Description

Senior Actuary Leadership Role at Zurich North America

Zurich North America is currently seeking a seasoned actuary to lead and manage our Commercial Auto Pricing team. This strategic role within Technical Underwriting requires an expert who can provide valuable insights for the Commercial Auto Portfolio.

The Technical Underwriting, Commercial Auto Pricing team plays a critical part in delivering Auto product pricing that represents over one billion dollars of premium annually for Zurich North America. They collaborate 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.

About the Role:

• Partner with Business Unit Actuarial, Underwriting, and Reserving functions to drive business outcomes.
• Conduct detailed pricing analysis, including rate development, rating plans, and portfolio management strategies.
• Manage and deliver trend analyses, loss development factors, and parameter updates for periodic loss ratio studies.
• Provide input into the Technical Virtuous Circle for Auto portfolios.
• Collaborate with actuarial, statistical, and IT functions to support current pricing tools.
• Lead pricing tool monitoring, including knowledge of underlying data sources, dependencies, and Power BI.
• Bolster governance and monitoring frameworks, ensuring alignment with company standards.
• Support Virtuous Circle and AvE meetings across the organization.
• Offer guidance on rate filings, formal indications, and evaluation of pricing levels.
• Foster excellent communication and collaboration within and between teams.
• Participate in Finance and Underwriting decision processes, providing independent challenge.
• Lead, manage, and mentor actuarial staff, developing Individual Development Plans (IDPs) and conducting mid-year and year-end performance appraisals.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of experience in Actuarial area plus FCAS or equivalent international certification.
• Bachelor's degree and 15+ years of experience in Actuarial area plus ACAS or equivalent international certification.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in Commercial Auto.
• Mastery of multiple functional areas (pricing, reserving, capital management) and strong technical skills.
• Proficiency in pricing studies: rate indications, trend studies, parameter analysis.
• Expertise with Pricing Tools, including development, deployment, and post-implementation monitoring.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with ability to convey complex results to diverse audiences.
• Proven track record of leading, managing, and mentoring actuarial teams.
• Strong technical knowledge and leadership abilities.
• Exceptional execution, communication, and influencing skills.
• Solution-oriented, collaborative, and conflict resolution expertise.
• Executive presence and ability to interact across all organizational levels.
• Demonstrated history of driving business improvement and change in complex insurance environments.
• Strong preference for FCAS certification.