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Senior Pricing Actuary

cer Financial Ltd
Posted a day ago, valid for 14 hours
Location

London, Greater London EC3V, England

Salary

£90,000 per annum

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Senior Pricing Actuary position is based in the City of London with a hybrid working model.
  • This permanent role offers a salary of up to £90,000 and requires a minimum of 5 years of experience in commercial insurance pricing.
  • Key responsibilities include conducting pricing calibrations, overseeing pricing models, and supporting the development of a near qualified actuary.
  • Candidates should possess a 2.1 or higher in a numerate degree and have proficiency in coding, particularly in Python or similar languages.
  • The ideal applicant will have good Excel skills, experience with pricing controls, and a solid understanding of FCA/PRA pricing requirements.

Senior Pricing Actuary

City of London / Hybrid

Permanent

Paying up to £90,000

cer Financial are working alongside a commercial insurance company who are based in the City of London. They are seeking a Senior Pricing Actuary to work with them on a permanent basis.

The responsibilities of a Senior Pricing Actuary will include:

Carry out pricing calibrations, provide challenge and oversight of pricing models, model governance, pricing strategy, processes and compliance

Assess need for external pricing software support and work closely with IT to improve existing system and embed pricing changes

Act as the companys pricing/data expert reference point

As part of the Finance team, nurture, and develop a near qualified actuary in the Underwriting Management team to assist in pricing work

Build upon and extend the existing infrastructure so that cutting edge pricing and analytics practices are implemented throughout our commercial business in accordance with the companys pricing framework

Review pricing structure and recommend changes based on analysis of performance of different customer segments.

Review external and internal data sources for value to insurance pricing and make recommendations.

Design and Implement Pricing tests to understand customer behaviour like elasticity.

Build and run regular reports/dashboards that highlights performance by different segments. Create actionable insights and help the company to continuously improve pricing structure.

Support the CUO in setting product level benchmark prices, underwriting and reinsurance strategies from a pricing perspective

Support new products pricing and product fair value assessment reviews

Translate complex analysis to non-technical audiences, concentrating on material financial impacts of key modelling

Own pricing risk governance with relevant regular reports and ensuring embedding of pricing controls

Communicate results and prepare pricing regulatory returns and MI across the Underwriting and Product Management Committees

The successful Senior Pricing Actuary will have:

2.1 or higher in a numerate degree such as Mathematics, Engineering or Economics (or equivalent).

5+ years experience in commercial insurance pricing. Personal lines pricing considered a plus

Qualified or partly qualified actuary

Able to code in Python or similar languages

Has prior experience with any programming language (SAS, SQL, Big Query or a similar language) is preferred

Good Excel Skills and ability to set up basic business models.

Experience in setting and embedding pricing controls and dealing with complex data and ambiguity

Good commercial sense, with a deep understanding of FCA/PRA pricing requirements.

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