Bedford TX

Chicago IL

Omaha NE

Remote

Richmond VA

Rosemont IL

Summit NJ

Associate

Qualified

Senior Actuary

Life

Investments

Health

Property & Casualty

Reserving

Reporting

Data

Risk

Python

Modelling

Data Science

Coding

Pricing

Excel

Power BI

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 collaborative workplace is continuously evolving to ensure all employees feel:<ul><li>Comfortable bringing their whole selves to work.</li><li>Confident that they will be treated respectfully.</li><li>Recognized for their performance and provided with equal opportunities to succeed.</li></ul>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 for the Specialty businesses at Argo. We seek an individual with the ability to provide direction to business partners regarding optimization of the portfolio. Our expectation is this role works independently, problem-solving issues and bringing fresh ideas for improvements to the team.This role will require you to be onsite, 5 days a week, at one of our office locations – Chicago, IL, New York, NY, San Antonio, TX, Richmond, VA, Omaha, NE.RESPONSIBILITIES:<ul><li>Work in a team environment with underwriting, claims, financial, IT, and marketing professionals supporting our Specialty lines businesses.</li><li>Conduct a full range of actuarial and financial analysis to quantify performance.</li><li>Work closely with business partners and provide direction on ways to improve portfolio performance.</li><li>Evaluate new business opportunities and/or programs and share recommendations with business partners.</li><li>Lead loss ratio planning and reforecasting process quarterly, including rate change, loss trend, mix shift, and non-rate actions.</li><li>Explore new tools to drive efficiencies and refine existing workflows.</li><li>Create and automate datasets and reports for actuarial analysis.</li><li>Manage rate filings, where applicable.</li></ul>QUALIFICATIONS:<ul><li>Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics, Actuarial Science, or Finance related.</li><li>At least ACAS or 5+ exams in current pursuit of ACAS or equivalent experience.</li><li>5+ years of actuarial experience, preferably with commercial lines.</li><li>Experience with at least one coding language (SQL, R, Python, SAS, VBA, etc.).</li><li>Broad overall knowledge of insurance.</li><li>Strong communication skills with the ability to convey technical concepts to management and other functional areas.</li><li>Ability to interact and work within a team environment and approach actuarial work as a collaborative product.</li><li>Ability to manage concurrent projects.</li><li>Polished and professional written and verbal communication skills.</li><li>Must be detail-oriented and able to quickly evaluate the accuracy of information.</li><li>Proficient PC skills developed through extensive use of Windows and Microsoft Office Suite (particularly Excel, Outlook, and Word).</li><li>Rate filing experience a plus.</li><li>Creative and flexible mentality.</li></ul>Travel - up to 10%.PLEASE NOTE: At this time, Argo Group will not sponsor an applicant for employment authorization for this position.Argo Group International Holdings, Inc. (“Argo” or the “Company”) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Brookfield Wealth Solutions, Ltd. (“BWS”), a New York and Toronto-listed public company. Argo, with over $8 billion of assets on its balance sheet, is a leading underwriter of specialty insurance products in the property and casualty (P&C) market, working with independent agents, wholesale brokers, and retail brokerage partners to deliver collaborative solutions for niche markets.We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, ancestry, color, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin or citizenship, denial of family and medical care leave, disability, medical condition, race, religious creed, sex, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or other status protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. We do not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.Our BenefitsDeveloping our employees professionally and personally strengthens our organization. Argo Group offers an attractive Total Rewards package that includes:<ul><li>A culture that recognizes performance and empowers employees to excel, offering competitive compensation and merit-driven profit sharing.</li><li>Workplace policies that support employee well-being include flex time and floating holidays.</li><li>Comprehensive health, wellness, and financial planning options that employees can tailor to meet their personal and family needs. Benefits include dental, disability, life insurance, medical, and vision insurance, matching 401(k) retirement savings, generous paid time off (21 days of PTO, 11 paid company holidays, 3 floating holidays, and a paid voluntary day), paid caregiver and parental leave, paid bereavement, jury duty/court appearances, and military leave.</li><li>Argo Academy, a digital and instructor-led platform that offers continuous learning and professional development. Argo encourages career mobility and continuing education to pursue and maintain professional and industry designations, in addition to traditional university and higher education programs.</li><li>An inclusive culture that develops and sponsors diverse teams, encourages cross-functional engagement and collaboration, and provides an environment that welcomes ongoing dialogue, creative innovation, professional and personal development.</li><li>Active community outreach and volunteer programs.</li><li>A generous Employee Referral program that results in approximately 25% of all new hires annually.</li></ul>

