Actuarial Analyst

About the role

This is your opportunity to join AXIS Capital – a trusted global provider of specialty lines insurance and reinsurance. We stand apart for our outstanding client service, intelligent risk taking and superior risk adjusted returns for our shareholders. We also proudly maintain an entrepreneurial, disciplined and ethical corporate culture. As a member of AXIS, you join a team that is among the best in the industry. At AXIS, we believe that we are only as strong as our people. We strive to create an inclusive and welcoming culture where employees of all backgrounds and from all walks of life feel comfortable and empowered to be themselves.

Responsibilities

• Support the North American Programs Business Unit through profitability studies, price monitoring, planning, and new business opportunity analyses.
• Monthly reporting of Rate Change, Large Losses, Actual vs Expected, etc.
• Build and maintain Excel tools that help the Underwriting teams review both individual accounts as well as overall portfolio performance.
• Query and validate complex policy and loss data in SQL.
• Deep Dive analyses, including quantifying the impact of business strategies, market conditions, mix of business, loss trend, loss costs and reinsurance structures.
• Collaborate with Data and Analytics colleagues to implement Power BI dashboards.
• Mentor junior members of team.
• May also be required to take on additional duties, responsibilities and activities appropriate to the nature of this role.

Requirements

• Average or Progress towards Associateship in the Casualty Actuarial Society, or other relevant actuarial organization.
• Advanced user of Excel and can perform lookup functions, pivot tables and nested IF statements to create analyses from multiple large data sets.
• Experienced user of SQL with knowledge of how to query data.
• Self-starter, motivated, proactive and a quick learner. Willing to question, investigate and follow through.
• Excellent communication skills, interpersonal skills, and ability to establish credibility with senior underwriters and business unit leaders.
• Attention to detail with work that is technically sound.
• Timeliness of delivery and appropriate prioritization when there are conflicting demands.

Qualifications

• Understanding of Actuarial Methods.
• Ability to produce an estimate of Ultimate from raw data.
• Experience with rate filings.
• Familiarity with ISO Loss Costs.
• Experience querying complex data.
• Experience building Excel tools.

Skills

• Actuarial Methodologies
• Excel Proficiency
• SQL Proficiency
• Data Analysis
• Collaboration
• Mentoring

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package which includes medical plans for you and your family, health and wellness programs, retirement plans, tuition reimbursement, paid vacation, and much more.

Pay

The base salary for this position is currently expected to be in the range of $115,000 to $130,000 (NY). Your salary offer will be based on an assessment of a variety of factors including your specific experience and work location.

Schedule

You will be expected to be in the office 3 days per week. Occasional travel for business may be required.