Senior Assistant Actuary at Travelers | Dublin, Leinster, Ireland | Rezi

Senior Assistant Actuary at Travelers

Senior Assistant Actuary

Travelers · Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

1 months ago

Senior Assistant Actuary

Travelers · Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

2 months ago
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About the Role

The Manager, Actuarial and Analytics is an analytic role with responsibility for exposure-based pricing models in Travelers Europe. The individual in this role is expected to be an influential member of a team supporting pricing models, data, and analysis within the actuarial department.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain and develop pricing algorithms for Travelers Europe.
  • Implement pricing algorithms in the Hyperexponential (HX production system).
  • Liaise with underwriters to support the use of pricing models.
  • Run processes for batch rating portfolios of business in Python.
  • Expand the batch rater and associated standard pricing dataset to support more products across Travelers Europe.
  • Run processes for calibrating base rates.
  • Prepare data and analysis for actuarial rating validation exercises for specific products.
  • Contribute to the analysis of pricing model data.
  • Assist with other pricing team functions such as case pricing, business planning, and reinsurance purchase.
  • Communicate analysis, project results, and business initiatives to peers and business partners.
  • Communicate technical topics to a non-technical audience within the primary working group with guidance from a manager.
  • Actively participate and potentially lead group discussions at the unit level.
  • Create formal written communication such as memos or presentations with guidance and peer review.
  • Network and collaborate on ideas and challenges.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Associate Actuarial Credential.
  • University degree in a STEM-related field.
  • Strong PC skills (MS Office).
  • Strong programming skills (e.g., SQL, SAS).
  • Strong understanding of insurance products and industry.
  • Demonstrable ability in actuarial and quantitative analysis and statistical concepts.
  • Take ownership of assigned projects and meetings, make recommendations, and present results to business partners.
  • Proficient in Leading Self, exhibiting self-awareness while effectively managing ambiguity.
  • Initial development of Leading Others, including mentoring/training team members.
  • Initial development of Leading the Business, including actively supporting business goals and being a positive member of the Enterprise culture.
  • In-depth understanding and knowledge of basic business drivers and disciplines such as underwriting, products, reinsurance, distribution, sales, operations, risk control, claim, and financials.
  • Effectively utilize business knowledge in developing analytic solutions.
  • Foundational perspective of the primary industry and developing trends such as technology, analytic methodology, products, and competitor performance.
  • Familiarity with other key business drivers and disciplines.
  • Proactively build and own professional business relationships across the BI&AA community.
  • Generate and solicit ideas, and begin to build consensus with guidance.
  • Aware of potential conflict and begins to address it with guidance.
  • Begin to set and manage expectations with business partners for small projects.
  • Evaluate and use appropriate data, tools, and methods.
  • Perform analytics independently and effectively plan next steps within analyses with little oversight.
  • May perform technical review of team work product.
  • Contribute on more complex analytical work with guidance.
  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.
  • Demonstrable experience in quantitative analysis.

Skills

  • MS Office
  • SQL
  • SAS
  • Quantitative analysis
  • Statistical concepts
  • Actuarial analysis

Location

  • Travelers Europe

Work Type

  • Hybrid
  • Full-time

Experience Level

  • Manager

Education Level

  • University degree in STEM related field
  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

Benefits

  • Private Medical Insurance (single cover provided, option to add dependents at expense).
  • Pension Plan with core company contribution and increased contribution for employee contributions.
  • Minimum 25 days holiday entitlement annually, with the option to purchase additional days up to 35.
  • Wellness programme including tools, discounts, resources, and mental health support with access to free professional counseling.
  • Volunteer Encouragement through Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards programme.
  • Coverage from the first day of employment for employees and eligible family members (spouses, domestic partners, children).

About the Company

  • Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other is the Travelers Promise.
  • Maintained reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 170 years.
  • Culture rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration.
  • Has more than 30,000 employees in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Ireland.
  • Recognized by organizations such as G.I. Jobs and Military Times.
  • Employees are valuable assets to their hometowns, volunteering for important causes each year.

Equal Opportunity

  • Travelers is an equal opportunity employer.
  • We value the unique abilities and talents each individual brings to our organization and recognize that we benefit in numerous ways from our differences.
  • If you are a candidate and have specific questions regarding the physical requirements of this role, please send us an email so we may assist you.
  • Travelers reserves the right to fill this position at a level above or below the level included in this posting.
  • Our 10 Diversity Networks celebrate culture and communities and create spaces for all employees through powerful forums for dialogue and support.