Position
Portfolio Analyst – London office.
Role
We are looking for a commercially driven Portfolio Analyst to play a critical role in shaping underwriting performance through deep analytical insight and real-time portfolio intelligence. Sitting at the centre of underwriting, pricing, reserving and claims, this role focuses on understanding what is driving performance today and ensuring those insights directly influence underwriting decisions tomorrow. A key priority is building near real-time visibility of portfolio performance, including automated views of loss emergence and IBNR, enabling faster and more informed decision‑making.
Key Accountabilities
- Develop a best‑in‑class performance attribution framework across classes, segments, underwriting years and distribution sources.
- Analyse and communicate pricing adequacy vs actual performance, including risk‑adjusted rate change.
- Implement near‑live portfolio monitoring incorporating automated IBNR and loss emergence signals.
- Lead large loss reviews and ensure rapid feedback into underwriting, claims, and broker engagement.
- Identify trends in short and long‑tailed lines and translate into pricing, reserving and underwriting insight.
- Partner with underwriting and pricing teams to challenge assumptions and improve decisions.
- Feed insights into business planning, capital allocation and portfolio strategy.
Skills & Experience
- Experience in portfolio analytics, actuarial or performance management within insurance/reinsurance.
- Strong understanding of pricing adequacy and underwriting performance drivers.
- Ability to translate complex analytics into clear, concise, commercial insight.
- Experience with large datasets, automated reporting environments and a level of prompt engineering experience.
- Exposure to a cross‑section of pricing, reserving and capital modelling.
- Experience with real‑time or near‑real‑time analytics and dashboards.
Portfolio Analyst employer: Avencia Talent Solutions Limited
Avencia Talent Solutions offers a dynamic and supportive work environment as a Finance Business Partner, where you will play a crucial role in driving financial insights and decision-making for a leading Corporate & Specialty Insurer. With a strong emphasis on employee growth and development, the company fosters a culture of collaboration and innovation, providing opportunities to enhance your financial acumen while working alongside experienced professionals in a global setting. Located in the UK and Ireland, this role not only allows you to contribute to meaningful projects but also to be part of a well-established organisation with over 120 years of industry experience.
Contact Details:
Avencia Talent Solutions Limited Recruitment Team
