Pricing Actuary

By innovating the connection of risk and capital, Velocity Risk delivers specialty property insurance in catastrophe prone communities. Embracing Nature’s volatility and turning “problems” into potential, we are transforming old insurance practices. Our uncommon approach to business creates uncommon careers where employees are empowered to flourish.

Are you someone looking for a role that will challenge you to step outside your comfort zone? Are you looking to join an innovative, collaborative team environment that allows you to learn from others and grow in your career? If you, you are just the type of person that will fit into our distinctive culture.

As our Pricing Actuary, you will be at the intersection of traditional actuarial science and cutting-edge data science methods. You will fuel the company’s competitive edge by leading actuarial support in pricing sophistication, predictive analytics, and data-driven decision-making.

You will thrive in this position if you have these core capabilities:

• Quantitative and Data Science Expertise – Exceptional command over numbers, statistics, data analytics, and data visualization.
• Analytical reasoning and problem solving – Ability to navigate complex, ambiguous pricing challenges and devise data-backed, actionable solutions.
• Communication – Clearly articulate complex topics to non-technical audiences in both written and oral form.
• High Attention to Detail – Exceptional focus on accuracy and data integrity
• Organization and prioritization – Strong time management and multitasking abilities.
• Collaboration Spirit – Knack for working well in teams, building camaraderie, and influencing others.

A typical day might include:

• Building and maintaining advanced pricing models using machine learning techniques
• Building dashboards or tools for other teams utilizing Tableau.
• Monitoring top-line and bottom-line performance for necessary adjustments
• Preparing peril-level rate indications. However, this role does not require interaction with rate filings.
• Testing new or existing 3rd party data sources for predictive power. Integrating new data sources into pricing models.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 3-5 years of related actuarial and data science experience
• ACAS or FCAS designation required
• Proficiency in SQL required / Familiarity with Tableau or PowerBI is a plus
• Experience in Python or R required
• Bachelor’s degree in actuarial science, mathematics, or related
• Experience applying ML to business problems, including GLMs
• Commercial Lines property experience a plus
• Experience with AWS or Azure is a plus

Velocity Risk provides equal opportunity to everyone, and we do not tolerate discrimination or harassment to anyone.

We strive to ensure our employees have the best experience possible We provide comprehensive and competitive benefits packs for our full-time employees.

• Medical, Dental, and Vision fully subsidized by Velocity.
• Health Savings Account with employer contributions
• 401k after 6 months of employment
• Education and Certification Reimbursement and Bonus programs
• Paid Time off and company Holidays with floating holidays for flexibility
• Gym membership reimbursements
• Volunteer rewards and “give-back” initiatives.
• In-office lunch provided