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Property & Casualty Actuary

Zurich Canada • Toronto, Ontario, Canada • 13h ago

A high level of responsibility, ownership, and ability to influence strategic decisions. Work directly with the business and leadership teams and use data-driven insights to influence outcomes.
Continuous improvement of the Commercial Property and Liability pricing algorithm. Set and communicate the pricing algorithm requirements for production systems.
Monitor performance of the Property and Liability book, and track accuracy and completeness of key performance indicators. Be an advocate for the importance of data in portfolio management.
Investment in upscaling pricing capabilities.
The opportunity to work for a Global company where we often share and leverage insights on best practices with our global colleagues. Collaborate with actuaries across the globe to develop global pricing tools.
Constantly evolve lines of business, with endless opportunities to add value through new insights and pricing techniques.
Calculate profit margins on new and renewals of business.
Coordinate, prepare, and perform actuarial analysis.
Provide consultation on actuarial models and risk issues.
Support Market Facing and Technical Underwriters on pricing decisions.
Ensure the implementation of required governance processes, maintaining compliance with organizational standards and regulatory requirements.

Job Qualifications What you bring to the table Required:

Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics / Statistics or Actuarial Sciences

AND

5 or more years of experience in the Actuarial area.
FCAS or equivalent international certification

Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics / Statistics or Actuarial Sciences and 10 or more years of experience in the Actuarial area.
ACAS or equivalent international certification.

Preferred:

FCAS designation
Previous actuarial pricing experience in Commercial Lines of business.
Experience collaborating on cross-functional team projects.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to explain technical analysis results to non-technical audiences.
Experience with Microsoft Excel and /or knowledge of statistical analysis software (such as SQL and R)
Verbal and written proficiency in the English language is required to facilitate communication with internal and external key stakeholders located outside of Quebec.
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