Senior Vice President – Actuarial

As a growing, entrepreneurial company in a niche industry, Gallagher Re offers true career opportunity to qualified applicants, and we are currently recruiting exceptional individuals in our actuarial department. The role as Ag Insight Analytical Lead encompasses a wide range of activities, building actuarial models of agriculture and livestock insurance risk, reinsurance pricing analysis, interaction with our Broking teams, clients and reinsurer as well as research to improve those models. This broad-based introduction to the reinsurance sector will position you for significant future growth opportunities within our firm.

This role will lead the development of our modeling for US Agricultural Insurance and requires experience in building models of US livestock and in-depth knowledge of the US livestock insurance products and market.  Specifically, commodity price models, options pricing models, US livestock insurance pricing models and the impact of various hedging and risk management tools on portfolio risk. Our team-oriented culture will promote development, enabling you to gain a balanced skill set, including acumen in analysis and negotiations. As an SVP you will provide dynamic support for our clients and prospects to help them optimize their business. You will also be asked to explain technical concepts and results to clients, prospects and reinsurers to gain support for Ag Insight. As you gain experience and demonstrate your capabilities, we will provide you with increased responsibility.

Account Analysis & Support:

• Design and develop analysis for Ag Insight, and the US Agriculture practice to establish Gallagher as a thought leader in the reinsurance and primary marketplace
• Lead Agriculture Model development for livestock and assist with other agriculture model design and development
• Assist with the design and development of systems to exchange US agriculture data with counter parties to support modeling and risk management processes
• Perform actuarial analysis to develop loss models, fund designation and risk management models for client business, estimate reinsurance pricing, and determine optimal reinsurance structures given client risk profile and underwriting strategy
• Present analyses in clear terms appropriate to the audience
• Provide value-added service to clients as needed
• Work closely with other analytical associates across Gallagher Re, including other actuaries, catastrophe modelers, rating agency advisory, ERM and capital markets associates
• Provide value-added service to clients as needed

Problem Solving:

• Able to apply advanced mathematical / actuarial concepts and techniques
• Skilled in using Microsoft Excel and other software
• Skilled in R and Python
• Seeks appropriate data needed for analysis
• Considers issues in depth, not just superficially
• Finds effective, creative solutions
• Applies high standard of quality control
• Seeks assistance / support as appropriate

Interpersonal & Communication Skills:

• Builds strong working relationships with brokers and clients
• Demonstrates good listening skills
• Exhibits positive attitude
• Clearly explains technical concepts in appropriate detail

Required:

• Bachelor's degree or commensurate experience; 9+ years’ related experience
• FCAS or ACAS
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and R and/or Python
• Moderate travel required, including some overnight travel.

We offer a competitive and comprehensive compensation package. The base salary range represents the anticipated low end and high end of the range for this position. The actual compensation will be influenced by a wide range of factors including, but not limited to previous experience, education, pay market/geography, complexity or scope, specialized skill set, lines of business/practice area, supply/demand, and scheduled hours. On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits. 

Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

• Medical/dental/vision plans, which start from day one!
• Life and accident insurance
• 401(K) and Roth options
• Tax-advantaged accounts (HSA, FSA)
• Educational expense reimbursement
• Paid parental leave

Other benefits include:

• Digital mental health services (Talkspace)
• Flexible work hours (availability varies by office and job function)
• Training programs
• Gallagher Thrive program – elevating your health through challenges, workshops and digital fitness programs for your overall wellbeing
• Charitable matching gift program
• And more...

**The benefits summary above applies to fulltime positions. If you are not applying for a fulltime position, details about benefits will be provided during the selection process.

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Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organization. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.

Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.

Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.