in one or more of the following areas: reinsurance, reserving, ratemaking, financial reporting, capital ...

About Us

AF Group’s focused and passionate team uses industry-leading best practices, analytics and resources to manage risk and minimize loss for our policyholders while strengthening businesses with our valued independent agent partners.

We strive to continuously increase the long-term value of our organization by outperforming our industry peers and fostering a culture of underwriting and claims excellence.

AF Group (Lansing, Mich.) and its subsidiaries are a premier provider of innovative insurance solutions. Insurance policies may be issued by any of the following companies within AF Group: Accident Fund Insurance Company of America, Accident Fund National Insurance Company, Accident Fund General Insurance Company, United Wisconsin Insurance Company, Third Coast Insurance Company, or CompWest Insurance Company.

View Summary

Company: AF Group

Location: United States, USA

Level: Non-Manager

Compensation: Competitive Compensation and Benefits Package

JobFamily: Actuarial

Industry: Insurance Services

Overview

AF Group is seeking an experienced Senior Actuary to play a key role in the development and growth of our expanding commercial multiline portfolio. This individual will bring strong property and casualty pricing expertise and, ideally, experience supporting product development and the growth of multiline business. The role will work closely with Actuarial, Product, Underwriting, Regulatory and other business partners to translate market and competitive intelligence into pricing strategy, underwriting guidance and actionable tools. As the portfolio grows, this individual will help evolve our approach from external benchmarks and market intelligence toward increasingly sophisticated, experience-based pricing and portfolio management.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Work is performed in an office setting with no unusual hazards. Minimal travel required.

PAY RANGE

Actual compensation decision relies on the consideration of internal equity, candidate’s skills and professional experience, geographic location, market, and other potential factors. It is not standard practice for an offer to be at or near the top of the range, and therefore a reasonable estimate for this role is between $150,000 and $200,000.

Responsibilities

• Provide actuarial leadership for multiline product development and pricing strategy, including Commercial Auto, General Liability, Property and other commercial lines as the portfolio expands.
• Evaluate competitive pricing approaches, translating market research into potential filing strategies, pricing tools and actionable underwriting guidance.
• Partner closely with Product and Underwriting to identify opportunities for segmentation, pricing differentiation and profitable growth.
• Help build and evolve the multiline pricing framework as internal experience emerges, including rate indications, portfolio monitoring, pricing diagnostics and recommendations for changes in pricing strategy.
• Perform actuarial analyses for pricing, loss reserving, product development, reinsurance, capital management, and/or other financial or business purposes.
• Communicate effectively: Make recommendations and present findings to appropriate audiences via creation of presentations, reports and pricing tools as applicable.
• Document all work and establish or improve procedures for internal department processes.
• Help design, enhance, and maintain pricing, reserving, reinsurance and forecasting models.
• Work with various business units to help create and drive strategic plans and metrics.
• Monitor premium and loss ratio projections and communicate status to business units and senior management.
• Monitor industry results and trends and the Company’s relative performance to the industry. Monitor resulting action plans.
• Provide guidance and mentor other actuarial analysts.
• Represent Actuarial on corporate projects as needed.
• Attend meetings and serve on committees as necessary, representing the Actuarial department.
• Perform advanced special projects as needed.
• Maintain good standing with the Actuarial Society, complete annual CE requirements and attest as required and follow the Code of Professional Conduct and all relevant actuarial standards of practice.
• Proactively identify analytical projects to solve business problems.
• Develop relationships within and outside Actuarial & Data Science to increase understanding of the Company, its goals, and concerns.
• Assist in the creation of a department strategic plan that supports corporate initiatives.
• Participate in peer reviews of actuarial work product.

Requirements

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, or related area.
• FCAS/FSA designation and a minimum of eight (8) years' P&C actuarial experience; OR Associate designation in the CAS or SOA and minimum of twelve (12) years' P&C actuarial experience.

SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE/ABILITIES (SKA) REQUIRED:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to make competent, independent decisions.
• Advanced knowledge of actuarial principles and practices in one or more of the following areas: reinsurance, reserving, ratemaking, financial reporting, capital management, underwriting, and claims practices.
• Ability to perform actuarial and statistical analyses.
• Ability to apply the principles of logical thinking to define problem; collect data, establish facts, and draw conclusions.
• Excellent communication with others, both actuaries and non-actuaries, verbally, in writing, and via presentations.
• Expertly skilled in use of Excel; proficiently skilled in use of Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint. Programming skills in SQL and/or statistical software (e.g., R, Python) preferred.
• Ability to learn new software.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. This job description does not constitute a contract for employment.

AF Group is seeking an experienced Senior Actuary to play a key role in the development and growth of our expanding commercial multiline portfolio. This individual will bring strong property and casualty pricing expertise and, ideally, experience supporting product development and the growth of multiline business.