Senior Actuary

As an elite Excess and Surplus Lines market Nautilus Insurance Group offerscommercial property and casualty insurance solutions to appointed wholesale surplus lines producerscountrywide. We have specialized in providing these solutions for more than 35 years.

We have more flexible policy terms and premium rates on a non-admitted basis. Our focus issmall to medium Property and Casualty risks on both an admitted and a non-admitted basis. Our offerings are distributed throughpartnerships withappointed wholesale surplus lines producers. Our relationshipsare defined by mutual success speed to market customer-centric focus and an expanded appetite.

Coverage placed by Nautilus Insurance Group is provided byNautilus Insurance Company and Great Divide Insurance Company both W. R. Berkley Corporation members with A.M. Best (Superior) A XV ratings.

Benefit Highlights:

• Paid Parental Leave! At Nautilus we offer Childbirth Recovery Leave as well as Primary Caregiver Leave for up to a maximum of 12 weeks of paid leave.
• Nautilus offers Medical Dental and Vision coverage options along with Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSA) choices
• We help our employees feel secure by providing a 401(k) program profit sharing stock purchase plan life insurance and travel accident insurance options.
• One of our core values is Committed to Serve and these arent idle words. We provide every employee one paid day off per year to volunteer at a local charity. Thats serving with a smile!
• We take risk management excellence and your professional growth seriously by offering Tuition Assistance and Industry-Related Education and Exam programs.
• Can you hear us now Employees are eligible for special cell phone service discounts with Verizon and AT&T. Weve got a plum position for you! We participate in the Plum Benefits program offering employees cost-free access to thousands of exclusive travel and entertainment discounts.
• Flexible work arrangements
• On site newly renovated fitness center - free to use for employees. Yoga and other classes available for a nominal fee.

Nautilus is seeking a Lead Reserving Actuary to join their team! This role will be located in our Scottsdale office on a hybrid basis.

The Lead Reserving Actuary will be responsible for preparing and overseeing the quarterly actuarial reserving process working closely with the Chief Actuary. In this role collaboration communication and strong technical skills are critical to ensure a comprehensive reserve analysis.

• Lead processes for the department such as Reserving Analyses Modeling Budget etc.
• Perform advanced actuarial analysis inclusive of advanced analytics and modeling resulting in suggestions for actions
• Collaborate with underwriting claims and pricing actuaries to ensure that reserve analysis reflects all relevant and applicable information
• Build relationships with senior management with the goal of becoming a trusted advisor
• Lead projects to refine key assumptions utilized in the reserve analysis process
• Manage priorities to meet mandated deadlines and keep discretionary projects moving with a sense of urgency
• Support the monthly and quarter financial close with reporting requirements
• Develop and implement enhancements to improve efficiency and accuracy on reserve analyses and routine processes.
• Work with Claims to communicate trends and patterns in key claim metrics case reserving closing ratios etc.
• In all aspects share the results of actuarial analyses with non-actuarial peers and executives through effective verbal and written communication and effective exhibits
• Provide training and mentoring to team members

May perform other functions as assigned.

• Bachelors degree in actuarial science mathematics economics statistics or any related field
• At least 5 years of Property/Casualty actuarial work Commercial Lines Reserving experience preferred
• ACAS designation highly preferred
• Well-organized flexible with the ability to consistently meet deadlines without compromising quality.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel SQL R Visual Basic
• Experience with Arius Reserving Software is highly beneficial
• Practical experience using statistical techniques to build predictive models addressing underwriting or claim issues
• Ability to exercise discretion and apply independent judgment and critical thinking skills in execution of assignments
• Ability to balance multiple projects with minimal direction