Actuarial Lead (Claims and Reserving)

What You'll Do

• Evaluating the adequacy and consistency of case reserves across lines of business.
• Developing and maintaining frameworks to monitor reserve adequacy and reserve strengthening activities.
• Assessing reserve-setting practices across claim segments, offices, adjusters, and management units.
• Establishing and monitoring reserve performance indicators and key metrics.
• Supporting quarterly and annual reserve reviews using actuarial methodologies and management analyses.
• Quantifying the impact of changes in reserve adequacy on incurred losses and reserve indications.
• Partnering with Finance and Claims teams to analyze reserve development and emerging trends.
• Performing actual-versus-expected analyses and identifying drivers of reserve variability.
• Supporting financial planning, forecasting, profitability analysis, and other reserve-related initiatives.
• Preparing reports, exhibits, presentations, and recommendations for business leaders and stakeholders.
• Collaborating with Claims leadership to identify opportunities for improved reserve discipline and claims handling practices.
• Analyzing claim closure rates, severity trends, litigation outcomes, and other performance measures.
• Monitoring trends affecting claim frequency, severity, inflation, and legal environments.
• Supporting the development of claims dashboards and operational performance metrics.
• Developing statistical models and analytical tools to identify reserve adequacy risks and emerging claim trends.
• Leveraging advanced analytics and data visualization techniques to support business decision-making.
• Collaborating with auditors, consulting actuaries, and other internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensuring compliance with actuarial standards of practice and company reserving policies.

What Makes You Successful

• Strong understanding of property and casualty reserving principles and claim development concepts.
• Ability to analyze complex data and translate findings into actionable business recommendations.
• Excellent analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
• Ability to effectively communicate technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Ability to build collaborative relationships across departments and levels of the organization.
• Self-motivated with a continuous improvement mindset and a passion for data-driven decision-making.
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Finance, or a related field required.
• Associate of the Casualty Actuarial Society (ACAS) or equivalent actuarial credential required.
• Five or more years of property and casualty actuarial experience with a strong focus on reserving, claims analytics, or loss forecasting.
• Strong understanding of case reserve practices and claims development methodologies.
• Experience analyzing loss triangles, reserve development patterns, and claims performance metrics.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, SQL, and actuarial modeling tools.
• Experience working directly with Claims organizations preferred.
• Knowledge of predictive modeling, advanced analytics, and machine learning techniques.
• Experience with programming languages such as Python or R preferred.