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Actuarial Technical Consultant - Personal Lines Pricing

Position Overview: We are seeking a highly skilled Actuarial Technical Consultant to join our personal lines pricing team. This role is crucial in supporting the pricing function by conducting state product reviews, providing risk segmentation and pricing recommendations, and assessing rate adequacy to promote financial success. The ideal candidate will bring new perspectives and innovative ideas to continue delivering high-level actuarial services to our business partners.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct state product reviews and assess rate adequacy to ensure financial success.

• Enhance rating plans, establish risk segmentation and provide pricing recommendations.

• Lead pricing analysis and engagement on our large and complex markets.

• Introduce new perspectives and innovative ideas to enhance actuarial services.

• Analyze results and present findings to internal product, actuarial, and underwriting teams.

Essential Skills:

• Strong foundation in actuarial science and mathematics.

• Skills in velocity, agility, critical thinking, and problem-solving.

• Experience with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• Personal Lines experience is highly preferred.

• Proficiency in SQL, DataBricks, Python, and R.

• Exposure to predictive modeling is a plus.

Work Arrangements:

• This role can be staffed fully remotely.

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Job Description Summary

Our Property and Casualty (P&C) Actuarial team members have opportunities to use state-of-the-art tools, are encouraged to innovate and learn to master actuarial methodologies. If this sounds like a place you could thrive, then we want to know more about you!
As a Technical Consultant, you'll be an actuarial technical expert for planning, driving, communicating and executing projects that may impact multiple lines of business and/or administrative areas. Additionally, you will provide expertise, including consultation and recommendations, for ratemaking or reserving purposes.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Has in depth knowledge of actuarial methodologies the ability to source and manipulate complex data within standard requirements.

• Conducts complex analyses, adhering to actuarial standards, by selecting appropriate data sources, making assumptions, recognizing considerations, and developing recommendations. Accountable for resolving unreasonable results/non-optimal solutions using experience and professional judgment.

• Documents assumptions, methods, sources and considerations in an organized fashion.

• Prepares and presents actuarial findings and documents that are suitable for technical and non-technical audiences at the senior Actuarial leadership level. May professionally represent company's position with regulators, auditors, and external vendors.

• Develops work plans and ensures accurate work product is delivered.

• Leads peer reviews to increase collaboration, ensure quality work and drive innovation.

• Applies data mining techniques used to identify new relationships in data and makes recommendations based on findings. Builds and validates models in different software packages. Explores the use of new software packages. Has practical use of predictive modeling.

May perform other responsibilities as assigned.

Reporting Relationships: Reports to Actuarial leader.

Typical Skills and Experiences:

Education: Undergraduate degree in actuarial science, mathematics, statistics or similar background requiring modeling, programming, or quantitative analysis preferred. Post graduate degree preferred

Experience: Generally, seven years of related experience in actuarial and statistical support role.

Knowledge, Abilities and Skills: Proven general knowledge of actuarial business functions, statistical methods of analysis, actuarial models, actuarial software and databases. Proficient in Microsoft Office products, analytical software and programming languages. Should have basic competencies, including business understanding, problem solving, customer focus, dealing with ambiguity, drive for results and learning ability.

Other criteria, including leadership skills, competencies and experiences may take precedence.

Staffing exceptions to the above must be approved by the hiring manager's leader and HR Business Partner.

Values: Regularly and consistently demonstrates the Nationwide Values.

Job Conditions:

Overtime Eligibility: Exempt (Not Eligible)

Working Conditions: Normal office environment.

ADA: The above statements cover what are generally believed to be principal and essential functions of this job. Specific circumstances may allow or require some people assigned to the job to perform a somewhat different combination of duties.

We currently anticipate accepting applications until 07/29/2026. However, we encourage early submissions, as the posting may close sooner if a strong candidate slate is identified before the deadline.

Benefits

We have an array of benefits to fit your needs, including: medical/dental/vision, life insurance, short and long term disability coverage,paid time off with newly hired associates receiving a minimum of 18 days paid time off each full calendar year pro-rated quarterly based on hire date, nine paid holidays, 8 hours of Lifetime paid time off, 8 hours of Unity Day paid time off, 401(k) with company match, company-paid pension plan, business casual attire, and more. To learn more about the benefits we offer, click here.

Nationwide is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone feels challenged, appreciated, respected and engaged. Nationwide prohibits discrimination and harassment and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to any characteristic (or classification) protected by applicable law.

This position could be filled within any of the lower 48 U.S. states.Smoke-Free Iowa Statement: Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, its affiliates and subsidiaries comply with the Iowa Smokefree Air Act. Smoking is prohibited in all enclosed areas on or around company premises as well as company issued vehicles. The company offers designated smoking areas in which smoking is permitted at each individual location. The Act prohibits retaliation for reporting complaints or violations. For more information on the Iowa Smokefree Air Act, individuals may contact the Smokefree Air Act Helpline at 888-944-2247.
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Nationwide pays on a geographic-specific salary structure and placement within the actual starting salary range for this position will be determined by a number of factors including the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; the scope, complexity and location of the role as well as the cost of labor in the market; and other conditions of employment. If a Sales job, Sales Incentives, based on performance goals are possible in addition to this range. Note on Compensation for Part-Time Roles: Please be aware that the salary ranges listed below reflect full-time compensation. Actual compensation may be prorated based on the number of hours worked relative to a full-time schedule.The national salary range for Actuarial Technical Consultant, PC : $97,000.00-$180,000.00The expected starting salary range for Actuarial Technical Consultant, PC : $97,000.00 - $145,000.00