For more than 170 years, The Hanover has been committed to delivering on our promises and being there when it matters the most. We live our values every day, demonstrating we CARE through our values, ESG initiatives and IDE journey.
Our Specialty Actuarial team is seeking an Actuarial Director to join our growing team in Worcester, MA; Windsor, CT; or remote work arrangement.
Position summary:
The Actuarial Director role will lead all aspects of the Specialty Property and Casualty actuarial practice, including pricing segmentation, portfolio management, planning, and product development. This profitable $560 million business contains a diverse array of products and coverages ranging from programs business to highly complex property to excess and surplus lines. This position reports to the AVP & Actuary and leads a team of three.
The Actuarial Director is a key member of the Specialty P&C leadership team, working closely with both the Presidents and the Chief Underwriting Officers of the business. The manager provides overall management and technical oversight to their staff and is expected to take a more hands on approach where required. This role requires partnership across the Specialty actuarial team as well as the broader organization, including Corporate Underwriting, Enterprise Product, and Finance.
This is a Full-time, Exempt role.
POSITION SUMMARY:
- Owns and is accountable for regular segmented profitability reviews
- Leads the actuarial planning process as well as IBNR forecasting
- Plays a critical role in setting the strategic direction for investments in technology and enhancements to data
- Monitors profitability and communicates trends to executive leadership
- Responsible for continuous review and improvement of operations and managing unanticipated situations
- Partners with business leaders to provide insights and shape direction of the business
- Ability to influence and negotiate the appropriate actions to support the strategic goals of the organization
- Capable of testifying at a rate hearing if necessary
- Responsible for professional development as well as performance and compensation management for team
WHAT YOU NEED TO APPLY:
- Bachelor's Degree or higher in a relevant technical field
- Seven+ years of technical experience in multiple LOB and/or actuarial disciplines such as pricing, reserving or advanced analytics.
- ACAS required, FCAS preferred
- Advanced communication skills
- Advanced skills using Microsoft Office, including Excel
- Advanced capabilities in data analysis and manipulation
- Intermediate programming skills, including the ability to develop and automate processes
- Demonstrated knowledge of all techniques used to model various assumptions
- Able to apply and interpret company policies and procedures
- Able to direct activities of others, motivate and develop staff
- Growth Mindset - Embraces a creative approach and a changing environment. Seeks to improve processes, constantly seek to learn, apply new techniques, challenge others and themselves to find a better way
- Relationship Building - Understands the importance of developing and maintaining cooperative relationships with others at all levels of the organization by making others feel their concerns and contributions are important. Builds positive relationships with others to accomplish organizational goals
- Influencing Others - Communicates ideas or positions in a persuasive manner that build support, agreement, or commitment. Takes actions that directly or indirectly influence others to create buy-in, gain trust, and motivate actions in others or win concessions without damaging relationships.
- Results Orientation - Excited by challenging goals and a desire to exceed standards of excellence. Exceeding the standard can include challenging personal goals, organization's standards, or current industry standards. Exhibits a true sense of competitiveness and a drive for results. Has a strong desire to win in the most challenging of circumstances and the fortitude to take calculated risks to achieve personal objectives and goals, organization's standards, or current industry standards.
- Talent Management - Proactively fosters building, mobilizing and evaluating the organizations' human assets. Establishes performance goals and measures in order to accomplish organizational goals. Authorizes individuals to take initiative and make expedient, practical decisions that impact the performance or success of an event or project. Shares knowledge, skills or expertise with others; coaches others. Encourages and rewards learning, growth, etc., in others. Supports continual development of staff through assignments, coaching, and training.
- Business Enterprise Knowledge - Understands how one's own function adds value to the organization and to customers. Makes decisions and recommendations clearly linked to the organization's strategy and financial goals, reflecting an awareness of external dynamics. Demonstrates awareness by providing clear explanations for actions taken relative to customer requirements, needs, and industry trends
- Strategic Thinking - Examines issues and plans with a long-term perspective. Able to critically evaluate external and internal factors.
- Change Management - Designs and transforms an organization based on assumptions of human capability and resiliency. Understands the basic human patterns that operate during change, and effectively focuses the organization's capability on an effective transformation. Focuses and energizes a group to accomplish change together and holds them accountable to common goals.
- Decisiveness - Makes decisions by quickly assessing the scope of an issue and providing options leading to its closure. Determines appropriate options based on the situation.
CAREER DEVELOPMENT:
It's not just a job, it's a career, and we are here to support you every step of the way. We want you to be successful and fulfilled. Through on-the-job experiences, personalized coaching and our robust learning and development programs, we encourage you - at every level - to grow and develop.
BENEFITS:
We offer comprehensive benefits to help you be healthy, build financial security, and balance work and home life. At The Hanover, you'll enjoy what you do and have the support you need to succeed.
Benefits include:
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
- 401K with a company match
- PTO
- Cultural Awareness Day in support of IDE
- On-site medical/wellness center (Worcester only)
The Hanover values diversity in the workplace and among our customers. The company provides equal opportunity for employment and promotion to all qualified employees and applicants on the basis of experience, training, education, and ability to do the available work without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex/gender, sexual orientation, national origin, gender identity, disability, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, ancestry or any other status protected by law.
Furthermore, The Hanover Insurance Group is committed to providing an equal opportunity workplace that is free of discrimination and harassment based on national origin, race, color, religion, gender, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, veteran status, genetic information or any other status protected by law."
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