Head of Professional Lines Pricing

Head of Professional Lines Pricing

Requirements

• At least 10 years’ experience in an actuarial Professional Lines role; strong preference for pricing experience in products and territories that are prominent in AXIS North America Professional Lines portfolio.
• Fellow of a relevant actuarial organisation.
• Leadership experience in managing teams and responsibility for a function.

Responsibilities

• Lead pricing and portfolio management across North America Professional Lines, with responsibility for pricing models, case pricing, rate monitoring, portfolio monitoring, and business planning.
• Define and implement best practice for pricing analysis, pricing metrics, and rate monitoring that is aligned to broader AXIS standards.
• Bring together analysis and considerations from different disciplines (underwriting, pricing, reserving, claims, exposure management) to support portfolio management decisions, including risk appetite, portfolio construction, expansion into new products and territories, cession strategy, and strategic business plans.
• Support wider Professional Lines initiatives and projects, and assessment of new opportunities.
• Contribute to wider actuarial projects across AXIS as a member of the Pricing Team, including direct responsibility for individual initiatives such as pricing platform, pricing metrics, loss trend, risk appetite, capital allocation, and business planning.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong organisation and leadership skills. Ability to motivate others and bring them along.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; able to establish credibility with underwriters, clients, and senior management.
• Self-starter, proactive with proven thought leadership. Ability to develop, recommend, and implement new approaches.
• Passion for pushing the boundaries of actuarial analysis and tools. Advanced knowledge of pricing techniques used in Professional Lines.