At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead actuarial development, analyse performance, and drive strategic insights in a dynamic insurance environment.
- Company: Ki is a fast-growing, innovative insurance carrier redefining the market with technology.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, recognition for outstanding effort, and a supportive work culture.
- Other info: Opportunities for career growth and collaboration across diverse teams.
- Why this job: Join a cutting-edge team and make a real impact on the future of insurance.
- Qualifications: Qualified Actuary with strong analytical skills and experience in general insurance.
The predicted salary is between 50000 - 65000 £ per year.
Overview Ki is a fast‑growing, algorithmic insurance carrier that leverages machine learning and data science to provide brokers real‑time quotes and risk insights.
With partnerships at the forefront of technology and a proven ability to deliver profit in record time, Ki is redefining the Lloyd’s and global insurance markets.
Responsibilities Lead the development, validation, and ongoing monitoring of business plans and portfolio performance, setting and challenging key actuarial assumptions and ensuring alignment with reserving and risk views.
Partner with Portfolio Management, Underwriting, Claims, and Finance to provide actionable insight on portfolio profitability, performance drivers, and strategic direction.
Drive performance management through high‑quality analysis, targeted reporting, and effective communication of insights, incorporating reserving outputs, market developments, and forward‑looking indicators.
Deliver deep‑dive and forward‑looking analysis to understand and improve performance, including macroeconomic factors such as inflation and climate, and emerging risks.
Collaborate across actuarial, risk, and algorithmic underwriting teams to strengthen analytics, tools, and data‑driven capabilities, including development of new techniques and approaches to improve underwriting performance.
Build and maintain stakeholder relationships, providing effective challenge and influence at senior levels to support robust, commercially sound decision‑making.
Lead development and continuous improvement of actuarial tools, frameworks, and processes, covering inflation assumptions, benchmarking, and performance monitoring capabilities.
Ensure robust governance, documentation, audit trails and compliance with actuarial, regulatory and internal standards across all areas of responsibility.
Support the development of actuarial systems, data, and analytics capabilities, ensuring data quality and fitness for purpose.
Contribute to the wider actuarial function through collaboration, innovation, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Maintain a strong understanding of the end‑to‑end business and proactively apply emerging trends, techniques and insights to enhance actuarial output and business impact.
Represent actuarial in relevant governance forums, providing insight, challenge and informed judgement.
Lead, develop and manage direct reports, ensuring high‑quality delivery, appropriate prioritisation and individual development.
Qualifications Qualified Actuary (FIA, FFA, or equivalent) with strong general insurance market experience, ideally within Lloyd’s or company markets.
Strong understanding of actuarial disciplines including pricing, reserving and business planning and how these interact across a portfolio.
Experience leading and developing teams, prioritising work and managing competing demands.
Strong commercial acumen, able to translate complex actuarial outputs into clear business insights.
Advanced analytical and technical skills, proficiency in Excel and experience with programming languages such as Python, R or SQL.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, able to influence senior stakeholders effectively.
Innovative mindset, capable of identifying opportunities for improvement and implementing change.
In-depth knowledge of actuarial governance, regulatory requirements and professional standards.
Benefits Competitive remuneration and benefits package with regular reviews to remain relevant.
Recognition of outstanding effort is a priority, with time and resources dedicated to rewarding teams and individuals.
Recruitment Process Initial recruiter screening call Interview with hiring manager Technical interview (varies by role) Values interview #J-18808-Ljbffr
