Senior Actuarial Analyst - Pricing (Delegated Authority Business)

Zurich Australian Insurance Ltd.; London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 90,000

Job description

Senior Actuarial Analyst - Pricing (Delegated Authority Business)

Location: We’re flexible! Your team will be mostly based in London and so regular presence in the London office will be required.

Closing date for applications: 12th February 2025

The opportunity

Are you looking for that next step up in your Actuarial career? Are you someone with a desire to add real value to the Delegated Authority (DA) Pricing team through your excellent analytical and communication skills? If so, this could be your next role and we would love to hear from you!

This role sits within our Delegated Authority (DA) pricing team, which includes both Personal Lines and SME portfolios across multiple lines of business. You’d be ensuring that top quality analysis is carried out to support our MGA & DA partners with their pricing and support the wider business in tracking and improving their performance against their financial targets.

What will you be doing?

• Pricing analysis: working with a variety of datasets to produce high-quality pricing analyses in support of our partners, helping to improve the quality of their pricing.
• Portfolio monitoring: developing and maintaining our data and portfolio monitoring dashboards which are used & trusted by a variety of stakeholders, and utilising these to forecast & communicate emerging performance and key portfolio trends.
• New deals: working collaboratively with other functions to diligently assess the performance of potential new DA portfolios, and assisting with a robust onboarding process when deals are agreed.
• Process improvement: developing and maintaining systems & processes through innovation, incorporating efficiencies and improvements as standard.
• Collaborating: building strong relationships across the company (claims, reserving, underwriting, finance) and our DA partners, providing a first class service & trusted insights, and helping to foster a strong data-driven culture.
• Technical skills: the chance to learn and use SQL, R, Power BI & more.
• Professionalism: demonstrating strong knowledge of relevant actuarial disciplines and standards, to ensure you are able to provide first class service to our stakeholders.
• Culture: contributing to a friendly, positive and supportive team environment.
• Coaching & mentoring: opportunities to help develop the technical and non-technical skills of more junior team members, with the possibility of line management if having the right experience.

What are we looking for?

• Experience in General Insurance Actuarial roles, preferably with exposure to delegated authority business.
• Highly numerate and analytical, with strong technical ability & financial awareness.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent teamworking and time management skills.
• Self-motivated with an eagerness to learn and develop.
• Excellent market, risk and business awareness.
• Skilled at working with a range of tools, such as MS Office, SQL, R, Power BI.
• Working towards or recently achieved Actuarial qualifications is preferred.

Who we are:

At Zurich we aspire to be one of the most responsible and impactful businesses in the world and the best global insurer. Together we’re creating a brighter future for our customers, our people and our planet.

With over 55,000 employees in more than 170 countries, you’ll feel the support of being part of a strong and stable company who are a long-standing player in the insurance industry.

If you're interested in working in a dynamic and challenging environment for a company that recognises and rewards your creativity, initiatives and contributions - then Zurich could be just the place for you. Be part of something great.

Our Culture:

At Zurich, our sense of community is strong and we’re particularly passionate about diversity and inclusion. We want our people to bring the whole of themselves to work and ensure everybody is made to feel welcome, regardless of their background, beliefs or culture.

We’re passionate about supporting employees to help others by getting involved in volunteering, charitable and community activity. Our charitable arm, Zurich Community Trust, is one of the longest-established corporate trusts in the UK.

So make a difference. Be challenged. Be inspired. Be supported, Love what you do. Work for us. #LI-Hybrid

The financials:

• 12% defined non-contributory pension scheme.
• Annual company bonus.
• Income Protection.
• Life cover - four times your salary.

Time away:

• 25 days holiday a year plus bank holidays.
• You can also request to swap UK bank holidays for days off that have cultural or religious significance to you.
• The option to buy up to an additional 20 days or sell some of your holiday.
• Three days paid volunteering.
• Up to 16 weeks' full pay for maternity, paternity and adoption leave.

Your health is important to us:

• Access to Private medical insurance.
• Virtual GP appointments.
• Discounted gym membership.
• Free flu jab.

We're making a difference:

• Creating a brighter, more sustainable future underpins all that we do here in Zurich.
• Our charitable arm, Zurich Community Trust, has awarded grants and volunteered time to deserving causes in the UK valued at over £90 million.