W. R. Berkley

Sr. Actuarial Analyst - Reserving

Posted on: 16 Feb 2021

Mt Laurel, NJ

Job Description

Company Details

Admiral Insurance Group, a W. R. Berkley Company, is a wholesale-dedicated excess and surplus lines commercial insurance carrier. We specialize in underwriting difficult-to-place moderate to high-risk commercial business looking for creative solutions to new and unusual complex risks. Our lines of business include Commercial Casualty and Professional Liability.

Admiral has been in operation since 1974, with antecedents dating back to 1952. We have been a part of the W. R. Berkley Corporation since 1979. W. R. Berkley Corporation, founded in 1967, is one of the nations premier commercial lines property casualty insurance providers. Our A.M. Bests rating is A+ and a financial size category XV.

We are a company that values the individual strengths of each of our employees. Admiral empowers individuals, challenging every employee to contribute to our goal, agile solution provider to our customers and our team. We seek collaborative individuals dedicated to making a difference every day. We offer opportunities for advancement, personal development, competitive benefits and compensation. Come join our team!

To learn more, visit us at: https://www.admiralins.com/.

Responsibilities

The Reserving Actuary is primarily responsible for the application of all standard actuarial functions, actuarial estimations, and providing overall support to the department. Specific functions include performing the quarterly reserve review function as well as all reserve reporting requirements to WRBC. General functions involve providing pricing guidance on class segments, administering and performing branch profitability studies, maintaining established actuarial databases, and responding to branch data/results requests.

* Provide quarterly analysis of loss and expense reserves.
* Coordinate and provide documentation to WRBC regarding loss reserve estimates on a quarterly basis as well as for year-end Statement of Actuarial Opinion purposes.
* Provide sound recommendations and summaries on reserving issues.
* Provide concise analysis of segments of the business for claim trends/profitability.
* Perform calculations and assist in responding to Branch requests on business results.
* Responsible for the development/maintenance/distribution of actuarial reports and databases.
* Interface with the business analysis unit in Finance for data requests and research.
* Assist/support Finance Department in Schedule P preparation and other reserve areas.
* Assist the Department in the planning/budget process preparation.
* Perform other support duties as assigned.

Qualifications

* Bachelors degree in Mathematics, Actuarial Science, or similar area.
* Prior work experience within the property/casualty insurance industry, with a focus in commercial general liability and/or professional liability preferred.
* Minimum of (5+ years) work experience in reserving, or pricing data analysis.
* Completion of minimum of five or more actuarial examinations, with the intention to continue on to FCAS certification.
* Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel required.
* Understanding of applications and development using Microsoft Access, Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services, (SQL language a plus). Tableau, R, Python desirable.
* Excellent capability to analyze various forms of statistical data.
* Intention to achieve actuarial designation of Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society

W. R. Berkley

Greenwich, CT

Founded in 1967, W. R. Berkley Corporation is an insurance holding company that is among the largest commercial lines writers in the United States and operates worldwide in two segments of the property casualty insurance business: Insurance and Reinsurance. Each of the Berkley companies, or operating units, within Berkley participates in a niche market requiring specialized knowledge about a territory or product.

Our competitive advantage lies in our long-term strategy of decentralized operations, allowing each of our Berkley companies to identify and respond quickly and effectively to changing market conditions and local customer needs. This decentralized structure provides financial accountability and incentives to local management and enables us to attract and retain the highest caliber professionals.

We have the expertise and resources to utilize our strengths in the present environment, and the flexibility to anticipate, innovate and respond to whatever opportunities and challenges the future may hold.