Actuarial Consultant, Advanced Analytics

Zurich North America is looking for an Actuarial Consultant to join our growing Finance & Actuarial Advanced Analytics team out of our North American Headquarters in Schaumburg, IL. While this position will be based out of our Schaumburg Headquarters, we are offering the flexibility to work both in the office and remotely. You will collaborate with your manager to set a schedule that supports you, your customers, and the team.

Zurich North America Finance & Actuarial supports actuarial reserving by providing in-depth reserve analysis, loss forecasts, rate monitoring, and leading-edge explanatory tools and models. In this role you would be responsible for actuarial specific predictive models which enable deep dive analysis to better understand the underlying drivers of performance and make the actuarial reserving process more efficient and more insightful.

In this role you will be responsible for the following:

• Work with large sets of data and employ a range of statistical techniques to analyze claims data and claim development
• Produce, implement, and evaluate advanced reserving models to assist in the allocation of IBNR
• Provide diagnostics and insights to aid in reserving analyses
• Work closely with the Data Visualization team to help tell a story and improve transparency of the models to key stakeholders
• Develop ad-hoc models to support Finance Actuarial
• Employ best practices for model development

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics, Statistics, or Actuarial Sciences and 5 or more years of experience in the Actuarial area
  AND
• ACAS or equivalent international certification

Preferred Qualifications:

• Commercial Property & Casualty reserving experience
• Experienced in statistics, building models, and machine learning
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong Advanced Analytics experience with the following programs and languages:
  • SAS
  • Python
  • Microsoft Azure Databricks
  • Microsoft Azure Data Factory
  • SQL
  • R

As a condition of employment at Zurich, employees must adhere to any COVID-related health and safety protocols in place at that time (https://www.zurichna.com/careers/faq).

A future with Zurich. What can go right when you apply at Zurich?

Now is the time to move forward and make a difference. At Zurich, we want you to share your unique perspectives, experiences and ideas so we can grow and drive sustainable change together. As part of a leading global organization, Zurich North America has over 150 years of experience managing risk and supporting resilience. Today, Zurich North America is a leading provider of commercial property-casualty insurance solutions and a wide range of risk management products and services for businesses and individuals. We serve more than 25 industries, from agriculture to technology, and we insure 90% of the Fortune 500®. Our growth strategy is not limited to our business. As an employer, we strive to provide ongoing career development opportunities, and we foster an environment where voices are diverse, behaviors are inclusive, actions drive equity, and our people feel a sense of belonging. Be a part of the next evolution of the insurance industry. Join us in building a brighter future for our colleagues, our customers and the communities we serve. Zurich maintains a comprehensive employee benefits package for employees as well as eligible dependents and competitive compensation. Please click here to learn more.

As a global company, Zurich recognizes the diversity of our workforce as an asset. We recruit talented people from a variety of backgrounds with unique perspectives that are truly welcome here. Taken together, diversity and inclusion bring us closer to our common goal: exceeding our customers’ expectations. Zurich does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other legally protected status. EOE disability/vet 

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Location(s): AM - Schaumburg
Remote Working: Hybrid
Schedule: Full Time
Employment Sponsorship Offered: No  
 
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