Actuarial Analyst - Pricing in London

AXIS Capital is a trusted global provider of specialty lines insurance and reinsurance, focused on outstanding client service, intelligent risk taking and superior risk adjusted returns for shareholders. We maintain an entrepreneurial, disciplined and ethical corporate culture, and we strive to be among the best in the industry. At AXIS, we believe we are only as strong as our people. We foster an inclusive and welcoming culture where employees of all backgrounds feel comfortable and empowered to be themselves.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or creed, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, age, marital status, civil union status, family or parental status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Accommodation is available upon request for candidates taking part in the selection process.

Role Overview

The Pricing function supports underwriters and management in building robust and profitable portfolios by providing objective insights through deep product expertise. This role will work across the Specialty business units, including Energy Offshore, Renewable Energy and Terrorism. These classes write worldwide business on both syndicate and company paper.

What you will do:

• Collaborate with the pricing systems development team and data & analytics teams to deliver on longer term goals relating to upgrading pricing models, databases, dataflows and analytical output.
• Work closely with underwriters to scope, build, develop, document and maintain rating models and methods; training and support around best practice model use.
• Monitor the quality and accuracy of rate monitoring data produced by rating models and/or transactional case pricing. Quantify the technical adequacy of rates required to meet targeted returns on capital.
• Provide actuarial pricing recommendations regarding risk selection, contract structure, coverage and pricing for individual deals.
• Input into the business planning process for the AXIS Group and legal entities – primarily to determine gross loss ratio picks, but also to inform assumptions around the efficacy of, and recoverability from, different outwards reinsurance programme structures.
• Work alongside pricing team to further develop product monitoring and segmental review process within classes of business to objectively assess profitability; provide evidence-based conclusions and recommendations for strategic changes, underwriting actions and portfolio optimisation.
• Evaluate the impact of market conditions and rate change. Analyse the rating environment and market behaviour within key business lines.
• Maintain the feedback loop (control cycle) and provision of information and analysis between the pricing, reserving, capital modelling and business planning processes.
• You may also be required to take on additional duties, responsibilities and activities appropriate to the nature of this role.

About you

We encourage you to bring your own experience and expertise to the table, so while there are some qualifications and experiences we need you to have, we are open to discussing how your individual knowledge might lend itself to fulfilling this role and help us achieve our goals.

What you need to have:

• 2-3 years' experience, ideally in an actuarial role; consultancy or company.
• First class or 2:1 university degree.
• Intention to qualify as a fellow of the Institute & Faculty of Actuaries or equivalent professional body; strong track record of progress in actuarial examinations to date.
• Keen collaborator able to build relationships.
• Able to communicate technical concepts to a non-technical audience.
• Growth mind-set with a desire to seek diverse thought, learn from others and share knowledge.
• Proactive in challenging the status quo and developing innovative ideas.

What we prefer you to have:

• Knowledge of Specialty exposures, coverages and accumulation models.
• General insurance, London Market and pricing backgrounds are highly desired, but not essential.
• The ability to manipulate complex datasets using tools VBA, SQL, R, Python, or similar.

Role factors

In this role, you will typically be required to be in the office 3 days per week.

What we offer

You will be eligible for a comprehensive and competitive benefits package which includes medical plans for you and your family, health and wellness programs, retirement plans, tuition reimbursement, paid annual leave, and much more.