Senior Director Actuary – Property & Pricing Strategy

The Hartford; Salt Lake City (UT); Hybrid; USD 136,000 - 204,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Remote work arrangement

Job summary

The Hartford is seeking a Sr. Director & Actuary to lead the Middle & Large Property actuarial team, driving loss ratio analysis, pricing strategies, and portfolio performance.

You will manage a small staff, influence cross-functional partners, and guide decision-making with data-driven insights. Hybrid work schedule ( Hartford office 3 days a week; potential placement in Charlotte or Chicago), with responsibilities spanning collaboration with product, underwriting, and ERM to optimize results

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree with a major in mathematics, actuarial science, or related field of study.
• FCAS preferred, but open to candidates with appropriate knowledge background.
• Minimum 5 years of property and casualty insurance actuarial experience; experience with property lines a plus.
• Knowledge of actuarial pricing techniques
• Demonstrated technical/analytical skills; High proficiency in Excel required and experience with Python/R/SQL preferred.
• Effective oral and written communications skills.
• Independently motivated; constantly looks for areas to add value.
• Teamwork skills including ability to effectively collaborate with and influence individuals at different organizational levels.

Responsibilities

• Own loss ratio planning for property and marine lines, including assumption setting through analysis of historical loss ratios, the current loss cost environment, and the competitive landscape. Clearly articulate drivers to leadership and cross-functional partners.
• Coordinate catastrophe risk budgeting across property lines, partnering with ERM and across actuarial to align methodologies, exhibits, and commentary
• Oversee regular monitoring of loss and premium trends, AOI, and other book management activities, and provide actionable insights to partners and improve loss ratio performance.
• Partner with reinsurance team to evaluate and support reinsurance treaties as needed
• Develop and enhance financial, pricing, and book management materials for quarterly leadership meetings, in collaboration with partners across actuarial, product, and ERM.
• Lead ad hoc and emerging-risk analyses, recommend pricing strategies, and communicate to cross-functional stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Project management

Education

Undergraduate degree in Mathematics/Actuarial Science

FCAS preferred

Tools

Excel

Python

R

SQL

Job description

The Hartford is seeking a Sr. Director & Actuary to lead the Middle & Large Property actuarial team, driving loss ratio analysis, pricing strategies, and portfolio performance.

You will manage a small staff, influence cross-functional partners, and guide decision-making with data-driven insights. Hybrid work schedule ( Hartford office 3 days a week; potential placement in Charlotte or Chicago), with responsibilities spanning collaboration with product, underwriting, and ERM to optimize results