Senior Actuarial Consultant

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Founded by The Allstate Corporation in 2016, Arity is a data and analytics company focused on improving transportation. We collect and analyze enormous amounts of data, using predictive analytics to build solutions with a single goal in mind: to make transportation smarter, safer and more useful for everyone.

At the heart of that mission are the people that work here—the dreamers, doers and difference-makers that call this place home. As part of that team, your work will showcase both your intelligence and your creativity as you tackle real problems and put your talents towards transforming transportation.

That’s because at Arity, we believe work and life shouldn’t be at odds with one another. After all, we know that your unique qualities give you a unique perspective. We don’t just want you to see yourself here. We want you to be yourself here.
 

 

The Rating Services Team

 

The Rating Services team is responsible for defining, delivering, managing and supporting the use of all regulated scoring programs associated with Arity’s growing and revolutionary product portfolio. This area works closely with data scientists, product managers, and individual state department of insurance agencies. The customers of this group include insurance carriers who subscribe to Arity models and rating services.
 
Our business and delivery models are best described as B2B – enabling value across Allstate brands and outside of Allstate. Our key customer audience is insurance product managers who will leverage the subscription scoring programs you bring to market to improve the value in their existing programs and/or create new solutions for insurance consumer needs.

 

 

 

The Role

 

The Actuarial Senior Consultant is responsible for coordinating, leading, and managing projects in support of scoring programs associated with Arity’s growing and revolutionary product portfolio utilizing accepted actuarial and statistical standards and methodologies and knowledge gained through on the job training. The Senior Consultant works closely with their Manager and Product Manager to develop appropriate scoring and product strategies of moderate to high complexity to maximize the customer and enterprise value. Pursuing actuarial designation and has completed at least two actuarial exams, 3 or more preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Performs moderate to highly complex actuarial functions
  • Uses best practices and traditional statistical/modeling techniques to develop and maintain rating models and other models as necessary
  • Determines appropriate analyses to be conducted for projects to make recommendations to achieve corporate goals
  • Plans, implements, manages, and/or contributes on projects that are moderate to high complexity and are of moderate scale using accepted project management standards
  • Forecasts short-term and long-term deliverables
  • Tracks own plan performance and project timeline
  • Communicates and presents project status
  • Ensures project controls are in place throughout the lifecycle of the project within own tasks 
  • Directs and is responsible for work that needs to be performed by a team and/or direct reports
  • Assesses resource needs including skills and training requirements (when leading project teams and/or managing direct reports)
  • Assists in determining where additional resources/ expertise may be necessary to successfully complete projects/ assignment
  • Actively builds strong relationships among teams and team members to ensure cooperation on project objectives
  • Supports and/or leads development/design of new plans, programs, processes, products up to moderate complexity
  • Develops communication strategies and materials to support new programs, processes, products
  • Assists in the formulation of strategies to achieve plan objectives; solicits inputs from stakeholders
  • Evaluates procedures and processes regularly and determines/ recommends alternatives or improvements
  • Contributes to enterprise growth by recommending routine changes to products and scoring and providing expertise in their respective discipline(s)
  • Understands and makes observations on market specific implications of business strategies
  • Assures proper execution of regulatory/legislative practices for Arity
  • Adheres to internal and external compliance requirements/standards
  • Functions as a liaison between data analytics and customers or other areas of responsibility as required based on the projects they are assigned to
  • Trains/coaches team members or peers and actively shares expertise with peers
  • Analyze data and review analysis from others and identify and resolve basic to moderately complex data issues
  • Serves as a subject matter expert for their respective discipline(s) from an internal perspective
  • Leverages understanding of current industry and professional standards/ environment to impact decisions and indicate requirements
  • May supervise one or more entry level quantitative analysts

 

 

 

 

Qualifications

 

  • Bachelor’s degree required – preferably in related field of study such as actuarial science, math/applied math, statistics/applied statistics, economics
  • 3-5 years of property & casualty pricing experience
  • Pursuing actuarial designation and has completed at least two actuarial exams, 3 or more preferred.
  • Strong knowledge in the use of data sources and applications to conduct research
  • Has an understanding of current industry and professional standards/ environment to impact decisions and indicate requirements
  • Possesses intermediate working knowledge of policies and procedures in management or other technical fields
  • Strong Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office; Advanced – Excel skills
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills including the ability to effectively collaborate with multi-disciplinary groups and all organizational levels
  • High level organizational and project management skills in order to handle multiple concurrent assignments in a timely manner
  • Strong decision-making skills
  • Works effectively in a team environment

 

 

 

Heads up: when you click “apply now” you’ll be directed to the Allstate careers site. You’re still looking at an Arity job, but because we were founded by Allstate, we share the same application system.

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What are Arity Perks + Benefits

Arity Benefits Overview

Arity was founded by The Allstate Corporation, but you’ll be working for—and at—Arity. It’s the best of both worlds. You’ll get access to the full suite of Allstate benefits and have the ability to work with some of the brightest minds in technology. We're a fully remote organization, too, giving you the option to work from anywhere in the continental US. Whether that's your home office or local coffee shop, we've got what it takes to keep you connected.

Culture
Volunteer in local community
Team based strategic planning
Flexible work schedule
Remote work program
Diversity
Highly diverse management team
Mandated unconscious bias training
Diversity employee resource groups
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Disability insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Pet insurance
Wellness programs
Mental health benefits
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
We also provide a cash balance pension benefit, at no cost, to eligible employees based on their eligible compensation and years of service with the company. Employees are vested after 3 years.
401(K) matching
Performance bonus
Charitable contribution matching
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Generous parental leave
Family medical leave
Arity offers up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave per year for any employee eligible under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
Adoption Assistance
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Generous PTO
Paid volunteer time
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
Company-sponsored happy hours
Recreational clubs
Home-office stipend for remote employees
Professional Development Benefits
Job training & conferences
Tuition reimbursement
Lunch and learns
Promote from within
Continuing education stipend
Continuing education available during work hours
Online course subscriptions available
Paid industry certifications

Additional Perks + Benefits

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