What part will you play? If you’re looking for a place where you can make a meaningful difference, you’ve found it. The work we do at Markel gives people the confidence to move forward and seize opportunities.You’ll find your fit amongst our global community of optimists and problem-solvers. We’re always pushing each other to go further because we believe that when we realize our potential, we can help others reach theirs. Join us and play your part in something special!The primary purpose of this position is to provide advanced actuarial analyses based upon generally accepted actuarial principles. You will provide direction and oversight of more junior level actuaries. The completed analyses will be used by internal business leaders for data-based decision making.These analyses may relate to various areas of actuarial expertise, including Pricing, Reserving, Reinsurance, and Corporate Reporting. At this level, solid communication skills are essential.Essential Functions:<ul><li>Preparing and presenting material explaining actuarial concepts and findings.</li><li>Providing guidance to non-actuaries on actuarial principles and concepts.</li><li>Representing the Department on cross-functional teams.</li><li>Supporting corporate goals and principles, and communicating those to more junior staff.</li></ul>Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:<ul><li>Knowledge and experience using SQL, Excel, Access, R, and Python.</li><li>Annual statement familiarity.</li><li>Strong knowledge of actuarial techniques and methodologies.</li><li>Strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.</li><li>Able to communicate with individuals at all levels of the organization.</li><li>Strong presentation skills.</li><li>Team player with analytical, quantitative, and leadership abilities.</li></ul>Experience/Education:<ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Finance, Business, or similar field.</li><li>Credentialed actuary (ACAS or FCAS); will consider a candidate that is nearly credentialed if they have considerable years of applicable experience.</li><li>4-5 years of Actuary experience.</li><li>Prior experience in reserving.</li></ul>US Work Authorization:<ul><li>US Work Authorization required. Markel does not provide visa sponsorship for this position.</li></ul>Who we are:Markel Group is a fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20+ countries. We are a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory, and investment operations around the world.What’s in it for you:<ul><li>We offer competitive benefit programs that help meet our diverse and changing environment as well as support our employees’ needs at all stages of life.</li><li>All full-time employees have the option to select from multiple health, dental, and vision insurance plan options and optional life, disability, and AD&D insurance.</li><li>We also offer a 401(k) with employer match contributions, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, PTO, corporate holidays, and floating holidays, parental leave.</li><li>Markel offers hybrid working schedules of 3 days in the office and 2 days remote.</li></ul>Are you ready to play your part?Choose ‘Apply Now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.Markel is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of any protected characteristic.Should you require any accommodation through the application process, please let us know.

If you’re looking for a place where you can make a meaningful difference, you’ve found it. Because, at Markel, the work you do gives people the confidence to move forward and seize opportunities. Whether you’re wild about horses, bananas for boats or driven by data, you’ll find your fit amongst our global community of optimists and problem-solvers. We’re always pushing each other to go further because we believe that when we realize our potential, we can help others reach theirs. Join us and play your part in something special!Job Responsibilities:<ul><li>Large Account pricing</li><li>Manage a small team of analysts and contractors primarily supporting pricing of large accounts</li><li>Utilize available statistical data to establish reliable and accurate pricing, using generally accepted actuarial techniques; assess the pricing process on an ongoing basis; suggest/implement improvements to ensure actuarially sound pricing</li><li>May assist with research and development of new pricing models/tools.</li><li>Assist with ad hoc projects as needed</li></ul>Certification:<ul><li>ACAS or FCAS</li></ul>Work Experience/Skill Set:<ul><li>7+ years of relevant actuarial experience</li><li>3+ years of large account pricing experience</li><li>Excellent time management and organizational skills</li><li>Excellent analytical ability</li><li>Strong written and oral communication skills</li><li>Proficient computer skills in MS Office</li><li>Experience in SQL and R preferred</li></ul>Who we are:Markel Group (NYSE – MKL) a fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20+ countries, is a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory and investment operations around the world.What’s in it for you:In keeping with the values of the Markel Style, we strive to support our employees in living their lives to the fullest at home and at work.
<ul><li>We offer competitive benefit programs that help meet our diverse and changing environment as well as support our employees’ needs at all stages of life.
 </li><li>All full-time employees have the option to select from multiple health, dental and vision insurance plan options and optional life, disability, and AD&amp;D insurance.
 </li><li>We also offer a 401(k) with employer match contributions, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, PTO, corporate holidays and floating holidays, parental leave.
 </li><li>Markel offers hybrid working schedules of 3 days in the office and 2 days remote.
 </li></ul>Are you ready to play your part?Choose ‘Apply Now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.The base salary offered for the successful candidate will be based on compensable factors such as job-relevant education, job-relevant experience, training, licensure, demonstrated competencies, geographic location, and other factors.

