VP, Head of Actuarial Reserving

Role Overview

• Lead the quarterly and annual reserve review process across all lines of business.
• Develop and maintain actuarial methodologies appropriate to the company’s risk profile.
• Quantify reserve variability and establish ranges; communicate uncertainty and key drivers to senior leadership.
• Partner with Finance on monthly financial close.
• Serve as the Appointed Actuary, issuing Statements of Actuarial Opinion and Actuarial Reports in accordance with NAIC requirements.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable actuarial standards of practice and regulatory expectations.
• Provide independent assessment of reserve adequacy and documentation supporting actuarial judgments.
• Interface with regulators on reserving matters, including exams and inquiries.
• Establish and maintain a robust reserving governance framework, including model validation, documentation, and internal controls.
• Lead reserve committee; present reserve recommendations to executive leadership and the Board/Audit Committee.
• Oversee audit support (internal/external), ensuring transparency and defensibility of methodologies and assumptions.
• Deliver insights on loss trends, claims emergence, rate adequacy, and underwriting performance.
• Monitor emerging risks and incorporate into reserve views.
• Advance use of data, analytics, and automation to improve timeliness, accuracy, and explainability.
• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing actuarial reserving team.
• Foster a culture of rigor, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to align actuarial perspectives with enterprise objectives.

Requirements

• Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society who meets qualifications to provide actuarial opinions as the Appointed Actuary
• 12+ years of progressively more responsible experience, including leadership experience
• Experience in personal lines reserving, high net worth experience is a plus
• IFRS 17 reporting knowledge required
• Proven ability to manage, develop, and coach a team
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior management on matters of significant importance
• Excellent analytical, quantitative and problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Proficiency with ResQ, Python, and SQL preferred

Tech Stack

• Python
• SQL

Benefits

• Opportunities to stretch and grow: your professional and personal development matters to us.
• Clarity and kindness: you can rely on us to be open, honest and supportive, offering clarity on what success looks like.
• Support in good times and bad: we believe in showing up for each other consistently, not only when it’s easy.
• A community that cares: we are committed to sustaining a community in which each person feels cared for as an individual.