This is a role with real ownership and influence – ideal for a qualified actuary who wants to move beyond the technical pricing piece and have a genuine impact on pricing strategy, underwriting performance and portfolio decision-making.

You’ll work closely with senior stakeholders across Actuarial, Underwriting and Exposure Management, with responsibility for developing and enhancing pricing capabilities across the portfolio.

Senior Pricing Actuary Job details:

• Leading the annual pricing exercise and developing pricing models
• Providing actuarial input into large and complex submissions
• Driving pricing adequacy and portfolio performance analysis
• Developing and strengthening pricing governance and controls
• Incorporating claims, exposure, reinsurance, capital and risk considerations into pricing
• Providing insight into catastrophe, large loss and concentration risk
• Supporting underwriting strategy, product development and new cover initiatives
• Contributing to wider actuarial activities including capital, reserving and Solvency II

Qualifications / Skills required:

• A qualified actuary with strong General Insurance pricing experience – commercial Lines preferred.
• Can combine technical actuarial expertise with strong commercial and stakeholder skills.
• Have experience working alongside Underwriting and/or Portfolio Management and comfortable translating complex analysis into clear recommendations for senior decision-makers.
• Comfortable challenging constructively, influencing decisions and taking ownership.

Interested? Drop me a message or get in touch directly for more information.

Grace.caraher@raretec.ie / 01 592 7864

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Key responsibilities

• Evaluate new business opportunities from within the worldwide L&H network
• Set and review pricing assumptions and design bespoke reinsurance solutions
• Manage stakeholder relationships through successful acquisition and onboarding
• Understand the regulatory, accounting and economic impacts of prospective transactions
• Draft and review treaty wordings and transaction summary documentation
• Present pricing developments and complex reinsurance solutions to senior leadership
• Contribute to L&H strategy, client development across Europe, and Group workshops/conferences
• Monitor the regulatory environment (Solvency II/IFRS 17) and its impact on the business

Requirements

• Qualified actuary with 2+ years post qualification experience
• Life reinsurance experience favourable, particularly in a pricing or structuring role
• International experience across regulatory regimes, geographies and product designs beneficial
• Advanced knowledge of European solvency and regulatory requirements
• Strong analytical capability, strategic mindset, and confident independent thinker
• Excellent communicator, collaborative team player, adaptable under pressure

Interested? If you’d like to discuss this opportunity in confidence, please contact Kate Henebry: 📧 kate.henebry@raretec.ie 📞 085 127 9934

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About OAK Global

OAK Global is a leading risk partner, delivering innovative and tailored risk solutions to clients around the world. Rooted in the strength of Lloyd’s and with a mission to underwrite a resilient future, OAK Global aims to deliver innovative risk solutions in a fast-evolving risk landscape. The company prides itself on fostering trusted partnerships and leveraging advanced analytics and underwriting expertise to deliver growth for investors and partners.

Headquartered in London and launched in late 2024, OAK Global offers specialist capability across property, cyber, credit, marine, energy and terrorism, transition and innovation. OAK Global is at an exciting stage of growth; within its first year, the company launched two Syndicates: OAK Global Insurance (Syndicate 2843) offers primary reinsurance while OAK Enterprise (Syndicate 1440) offers retrocession across multiple classes of business. Backed by diverse investors, from private equity to Lloyd’s Names and trade capital, OAK Global is investing heavily in talent and technology to support its growth ambitions.

At the heart of OAK Global is a culture where everyone feels welcome, challenged and connected to our purpose. This culture thrives on collaboration, authenticity and a commitment to help others realise their potential – we value and respect the unique skills of every individual and foster an environment that enables ambition.

The role

Reporting to a Senior Actuary, you’ll support the pricing and actuarial function across OAK Global. This is a broad, hands-on trainee role that offers exposure to underwriting, capital, finance and strategy, alongside the chance to help develop OCEAN, our proprietary underwriting and pricing platform.

We recognise that no one joins knowing everything. You’ll be supported to grow your technical skills, confidence and commercial judgement over time.

Why join OAK Global?

• Early exposure to real commercial decisions
• Strong support for learning, exams and career development
• The chance to help shape tools, processes and ways of working from the ground up

Key Responsibilities

Pricing & underwriting support

• Partner with underwriters across multiple classes to price individual risks accurately and consistently
• Apply approved pricing tools and methodologies, with guidance and peer support
• Clearly document pricing assumptions, rationale and outcomes to an auditable standard
• Help train and support colleagues in the use of pricing tools and models

Model development

• Build, maintain and improve class pricing models
• Document models in line with actuarial and internal standards
• Participate in peer reviews and model validation, learning best practice as you go
• Help keep models up to date through version control and structured change logs

Planning, capital & portfolio insight

• Support business planning through historical analysis and projections
• Contribute market and portfolio insights to planning and SBF submissions
• Assist with capital model inputs and scenario analysis alongside the Capital team
• Help develop clearer portfolio views and management information for decision-makers

Reserving & finance support

• Provide analysis to support reserving and financial reporting cycles, including:
  • Cat and non-cat loss modelling
  • Class-level and portfolio analysis
  • Loss ratio commentary and ceded analysis

Retrocession & risk transfer

• Support analysis of retrocession structures, including scenario testing and ROE impact
• Help assess cost/benefit trade-offs under guidance from senior colleagues

