Senior Portfolio Actuarial Analyst

Overview

In this role you bridge actuarial analysis and portfolio management to support performance, forecasting, and strategic decision-making. You’ll work closely with underwriting and leadership to drive profitable growth through data-driven insights and market intelligence. Your focus is on shaping underwriting strategy and optimizing portfolios across diverse classes within Talbot and the Lloyd’s framework. This is a high-impact, collaborative role at a market-leading insurer, offering growth and meaningful contribution.

Pay / Benefits

• Total Rewards Program
• health and wellbeing benefits
• professional development opportunities
• in-person collaboration culture

Responsibilities

• Lead quarterly performance reviews across assigned classes and identify trends, risks, opportunities, and actions with underwriting, actuarial, and management
• Support business planning, portfolio forecasting and Lloyd’s reporting processes
• Lead portfolio assessment and develop data-driven recommendations to improve performance, profitability and growth
• Monitor and manage performance of new and large accounts, ensuring clear expected outcomes
• Enhance portfolio management tools, analytics and dashboards for stakeholder engagement
• Produce portfolio MI and insights aligned with internal and Lloyd’s reporting deadlines
• Lead competitor benchmarking and market reviews to identify opportunities and trends
• Drive consistency in portfolio management practices across classes of business
• Mentor and support analysts within the team

Key requirements

• Progress towards actuarial qualification, or qualified actuary status (desirable)
• Insurance industry experience, preferably London Market
• Strong analytical skills and ability to interpret complex data
• Experience analysing insurance performance via pricing, reserving, forecasting or business planning
• Experience producing high-quality MI, reporting, and analysis
• Proactive with strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently
• Strong stakeholder management and communication, including presenting to senior audiences
• Advanced Excel skills and proficiency in MS Office, especially PowerPoint

• stakeholder management
• communication
• problem-solving
• Advanced Excel
• PowerPoint
• data analysis

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