WNS - Actuarial Pricing Modeller Role

Opportunity for Leadership role into Actuarial Pricing Modeller role

Job Description:

This is your opportunity to join WNS- About WNS

- The Pricing team of WNS is set-up to service our Global Insurance Client based out of Australia, Our Goal is to develop consistent pricing practices across the Insurance segment for our Client and primarily responsible for pricing, product and portfolio monitoring and construction, profitability studies, new business / product development, price adequacy metric development and monitoring, and business planning. It is expected that the Pricing team will interact extensively with other functions including Underwriting, Reserving etc-

Key Responsibilities:

- Work closely with Client's Actuary Head, drive the Pricing projects in off-shore as per the directions set by the client's Actuary team

- Manage the Data Engineering process to set-up the Data Base for Pricing modelling

- Drive the Data Preparation / Analysis / Testing projects to set-up the foundation for modelling

- Develop pricing models and ensure a consistent approach across the Insurance Business

- Deliver quarterly product monitoring analyses to identify any profitability issues and / or business opportunities, and assist underwriters in developing subsequent action plans

- Assist underwriters as needed in the evaluation of large individual accounts or portfolio deals incorporating experience and exposure rating

- Evaluate the potential profitability of new business opportunities and assist underwriters in the development of new products

- Derive expected loss ratios for financial planning taking into account business strategy, market conditions, mix of business, trends and reinsurance structure

- Analyse rate monitoring data to advise on the impact of emerging rating trends on underwriting strategy

Required Qualification, Skills & Experience:

- At least 5 years insurance industry experience

- At least 3 years experience in Technical pricing for General Insurance - Commercial lines

- Hands-on Technical Price modelling experience using Emblem, Radar, SQL, R and Python,

- Actuarial Papers CT-1, CT-3, CT-6 and ST-8 are preferable

- Experience in managing Team, Projects and Stakeholders

- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, able to establish credibility with Actuarial team, Underwriting team, business unit leaders and divisional leadership

- Self-starter, proactive and with the ability to develop, recommend and implement new approaches