Here’s what you’ll be doing:
We’re looking to bring an actuary into our MGA where we want you to be excited to contribute to the growth and success by introducing innovative actuarial analytics solutions, making this role your own.
Reporting to Michael (Head of MGA Pricing, Data and Analytics), you’ll work with an approachable, supportive manager looking to allow you to soak in our process and get up to speed and understand our unique business.
As one of our Actuarial Analytics Manager, you’ll:
- manage a team of Analytics Analysts to create and implement monthly analytical reports for risk assessment, reserving, and forecasting
- manage monthly and quarterly reserve reviews and annual profit share calculations, including preparing reports and additional claims analyses
- use data insights to improve underwriting strategies and product profitability
- conduct detailed claims analysis and share findings with the wider team
- work with different teams to incorporate actuarial analytics into business decisions
We’re looking for someone who is:
- an actuary (qualified or nearly qualified) with experience in the insurance industry
- skilled in statistical modelling, basic machine learning, and actuarial software like R, Python, SAS
- ideally proficient with SQL and interrogating databases
- familiar with management information reporting and dashboard tools such as Tableau, Power BI
- strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, capable of explaining complex data to stakeholders
- demonstrated success in using actuarial analytics to achieve business goals
(We know it’s tough, but please try to avoid the confidence gap. You don’t have to match all the bullet points above to be considered for this role.)
We encourage people of all different backgrounds and identities to apply. We are committed to maintaining an inclusive, supportive place for you to be you and do your very best work.
Ready to make a difference in a unique business? Apply today!
About Simply Business
We insure small businesses and enable big dreams – not just for our customers, but for our people and communities too. With over 900,000 active insurance policies, we protect builders, bakers, landlords, and more than 1,000 other trades.
We’re as much a technology company as one that sells insurance. We build, we fail, we learn, we improve. We’re a B Corp too, which recognises our strong track record of having a positive impact on people, society and the environment.
What are the benefits?
We support every team member to balance work and life effectively.
• remote working - you can balance working remotely and connecting with colleagues in the office
• mental health and wellbeing resources - access to counselling and technology to support your mental health
• flexible parental leave - we pay six months full pay to the primary caregiver, and four weeks full pay if you’re the secondary caregiver
• paid sabbatical - two weeks off when you’ve been here five years and four weeks off when you’ve been here 10, 15 and 20 years
• a dedicated learning platform - the platform lets you balance both work and life goals (including management and leadership programme)
• life event leave - an extra day of leave every two years for whatever you want: moving house, welcoming a new pet, or your birthday
We also make sure you’re compensated fairly.
• competitive salary - based upon your experience and the market we’re in from day one
• annual bonus - the potential to earn a bonus based on business performance
• pension - we match what you put into your pension up to five percent
• BUPA Private Medical Insurance covering Pre-existing medical conditions
• health cash plan - we reimburse your everyday medical expenses
• holiday entitlement - 25 days leave, plus bank holidays (you can also use your flexible benefits to get up to five days more!)
• life assurance - four times your basic salary
• flexible benefits scheme - an allocated allowance to use each year on things like critical illness cover, dental insurance, travel insurance, up to five days extra holiday, and gym membership.
Ready to join us and drive our success as a high-performing team? Apply today.
