VP & Actuarial Director

3 days ago

Greenwood Village, United States Zurich NA Full time

Zurich North America is currently looking for a VP & Actuary to lead and manage our Commercial Auto Pricing team. This is a senior actuarial role within Technical Underwriting and this leader will provide insights for the Commercial Auto Portfolio. Our preference is for the position to be based in our Schaumburg, IL office, with consideration for individuals who may be based out of another Zurich North America office location. Approximately 5% travel will be required for this position and will depend on location of the leader.

The Technical Underwriting, Commercial Auto Pricing team is responsible for delivering the Auto product pricing which represents over one billion dollars of premium annually for Zurich North America. The Commercial Auto Pricing Team works closely with other Actuarial teams as well as Commercial Auto Product Management and Market Facing Underwriting teams to support achievement of Zurich’s financial objectives.

This position reports to the Head of Casualty Pricing and works on a team with other LOB Pricing Managers.

Responsibilities:
  1. Partner with the Business Unit Actuarial, Underwriting and Reserving functions
  2. Detailed pricing analysis including the development of rates, rating plans, and portfolio management strategies
  3. Manage and deliver detailed Trend Analyses, Loss Development Factors and other Parameter updates as related to periodic loss ratio studies for tool updates
  4. Provide input into the Technical Virtuous Circle for Auto portfolios
  5. Provide input and guidance to actuarial, statistical, and IT functions to support current pricing tools
  6. Provide Lead support for Pricing Tools and related monitoring including working knowledge of underlying data sources, dependencies, and Power BI
  7. Build new or adhere to existing governance and monitoring frameworks
  8. Support Virtuous Circle and AvE meetings across the organization
  9. Where appropriate, provide rate filing support including formal indications and evaluation of pricing levels
  10. Establish and maintain excellent communication and collaboration within as well as between teams
  11. Participate in Finance and Underwriting decision processes, providing independent challenge as part of decision making
  12. Lead, manage and mentor actuarial staff including the development of Individual Development Plans (IDPs) annually including mid-year and year-end performance appraisals.
Basic Qualifications:
  1. Bachelor’s degree and 10 or more years of experience in the Actuarial area plus FCAS or equivalent international certification
  2. Bachelor’s degree and 15 or more years of experience in the Actuarial area plus ACAS or equivalent international certification
Preferred Qualifications:
  1. Experience in Commercial Auto
  2. Experience in multiple functional areas (pricing, reserving, capital management) and knowledge/skills reflective of a senior practitioner
  3. Proficiency in pricing studies: rate indications, trend studies, parameter analysis
  4. Proficiency with Pricing Tools including development, deployment, and post-implementation monitoring
  5. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, particularly possessing the ability to share technical results and recommendations to audiences at varying levels of analytic understanding
  6. Experience leading, managing, and mentoring actuarial teams
  7. Technical knowledge and multi-level leadership skills
  8. Excellent execution, communication and influencing skills
  9. Solution oriented, strong collaboration and conflict resolution experience
  10. Strong executive presence and the ability to interact across all levels of the organization
  11. Track record of fostering business improvement and delivering change in a complex insurance environment
  12. Strong preference for FCAS

As an insurance company, Zurich is subject to 18 U.S. Code § 1033.

As a condition of employment at Zurich, employees must adhere to any COVID-related health and safety protocols in place at that time.

Zurich maintains a comprehensive employee benefits package for employees as well as eligible dependents and competitive compensation.

Zurich does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Any unsolicited resume will become the property of Zurich American Insurance.

Location(s): AM - Schaumburg, AM - Addison, AM - Albuquerque, AM - Anoka, AM - Atlanta, AM - Birmingham, AM - Boston, AM - Center Valley, AM - Charlotte, AM - Chicago, AM - Dallas, AM - Dayton, AM - Denver, AM - Farmington, AM - Fresno, AM - Gold River, AM - Greenwood Village, AM - Hartford, AM - Hollywood (FL), AM - Houston, AM - Independence, AM - Irvine, AM - Jersey City, AM - Los Angeles, AM - Maitland, AM - Melville, AM - Metairie, AM - New York, AM - Oklahoma City, AM - Omaha, AM - Owings Mills, AM - Parsippany, AM - Pasadena, AM - Philadelphia, AM - Phoenix, AM - Pittsburgh, AM - Portland, AM - Raleigh, AM - Richmond, AM - Rocky Hill, AM - Sacramento, AM - Salt Lake City, AM - San Diego, AM - San Francisco, AM - Seattle, AM - Sioux Falls, AM - Tallahassee, AM - Walnut Creek, AM - Washington DC, AM - Winston-Salem, AM - Woodland Hills

Remote Working: Hybrid

Schedule: Full Time

Employment Sponsorship Offered: No

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