Actuary - Pricing

Argo Group is a leader in specialty insurance with a vibrant culture built on respect, equality, wellness and opportunity. We’re an innovative organization that’s small enough to be agile and big enough to make a difference in our industry.  

Our flexible workplace is continuously evolving to ensure all employees feel: 

• Comfortable bringing their whole selves to work. 
• Confident that they will be treated respectfully. 
• Recognized for their performance and provided with equal opportunities to succeed. 

At Argo, skill meets opportunity. If you’re wired to raise your hand and ask, “Where can I help?”, you’ll thrive with us. 

The Actuary - Pricing role is critical to supporting the actuarial pricing strategy at Argo.  We seek an individual that has the ability to provide direction to business partners regarding optimization of the portfolio in any U.S. office with the option to work remotely. Our expectation is of working independently, problem-solving issues and bringing fresh ideas for improvements to the team.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work in a team environment with underwriting, claims, financial, IT, digital, and marketing professionals supporting our professional lines businesses.
• Data work in R, Python, SQL, Excel, and PowerBI including data cleansing/manipulation, EDA, and model building.
• Conduct a full range of actuarial and financial analysis to quantify performance including predictive modeling.
• Work closely with business partners and provide direction on ways to improve portfolio performance.
• Evaluate new business opportunities and/or programs and share recommendations with business partners.
• Lead loss ratio planning and reforecast process on a quarterly basis including rate change, loss trend, mix shift, and non-rate actions.
• Explore new tools to drive efficiencies and refine existing workflows.
• Create and automate datasets and reports for actuarial analysis.
• Manage rate filings where applicable.

 

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree, Mathematics, Actuarial Science or Finance related.
• At least ACAS or 5+ exams in current pursuit of ACAS or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of actuarial experience, preferably with commercial lines.
• Experience with at least one coding language (SQL, R, Python, SAS, VBA, etc.).
• Broad overall knowledge of insurance.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to convey technical concepts to management and other functional areas.
• Ability to interact and work within a team environment and approach actuarial work as a collaborative product. 
• Ability to manage concurrent projects.
• Polished and professional written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be detail-oriented and able to quickly evaluate the accuracy of information.
• Proficient PC skills developed through extensive use of Windows and Microsoft Office Suite (particularly Excel, Outlook, and Word).
• Predictive modeling experience is a plus.
• Rate filing experience a plus.
• Creative and flexible mentality.

TRAVEL: Must be able to travel 1 - 3 times a year.

 

 

The base salary range provided below will be commensurate with candidate experience.  In addition to base salary, all employees are eligible for an annual bonus based on company and individual performance as well as a generous benefits package.

New York City Pay Range:$111,300—$132,400 USD

PLEASE NOTE:  At this time, Argo Group will not sponsor an applicant for employment authorization for this position.

If you have a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act or a similar law and you wish to discuss potential accommodations related to applying for employment at Argo Group, please contact our Benefits Department at 210-321-8400. 

To all recruitment agencies:  Unless you have been requested to work on this position, or other positions with Argo Group, please do not forward any resumes to Argo Group employees.   Argo Group is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. is an underwriter of specialty insurance products in the property and casualty market. Argo offers a full line of products and services designed to meet the unique coverage and claims-handling needs of businesses. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Brookfield Reinsurance Ltd. Argo and its insurance subsidiaries are rated ‛A-’ by Standard and Poor’s. Argo’s insurance subsidiaries are rated ‛A-’ by A.M. Best. More information about Argo is available at www.argogroup.com.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, ancestry, color, gender, gender exp