AVP, Data Analytics and Underwriting

OdysseyRe

$201K — $215K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Actuarial Science, Applied Mathematics, or related field required
  • 5+ years of progressive experience in the (re)insurance industry
  • Expertise in reinsurance pricing and reserving across geographies and lines of business
  • Proficient in property treaty underwriting methodologies like Quota Share and Excess of Loss (XOL)
  • Strong experience with catastrophe risk assessment and probabilistic modeling

Responsibilities

  • Evaluate risks and negotiate coverage terms in the insurance market
  • Lead strategic initiatives in catastrophe modeling and data analytics
  • Collaborate with actuarial and underwriting teams to enhance pricing tools
  • Manage the aggregation of data for reinsurance submissions
  • Align analytics with business strategies to boost profitable growth
  • Optimize underwriting decisions through automation and pricing frameworks

Benefits

  • Dynamic work environment in a strategic leadership role
  • Opportunity to lead cross-functional teams and initiatives
  • Engagement with high-level data analytics and catastrophe modeling
  • Professional growth in a leading (re)insurance firm
  • Flexible travel requirements up to 10% within the U.S.
Full Job Description
Job Title: AVP, Data Analytics and Underwriting

Job Location: 300 First Stamford Place, Floor 7, Stamford, CT 06902

Job Description: Evaluate risks, negotiate coverage terms, and ensure compliance with internal guidelines and market conditions. Lead strategic initiatives across catastrophe modeling, data analytics, and property treaty underwriting. Collaborate with actuarial, underwriting, and analytics teams to develop pricing tools, underwriting guidelines, and data validation processes. Manage data aggregation and reinsurance submissions. Support profitable growth by aligning analytics with business strategy, optimizing underwriting decisions through automation and robust pricing processes and modeling frameworks.

Job Requirements: Requires a Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Actuarial Science, Applied Mathematics, or a related quantitative field and five (5) years of progressive experience as an actuary in the (re)insurance industry. Experience must include: Performing reinsurance pricing and reserving across multiple geographies and business lines; property treaty underwriting, including Quota Share, Excess of Loss (XOL), and Catastrophe Layers; assessing catastrophe risk and portfolio accumulation, including probabilistic modeling, experience and exposure rating, and PML estimation; designing and implementing actuarial pricing frameworks and underwriting guidelines for global platforms; and developing underwriting automation tools and data platforms to support decision-making. Travel required up to 10%, U.S. domestic only.

Salary Range: $201,500 - $215,000 per year

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