What are the responsibilities and job description for the Actuarial Manager position at Virginia Farm Bureau Family of Companies?
Job Title
Actuary Manager (Leader-Supervisor for Actuary Team)
LOCATION:
Richmond, Virginia (West Creek Office Park � Goochland, VA)
Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm
Hybrid work schedule is offered.
Position
Full time, salaried position with an excellent benefits package including paid time off, paid holidays, matching 401k, wellness programs and more.
The Virginia Farm Bureau Family of Companies has an opportunity for an Actuarial Manager to join our headquarters based Actuarial, Data Science, and Product Development team at our beautiful West Creek Campus in Richmond, Virginia (Goochland County/288 Corridor).
As a people and practicing department leader, your role contributes to the success and development of actuarial staff and the fostering of collaboration across teams within the Actuary, Data Sciences and Product Development teams and across the Virginia Farm Bureau family.
Position Summary
The Actuary Manager will direct and supervise the activities of the Actuarial unit to ensure rates for all Virginia Farm Bureau (VFB) product lines are profitable, competitive and consistent with company goals and objectives.
Under the leadership and direction of the Actuary Manager, this team is responsible for rate indication, profitability, and trend analysis for the Personal and Commercial lines of business including, Auto, Property, Casualty, Farm, BOP and others. This work is directly used to inform line of business strategy, profit forecasts, rate decisions, and the financial plan. You will research and analyze internal and industry data to form a holistic assessment of profitability. You will lead research and development of advanced ratemaking methods to provide actionable insights. You will drive process and data improvements, including for a widely used granular profitability database. The team works closely with a variety of groups, including Sales, Underwriting and Claims.
Primary Duties
We provide an exceptional benefits package, including ongoing job development, continuing education reimbursement, medical and dental insurance on your first day, generous 401K options and PTO plans, on-site gym wellness facility, cafeteria, and more!
Visit www.vafb.com today to learn more about our teams and apply!
Virginia Farm Bureau Companies provide equal employment in all aspects of employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, gender, pregnancy, age, disability, orientation, or veteran status.
Actuary Manager (Leader-Supervisor for Actuary Team)
LOCATION:
Richmond, Virginia (West Creek Office Park � Goochland, VA)
Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm
Hybrid work schedule is offered.
Position
Full time, salaried position with an excellent benefits package including paid time off, paid holidays, matching 401k, wellness programs and more.
The Virginia Farm Bureau Family of Companies has an opportunity for an Actuarial Manager to join our headquarters based Actuarial, Data Science, and Product Development team at our beautiful West Creek Campus in Richmond, Virginia (Goochland County/288 Corridor).
As a people and practicing department leader, your role contributes to the success and development of actuarial staff and the fostering of collaboration across teams within the Actuary, Data Sciences and Product Development teams and across the Virginia Farm Bureau family.
Position Summary
The Actuary Manager will direct and supervise the activities of the Actuarial unit to ensure rates for all Virginia Farm Bureau (VFB) product lines are profitable, competitive and consistent with company goals and objectives.
Under the leadership and direction of the Actuary Manager, this team is responsible for rate indication, profitability, and trend analysis for the Personal and Commercial lines of business including, Auto, Property, Casualty, Farm, BOP and others. This work is directly used to inform line of business strategy, profit forecasts, rate decisions, and the financial plan. You will research and analyze internal and industry data to form a holistic assessment of profitability. You will lead research and development of advanced ratemaking methods to provide actionable insights. You will drive process and data improvements, including for a widely used granular profitability database. The team works closely with a variety of groups, including Sales, Underwriting and Claims.
Primary Duties
- Establish and control actuarial rates, rating structures, and systems.
- Directs and coordinates activities of the team performing analyses affecting pricing strategies for VFB product lines.
- Plans, implements, and facilitates project resources across all strategic initiatives.
- Works collaboratively across all business units.
- Prepare required financial and regulatory reports and oversee the analysis of financial. information used to produce forecasts for making rate decisions.
- Manages and mentors team members; supports hiring and development of staff.
- Ensure products and rates are actuarially sound and competitive for VFB and CW.
- Manage actuarial support functions to ensure department goals are met.
- Analyze data using modeling techniques and statistical concepts to determine probability and assess risks.
- Present reports, explaining their implications to business leaders, advising on risk limitation.
- Responsible for actuarial resource management.
- Conduct audits and other technical quality review programs.
- Provide resources and support for IT implementation projects.
- Manage expenses of the actuarial unit.
- All other duties as assigned by the manager.
- Bachelor�s degree in Mathematics, Statistics or Actuarial Science.
- With 10 years of experience in the property/casualty actuarial field.
- Minimum 5 years of management or leadership experience.
- Fellowship or Associateship in the Casualty Actuarial Society (FCAS or ACAS), or comparable actuarial education/designation combined with relevant experience.
- Extensive PC skills including databases, spreadsheets, PowerPoint and Windows word processing packages.
- Proven analytical ability.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Proficiency in accessing mainframe database and working within systems for actuarial data integrity.
- Ability to format analytical report requests and exchange information between and across systems.
- Familiar with policy form provisions.
- Knowledge of one or more programming language is a plus.
- Associate or Fellow designation strongly referred.
We provide an exceptional benefits package, including ongoing job development, continuing education reimbursement, medical and dental insurance on your first day, generous 401K options and PTO plans, on-site gym wellness facility, cafeteria, and more!
Visit www.vafb.com today to learn more about our teams and apply!
Virginia Farm Bureau Companies provide equal employment in all aspects of employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, gender, pregnancy, age, disability, orientation, or veteran status.