If you’re looking for a place where you can make a meaningful difference, you’ve found it. Because, at Markel, the work you do gives people the confidence to move forward and seize opportunities. Whether you’re wild about horses, bananas for boats or driven by data, you’ll find your fit amongst our global community of optimists and problem-solvers. We’re always pushing each other to go further because we believe that when we realize our potential, we can help others reach theirs. Join us and play your part in something special!Job Responsibilities:<ul><li>Work closely with Underwriters and Product Line Leaders to understand the business needs and create analytical solutions.</li><li>Work closely with IT on implementing rater enhancements.</li><li>Highly organized and responsible for owning the rater update cycle and ensuring raters are constantly updated to reflect our latest view of the risk.</li><li>Identify and rectify raters that do not meet best practices.</li><li>Communicate results to end-users.</li></ul>Work Skills:<ul><li>Excel expert (VBA a plus).</li><li>Familiar with GLM modeling for insurance rate-making.</li><li>Experience with simulation based modeling a plus.</li><li>SQL and PowerBI a plus.</li></ul>The base salary offered for the successful candidate will be based on compensable factors such as job-relevant education, job-relevant experience, training, licensure, demonstrated competencies, geographic location, and other factors. The salary for the position is $113,900K - $170K with a 35% bonus potential.Who we are:Markel Group (NYSE – MKL) a fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20+ countries, is a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory and investment operations around the world.What’s in it for you:In keeping with the values of the Markel Style, we strive to support our employees in living their lives to the fullest at home and at work.
<ul><li>We offer competitive benefit programs that help meet our diverse and changing environment as well as support our employees’ needs at all stages of life.
 </li><li>All full-time employees have the option to select from multiple health, dental and vision insurance plan options and optional life, disability, and AD&amp;D insurance.
 </li><li>We also offer a 401(k) with employer match contributions, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, PTO, corporate holidays and floating holidays, parental leave.
 </li><li>Markel offers hybrid working schedules of 3 days in the office and 2 days remote.
 </li></ul>Are you ready to play your part?Choose ‘Apply Now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

If you’re looking for a place where you can make a meaningful difference, you’ve found it. Because, at Markel, the work you do gives people the confidence to move forward and seize opportunities. Whether you’re wild about horses, bananas for boats or driven by data, you’ll find your fit amongst our global community of optimists and problem-solvers. We’re always pushing each other to go further because we believe that when we realize our potential, we can help others reach theirs. Join us and play your part in something special!Job Responsibilities<ul><li>Create more efficient management reporting and/or dashboards using appropriate reporting tools.</li><li>Performs data analytics and statistical modeling on existing data sets to provide insights/recommendations into business/product performance and improve decision making.</li><li>Identify areas to increase efficiency and automation of data analysis processes.</li><li>Design and implement automated reporting solutions.</li><li>Be an advocate for the use of data to support data driven decision making.</li><li>Research and apply knowledge of existing and emerging data science principles, theories, and techniques to inform business decisions.</li><li>Develop business analytics solutions across Actuarial.</li><li>Develop strategic tools and actionable insights to enable smarter underwriting and claims decisions that will augment existing processes</li></ul>Education<ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Finance, Actuarial Sciences, Business or similar specialized</li></ul>Certification<ul><li>ACAS or FCAS designation required</li></ul>Work Experience/Skill Set<ul><li>Minimum of 10 years of Actuary experience</li><li>Commercial insurance experience strongly preferred</li><li>SQL and R programming experience a plus</li><li>Self-motivated and able to be given a task and run with it</li><li>Flexible with the ability to shift focus quickly from one project to another while maintaining accuracy</li><li>Ability to manage ad hoc requests that have tight timelines while continuing to make progress on long-term projects</li><li>Outstanding oral, written communication and interpersonal skills and excellent presentation skills</li><li>Team player with analytical, quantitative and leadership abilities</li></ul>Who we are:Markel Group (NYSE – MKL) a fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20+ countries, is a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory and investment operations around the world.What’s in it for you:In keeping with the values of the Markel Style, we strive to support our employees in living their lives to the fullest at home and at work.· We offer competitive benefit programs that help meet our diverse and changing environment as well as support our employees’ needs at all stages of life.· All full-time employees have the option to select from multiple health, dental and vision insurance plan options and optional life, disability, and AD&amp;D insurance.· We also offer a 401(k) with employer match contributions, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, PTO, corporate holidays and floating holidays, parental leave.· Markel offers hybrid working schedules of 3 days in the office and 2 days remote.Are you ready to play your part?Choose ‘Apply Now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.The base salary offered for the successful candidate will be based on compensable factors such as job-relevant education, job-relevant experience, training, licensure, demonstrated competencies, geographic location, and other factors.

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