VP, Pricing - Property

at QBE The Americas in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Primary DetailsTime Type: Full time

Worker Type: Employee

The Opportunity

The VP, Property Pricing will lead the actuarial team providing pricing services and strategic leadership for all Property and Crop business. The role is business-facing and requires a high degree of creativity, self-direction, and communication skills to be successful.

Primary Responsibilities

Provide actuarial pricing analysis to deliver profitable growth for Property. This includes development of pricing tools, portfolio analysis, filings, reinsurance strategy, and business planning
Partner with the Underwriting, Claims, Finance, and Data Science teams to ensure actuarial analysis incorporates business insight to solve large strategic issues
Lead the development and implementation of strategic, long-term risk management by collaborating across the business to reduce organizational exposure to loss
Partner with stakeholders at senior levels to assist in meeting their plan and strategic objectives by anticipating risk and market changes
Asses new business opportunities, monitor outside trends, analyze competition in the marketplace, and evaluate new product ideas
Recommend profitable rate-making and pricing structures by utilizing innovative actuarial techniques to advise top actuaries on courses of action for major product lines and markets
Implement effective pricing processes by partnering with insurance agents and gaining understanding of how business is written

Required Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience

Experience: 7 years relevant experience

Licenses/Certifications: Associate-Casualty Actuary Society (ACAS)

Preferred Competencies/Skills

Use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems
Identify complex problems and review related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions
Lead changes to business processes leveraging technology in new and innovative ways
Apply business and financial acumen
Align job roles with performance, departmental and organizational objectives
Use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems
Identify complex problems and review related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions
Visionary, fully engaged and entrepreneurial
Inspire high level of trust with team, stakeholders, and across organization based on deep subject expertise and institutional knowledge
Align job roles with performance, departmental and organizational objectives

Preferred Experience

10+ years of actuarial experience in Property lines of business

Licenses/Certifications:
Fellow - Casualty Actuarial Society (FCAS)

Preferred Knowledge

Advanced working knowledge of current and possible future policies, practices, trends, technology, and information affecting the insurance industry
Advanced working knowledge of SAS, Python, and Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerBI)
Current and contemporary actuarial pricing techniques and best practices

About QBE

We can never really predict what's around the corner, but at QBE we're asking the right questions to enable a more resilient future by helping those around us build strength and embrace change to their advantage.
We're an international insurer that's building momentum towards realizing our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner.
And our people will be at the center of our success. We're proud to work together, and encourage each other to enable resilience for our customers, our environment, our economies and our communities.
With more than 12,000 people working across 27 countries, we're big enough to make a real impact, but small enough to provide a friendly workplace, where people are down-to-earth, passionate, and kind.
We believe this is our moment: What if it was yours too?
Your career at QBE - let's make it happen!
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US Only - Travel Frequency

* Occasional (approximately 5-10 trips annually)

US Only - Physical Demands

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Equal Employment Opportunity  

The companies of QBE North America are committed to equal employment opportunities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability, marital or parental status, national origin, citizenship, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status. All personal information contained in this application will be kept confidential as required by law.