At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a team to innovate home insurance pricing strategies and improve profitability.
- Company: Join Hastings Group, a forward-thinking employer committed to inclusivity.
- Benefits: Enjoy a supportive work environment with opportunities for personal and professional growth.
- Other info: We value diversity and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in the insurance industry with your innovative ideas.
- Qualifications: Strong analytical skills and a background in general insurance are essential.
The predicted salary is between 70000 - 90000 £ per year.
Team Overview
The Home Alternative Pricing team is part of the broader family of home pricing and underwriting teams.
The team’s purpose is to develop innovative ways to price home insurance by creating and leveraging new assets, and to identify additional profitable business opportunities to improve overall results.
Responsibilities
- Lead the Home Alternative Pricing team, including working with Home An DS.
- Create a work environment where everyone can be themselves, feel valued and have their points heard.
- Make pragmatic choices and decisions to ensure success in a rapidly changing marketplace.
- Own the overall net of commission pricing algorithm/structures for home alternative pricing.
- Design and set the pricing strategy for home alternative pricing, including developing new and innovative ways to improve home pricing.
Essential Skills & Qualifications
- Inquisitive, curious, innovative nature.
- Strategic thinker who can set a strategy and vision that colleagues buy into.
- Strong general insurance background/knowledge and ability to apply that to home insurance.
- Ability to work across technical actuarial and data science modelling and more traditional risk pricing analytical areas, while bringing new innovative techniques to complement existing approaches.
- Strong analytical skills and ability to turn analysis and model outputs into business value.
- Coding experience (ideally Python) preferred.
- Additional Information
As a Disability Confident employer, we’re committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are fully inclusive – applicants will have fair access to support and adjustments throughout the recruitment journey.
We also welcome applications through the Disability Confident Scheme (DCS).
Regrettably, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.
Equal Opportunity Statement
Hastings Group is an equal opportunities employer which means we treat people fairly.
We welcome applications from all suitably skilled persons regardless of their gender, age, race, disability, ethnic background, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or marital/family status.
Please also note that we have a thorough referencing process, which includes credit and criminal record checks.
#J-18808-Ljbffr
Head of Home Alternative Pricing in Bexhill-on-Sea employer: Hastings Direct
Hastings Direct is an exceptional employer for Actuarial Graduates, offering a dynamic work environment in London that fosters professional growth and innovation. With a strong focus on employee well-being, the company provides competitive benefits including flexible working arrangements, a robust bonus scheme, and access to mental health resources. The collaborative culture encourages the development of cutting-edge actuarial skills through hands-on experience with modern tools like Python and AI, making it an ideal place for motivated individuals to launch their careers.
