Actuarial Analyst - Pricing (SME eTrade) (Part-Time, Job-Share, Full-Time)

Location: We’re flexible! You can be based from our London or Fareham office. Occasional travel to London and Fareham will be required.

Closing date for applications: 1st December 2024

The Opportunity

Are you looking to broaden or deepen your knowledge within your Actuarial career? Are you working towards Actuarial qualifications with some experience already behind you? If so, this could be your next role and we would love to hear from you.

This is an opportunity to support the UK SME eTrade Pricing Team by providing actuarial services contributing to the achievement of team objectives and to the provision of a high quality and cost-effective service to customers. Your development is important to us, so if you are currently studying then we can offer you study support for those professional exams. As a Pricing Analyst, you will be joining our high-performing SME eTrade Pricing team to help support our growing customer portfolio of small/medium-sized businesses.

Many of our employees work flexibly in a variety of different ways, including part-time, flexible hours, job share, an element of working from home or compressed hours. This is because we want the best people for our roles, and we recognise that sometimes those people aren’t available full-time. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you may need.

What will you be doing? 

Working within the SME eTrade Pricing team on our various eTrade products, you will be responsible for:

• Pricing analysis – working with our large & complex datasets to produce high-quality pricing analyses, supporting the development and implementation of model improvements and enrichment datasets to enhance the quality of our pricing.
• Portfolio monitoring – developing and maintaining our data and portfolio monitoring dashboards which are used & trusted by a variety of stakeholders, and utilising these to forecast & communicate emerging performance and key portfolio trends
• Process improvement – developing and maintaining systems & processes through innovation, incorporating efficiencies and improvements as standard
• Collaborating – building strong relationships across the company (claims, reserving, underwriting, finance), providing a first class service & trusted insights, and helping to foster a strong data-driven culture
• Technical skills – the chance to learn and use SQL, R, Power BI & more
• Professionalism – demonstrating strong knowledge of relevant actuarial disciplines and standards, to ensure you are able to provide first class service to our stakeholders
• Culture – contributing to a friendly, positive and supportive team environment
• Coaching & mentoring – opportunities to help develop the technical and non-technical skills of more junior team members, with the possibility of line management in the future as you gain experience

What are we looking for?

 Required:

• Highly numerate and analytical
• Excellent communication, teamworking, and time management skills
• Self-motivated with an eagerness to learn and develop

Preferable:

• Experience in an Actuarial role, preferably in General Insurance
• Working towards Actuarial qualifications
• Experience in a fast-flow Pricing role would be an advantage

• Working knowledge of MS Office, SQL, R, Power BI

• Good market, risk and business awareness
• Good knowledge of SME insurance products

Who we are:

At Zurich we aspire to be one of the most responsible and impactful businesses in the world and the best global insurer. Together we’re creating a brighter future for our customers, our people and our planet.

With over 55,000 employees in more than 170 countries, you’ll feel the support of being part of a strong and stable company who are a long-standing player in the insurance industry.

We’ve made a promise to each other and every employee; to focus on sustainable impact, to care about each other’s wellbeing, to use our diverse expertise to be curious and optimistic and to develop the skills needed for our future.

If you're interested in working in a dynamic and challenging environment for a company that recognises and rewards your creativity, initiatives and contributions - then Zurich could be just the place for you. Be part of something great.

Our Culture:

At Zurich, our sense of community is strong and we’re particularly passionate about diversity and inclusion, which we’ve won numerous awards for. We want our people to bring the whole of themselves to work and ensure everybody is made to feel welcome, regardless of their background, beliefs or culture. We want our employees to reflect the diversity of our customers, and so are committed to treating all of our applicants fairly and with respect, irrespective of their actual or assumed background, disability or any other protected characteristic.

We’ve an environment that places a real importance on our people’s wellbeing from a physical, mental, social and financial perspective. We work with our wellbeing partners and industry experts to provide the best advice and access to a wealth of lifestyle support. We’re also committed to continuous improvement and we offer access to a comprehensive range of training and development opportunities.

We’re passionate about supporting employees to help others by getting involved in volunteering, charitable and community activity. Our charitable arm, Zurich Community Trust, is one of the longest-established corporate trusts in the UK. In that time, we’ve awarded grants and volunteered time to deserving causes in the UK valued at over £90 million.

So make a difference. Be challenged. Be inspired. Be supported, Love what you do. Work for us. #LI-Hybrid