Pricing Actuary

Location: New York
Pricing Actuary
About MS Reinsurance
MS Reinsurance is a global reinsurer domiciled in Switzerland. With underwriting offices in Zurich, Bermuda, Miami and New York, MS Reinsurance provides best-in-class reinsurance products and services to clients around the world. As part of the world-leading insurance group MS&AD, MS Reinsurance is a trusted, long-term partner, helping clients turn risks into opportunities through deep technical expertise and bespoke reinsurance solutions.
About the role
The purpose of this role is to price reinsurance treaties and contribute to the technical pricing team. The role works within the Pricing actuarial team in identifying the requirements and specifications of the pricing models and contributing to their continuous improvement. This will include providing support in the embedding of robust actuarial methods as well as model calibration. This position will perform case pricing and rate monitoring and ad hoc support with the claims reserving process. The Pricing Actuary will also collaborate with other Pricing team members on various technical projects.
Your responsibilities

• Deliver timely and accurate actuarial input to assist underwriters with individual risk pricing. Tasks include: data manipulation and preparation; reconciliation of data between submissions; analysis and explanation of large or unusual claim movements.
• Produce draft pricing results for discussion with underwriters and actuaries, including explanation of cost drivers and material movements.
• Review and validate rate change calculations in accordance with MS Reinsurance's technical pricing framework.
• Develop a detailed technical understanding of existing pricing models in order to assist with future development and refinement. Contribute to the development and parameterisation of new pricing models within MS Reinsurance's technical pricing framework.
• Assist in the production and validation of portfolio pricing statistics.
• Collaborate and share knowledge with the wider pricing and actuarial team on pricing approaches and analyses.
• Participate in other pricing team activities as appropriate.

Your profile

• 5+ years of relevant work experience.
• Reinsurance pricing experience.
• Experience with pricing US Regional/multiline reinsurance treaties strongly preferred.
• Experience working with ISO/Verisk data products strongly preferred.
• ACAS designation achieved.
• Degree in Math/Computer Science/Physics or similar.
• Strong quantitative analytical skills.
• Strong IT skills particularly MS Excel, VBA and SQL experience desirable.
• Knowledge of data visualisation tools (MS Power BI or QlikView) and programming (R or Python) desirable.
• Must be well organized with the ability to use initiative and self-manage whilst being able to work effectively in a team environment.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to coordinate effectively with multiple departments within the organisation.

What we offer
We offer a modern workplace, an entrepreneurial culture with room for innovation and a hybrid work model. Collaboration, Empowerment and Responsibilities are key values we live on a day-to-day basis. You will be part of a hands-on culture where you really can make an impact. We place mutual trust at the forefront of our collaboration and path to growth.
In case of questions, please contact us via email: careers@msreinsurance.com
MS Reinsurance is the market-facing brand of the risk carrying legal entity MS Amlin AG, a global reinsurer domiciled in Switzerland and operating in Bermuda as MS Amlin AG, Bermuda Branch, in the United States through MS Amlin Reinsurance Managers, Inc, and in Labuan, Malaysia as MS Amlin AG, Labuan Branch.
Salary Range: $110,000 -$137,000 - $165,000
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