Senior Actuarial Analyst

Company: Markel
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Location: London
Job Description:

Overview

In this role you will deliver actuarial insight across UK reserving, pricing, and portfolio management within a high-visibility team. You will work closely with senior stakeholders to influence underwriting and capital planning while supporting a diverse portfolio of lines. The position offers broad exposure across the UK market and opportunities to lead technical analyses that shape business decisions. This is a collaborative, growth‑oriented role at a Fortune 500 insurer with global reach.

Pay / Benefits

  • annual bonus
  • strong benefits package
  • 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
  • pension scheme
  • private medical and dental cover
  • life assurance

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical and operational support to the product team for the Specialty and UK underwriting division
  • Maintain relationships with UK underwriting teams with responsibilities in pricing, reserving, pricing tool validation, and capital model parameterisation
  • Own core processes to produce deliverables for external purposes
  • Support the wider Markel International Actuarial team

Key requirements

  • Ability to engage senior stakeholders (Finance, Underwriting, Capital) and build effective relationships
  • Team player who can prioritise workload and support the team as needed
  • Proficiency across pricing and reserving topics
  • Experience delivering analyses for portfolio management and presenting to senior management
  • Experience in business planning and parameterisation of underwriting and reserve risk
  • London office presence at least two days a week; willingness to travel to UK offices a few times per year
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Team collaboration
  • Prioritisation and workload management
  • Actuarial expertise in pricing and reserving
  • Pricing tool validation
  • Capital model parameterisation

Posted: September 14th, 2026