VP & Actuarial Director

$168,400 - $275,800/Yr

Zurich Insurance - Irvine, CA

Full-time - Senior

Remote - Irvine, CA

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About the position

The VP & Actuarial Director at Zurich North America is a senior leadership role responsible for managing the Commercial Auto Pricing team. This position involves providing insights for the Commercial Auto Portfolio, which generates over one billion dollars in premium annually. The role requires collaboration with various actuarial and underwriting teams to achieve financial objectives and involves detailed pricing analysis, trend analyses, and mentoring actuarial staff.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Commercial Auto Pricing team.
• Conduct detailed pricing analysis including the development of rates and rating plans.
• Manage and deliver detailed trend analyses and loss development factors.
• Provide input into the Technical Virtuous Circle for Auto portfolios.
• Support pricing tools and related monitoring, including knowledge of data sources and Power BI.
• Establish and maintain communication and collaboration within and between teams.
• Participate in finance and underwriting decision processes, providing independent challenge.
• Lead, manage, and mentor actuarial staff, including development of Individual Development Plans.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of experience in the Actuarial area plus FCAS or equivalent certification, or 15+ years with ACAS or equivalent certification.
• People management skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in Commercial Auto.
• Experience in multiple functional areas (pricing, reserving, capital management).
• Proficiency in pricing studies and tools.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience leading and mentoring actuarial teams.
• Strong executive presence and ability to interact across all levels.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package
• Short term incentive bonuses
• Merit increases
• Ongoing career development opportunities