Manager, Actuarial and Analytics - Commercial

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The annual base salary range provided for this position is a nationwide market range and represents a broad range of salaries for this role across the country. The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment.

As part of our comprehensive compensation and benefits program, employees are also eligible for performance-based cash incentive awards.

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The Manager, Actuarial & Analytics:
Select Auto position provides actuarial support to Select business partners, primarily product management, underwriting, and leadership. Specific responsibilities include leading the review and communication of key actuarial analyses: rate adequacy, reserve reviews, performance measures, pricing/profitability reporting and plan. Other responsibilities include partnering to influence business strategies, support for pricing model enhancements and questions, business initiative impact analyses and post-monitoring, and ad-hoc analyses.

This role is expected to drive efficiency in everyday processes and may provide fluid talent across the Small Commercial Actuarial team.

• Strategy:
  • Participate in a lead role in the successful execution and completion of assigned strategic initiatives and projects.
  • Develop solutions to resolve challenges of an initiative.
  • Propose change and innovation in order to improve project team performance and timelines.
  • This position will often participate on cross-unit initiatives and may participate on Enterprise initiatives.
• Operational:
  • Independently perform actuarial and analytic analyses to solve business problems and apply judgment appropriately.
  • Support and drive components of unit initiatives. Begin to support broad department initiatives.
  • Take accountability for process efficiencies within assignments.
  • Begin to make proposals in accordance with department practices.
  • Provide support as necessary for initiatives across the Enterprise within the scope of influence.
• Communication:
  • Communicates analysis, project results, and other business initiatives to peers and business partners.
  • Communicates technical topics to non-technical audience within the primary working group with guidance from manager.
  • Actively participates and may lead group discussions at the unit level.
  • Creates formal written communication such as memos or presentations with guidance and peer review.
  • Networks and collaborates on ideas and challenges.
• Talent:
  • Retention and development of assigned staff.
  • Execute and communicate talent development processes, including performance and personal development goals.
  • Talent assessment recommendations.
  • Performance management.
  • Mentor less experienced talent across the Enterprise.
  • Onboard new employees and interns in unit.
  • Support various training and skill development initiatives across assigned Segment and the Enterprise.
  • May provide support for recruiting efforts and candidate talent assessment efforts.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

• College degree in STEM related field.
• Associate Actuarial Credential.
• Strong PC skills (MS Office) and programming skills (eg. SQL, SAS).
• 4+ years of quantitative analysis experience.
• Strong understanding of insurance products and industry.
• Demonstrated ability in actuarial and quantitative analysis and statistical concepts.
• Demonstrated ability to manage projects.

• Take ownership of assigned projects and meetings, make recommendations and presents results to business partners.
• Proficient in Leading Self, exhibiting self-awareness while also effectively managing ambiguity.
• Initial development of Leading Others, including mentoring/training team members.
• Initial development of Leading the Business, including actively supporting business goals and being a positive member of the Enterprise culture.

• Has an in-depth understanding and knowledge of a few basic business drivers and disciplines such as: underwriting, products, reinsurance, distribution, sales, operations, risk control, claim, and financials.
• Able to effectively utilize this business knowledge in developing analytic solutions.
• Has a foundational perspective of the primary industry and developing trends such as: technology, analytic methodology, products and performance of competitors.
• Is familiar with a couple other key business drivers and disciplines.

• Proactively build and own professional business…