OCEAN platform development

• Contribute ideas, testing and feedback to the ongoing development of OCEAN
• Work with IT and Data colleagues to improve data quality, controls and usability

Strategic projects

• Assist with analysis of new classes, ventures or strategic opportunities
• Support profitability, portfolio and capital impact assessments
• Occasionally contribute to presentations or materials for internal and external use

Learning & development

• Take part in mentoring and development conversations
• Support (and over time help develop) junior colleagues
• Progress exams in line with an agreed study plan

Skills and Experience

• Degree or equivalent experience
• Some exposure to actuarial or pricing work (internship, placement, or early study) is an advantage but not essential
• Excellent analytical skills with a risk-focused mindset
• Curiosity and attention to detail, with a desire to understand the “why” as well as the “how”
• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to non-actuarial stakeholders
• Interest in technology, modelling, and data-driven decision-making
• Proactive and collaborative approach, with confidence to ask questions and challenge thinking
• Forward-thinking mindset, including the ability to horizon scan and think creatively
• Excellent ownership and follow-through, with the ability to see tasks and projects through to completion

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
OAK Global is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We encourage applicants from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences.

Interested?
Candidates interested in this role should contact Kate Henebry at kate.henebry@raretec.ie on 0851279934.

Alternatively, you can call the main Raretec line on 01311400.

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About OAK Global

OAK Global is a leading risk partner, delivering innovative and tailored risk solutions to clients around the world. Rooted in the strength of Lloyd’s and with a mission to underwrite a resilient future, OAK Global aims to deliver innovative risk solutions in a fast-evolving risk landscape. The company prides itself on fostering trusted partnerships and leveraging advanced analytics and

underwriting expertise to deliver growth for investors and partners.

Headquartered in London and launched in late 2024, OAK Global offers specialist capability across property, cyber, credit, marine, energy and terrorism, transition and innovation. OAK Global is at an exciting stage of growth; within its first year, the company launched two Syndicates: OAK Global insurance (Syndicate 2843) offers primary reinsurance while OAK Enterprise (Syndicate 1440) offers retrocession across multiple classes of business. Backed by diverse investors, from private equity to Lloyd’s Names and trade capital, OAK Global is investing heavily in talent and technology to support its growth ambitions.

At the heart of OAK Global is a culture where everyone feels welcome, challenged and connected to our purpose. This culture thrives on collaboration, authenticity and a commitment to help others realise their potential – we value and respect the unique skills of every individual and foster an environment that enables ambition.

The role

Reporting to a Senior Actuary, you’ll support the pricing and actuarial function across OAK Global. This is a broad, hands-on role that offers exposure to underwriting, capital, finance and strategy, alongside the chance to help develop OCEAN, our proprietary underwriting and pricing platform.

We recognise that no one joins knowing everything. You’ll be supported to grow your technical skills, confidence and commercial judgement over time.

Why join Oak Global?

• Early exposure to real commercial decisions
• Strong support for learning, exams and career development
• The chance to help shape tools, processes and ways of working from the ground up

Key Responsibilities

Pricing & underwriting support

• Partner with underwriters across multiple classes to price individual risks accurately and consistently
• Apply approved pricing tools and methodologies, with guidance and peer support
• Clearly document pricing assumptions, rationale and outcomes to an auditable standard
• Help train and support colleagues in the use of pricing tools and models

Model development

• Build, maintain and improve class pricing models
• Document models in line with actuarial and internal standards
• Participate in peer reviews and model validation, learning best practice as you go
• Help keep models up to date through version control and structured change logs

Planning, capital & portfolio insight

• Support business planning through historical analysis and projections
• Contribute market and portfolio insights to planning and SBF submissions
• Assist with capital model inputs and scenario analysis alongside the Capital team
• Help develop clearer portfolio views and management information for decision-makers

Reserving & finance support

• Provide analysis to support reserving and financial reporting cycles, including:

o Cat and non-cat loss modelling

o Class-level and portfolio analysis

o Loss ratio commentary and ceded analysis

Retrocession & risk transfer

• Support analysis of retrocession structures, including scenario testing and ROE impact
• Help assess cost/benefit trade-offs under guidance from senior colleagues

OCEAN platform development

• Contribute ideas, testing and feedback to the ongoing development of OCEAN
• Work with IT and Data colleagues to improve data quality, controls and usability

Strategic projects

• Assist with analysis of new classes, ventures or strategic opportunities
• Support profitability, portfolio and capital impact assessments
• Occasionally contribute to presentations or materials for internal and external use

Learning & development

• Take part in mentoring and development conversations
• Support (and over time help develop) junior colleagues
• For actuarial students, progress exams in line with an agreed study plan

Skills and Experience

• Degree or equivalent experience
• Early-career actuarial or pricing experience
• Excellent analytical skills with a risk-focused mindset
• Curiosity and attention to detail, with a desire to understand the “why” as well as the “how”
• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to non-actuarial stakeholders
• Interest in technology, modelling, and data-driven decision-making
• Proactive and collaborative approach, with confidence to ask questions and challenge thinking
• Forward-thinking mindset, including the ability to horizon scan and think creatively
• Excellent ownership and follow-through, with the ability to see tasks and projects through to completion

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Oak Global is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We encourage applicants from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences.

Interested?

Candidates interested in this role should contact Kate Henebry at kate.henebry@raretec.ie on 0851279934.

Alternatively, you can call the main Raretec line on 01311400.

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