AXIS Capital Holdings Limited

Senior Pricing Actuary - ART Casualty North America

AXIS Capital Holdings Limited$130K — $160K *
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society (FCAS) or equivalent
  • 8-12+ years of actuarial experience, with strong exposure to casualty pricing and ART
  • Proven experience in pricing complex or non-standard risks using advanced analytical methods
  • Deep understanding of casualty lines (e.g., general liability, excess casualty, workers' compensation)
  • Experience with capital modeling, stochastic techniques, or financial structuring preferred

Responsibilities

  • Lead pricing analysis for ART casualty transactions
  • Develop and refine stochastic and deterministic pricing models for low-frequency / high-severity risks
  • Evaluate deal structures, cash flows, and profitability under various stress and scenario assumptions
  • Collaborate with underwriting to structure transactions that meet client needs while achieving target returns
  • Monitor profitability and performance of ART casualty portfolio across North America
  • Conduct experience studies, reserve adequacy reviews, and profitability analyses
  • Assess capital requirements and return metrics for ART deals

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on highly bespoke and innovative ART transactions
  • Exposure to senior stakeholders and complex deal structuring
  • Collaborative, entrepreneurial culture focused on disciplined underwriting and risk analytics
  • Competitive compensation and strong career progression opportunities
Full Job Description
Senior Pricing Actuary - ART Casualty (North America)

Location: New York / Chicago / Alpharetta
Business Unit: North America - Alternative Risk Transfer (ART)

Role Summary

AXIS Capital is seeking a highly skilled Senior Pricing Actuary to support the growth and profitability of its Alternative Risk Transfer (ART) portfolio within North American casualty lines.

This role partners closely with underwriting to deliver actuarial insight across bespoke and complex structured risk solutions.

The successful candidate will play a critical role in pricing, structuring, and monitoring ART transactions while ensuring alignment with AXIS's risk appetite, capital strategy, and client value proposition.

Key Responsibilities

Pricing & Deal Support
  • Lead pricing analysis for ART casualty transactions
  • Develop and refine stochastic and deterministic pricing models for low-frequency / high-severity risks
  • Evaluate deal structures, cash flows, and profitability under various stress and scenario assumptions
  • Collaborate with underwriting to structure transactions that meet client needs while achieving target returns

Portfolio & Performance Management
  • Monitor profitability and performance of ART casualty portfolio across North America
  • Conduct experience studies, reserve adequacy reviews, and profitability analyses
  • Provide actionable insights on rate adequacy, attachment points, limits, and retention structures

Capital & Risk Analytics
  • Assess capital requirements and return metrics for ART deals
  • Interface with enterprise risk management (ERM) to quantify tail risk and aggregation exposure
  • Support internal model validation and regulatory capital considerations

Stakeholder Engagement
  • Act as a trusted advisor to underwriting, brokers, and clients on actuarial aspects of transactions
  • Present pricing recommendations and deal economics to senior management and governance committees
  • Work with finance and reserving teams to ensure consistency between pricing and financial reporting

Innovation & Process Improvement
  • Enhance pricing tools, data pipelines, and automation capabilities for ART business
  • Contribute to development of new structured solutions and innovative risk transfer products
  • Stay abreast of market trends, emerging risks, and regulatory developments in ART and casualty insurance


Qualifications & Experience
  • Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society (FCAS) or equivalent
  • 8-12+ years of actuarial experience, with strong exposure to casualty pricing and ART
  • Proven experience in pricing complex or non-standard risks using advanced analytical methods
  • Deep understanding of casualty lines (e.g., general liability, excess casualty, workers' compensation)
  • Experience with capital modeling, stochastic techniques, or financial structuring preferred


Technical Skills
  • Strong proficiency in actuarial and statistical tools (e.g., Python, R, SAS, or equivalent)
  • Advanced Excel and financial modeling capabilities
  • Experience with simulation techniques (e.g., Monte Carlo) and cash flow modeling
  • Familiarity with insurance accounting, reserving concepts, and capital frameworks


Key Competencies
  • Strategic thinker with strong commercial acumen
  • Ability to translate complex actuarial concepts into clear business insights
  • Strong collaboration and influencing skills across underwriting, finance, and senior leadership
  • High attention to detail with the ability to work in a fast-paced, deal-driven environment
  • Innovative mindset with a passion for developing tailored client solutions


Why AXIS
  • Opportunity to work on highly bespoke and innovative ART transactions in a global specialty platform
  • Exposure to senior stakeholders and complex deal structuring
  • Collaborative, entrepreneurial culture focused on disciplined underwriting and risk analytics
  • Competitive compensation and strong career progression opportunities


For this position, we currently expect to offer a base salary in the range of X to Y (NY), [X to Y (GA), X to Y (CA)]. Your salary offer will be based on an assessment of a variety of factors including your specific experience and work location.

In addition, you will be offered competitive target incentive compensation, with awards based on overall corporate and individual performance. On top of this, you will be eligible for a comprehensive and competitive benefits package which includes medical plans for you and your family, health and wellness programs, retirement plans, tuition reimbursement, paid vacation, and much more.

Where this role is based in the United States of America, this role is [Exempt/Non-Exempt] for FLSA purposes.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

About AXIS Capital Holdings Limited

AXIS Capital Holdings Limited is a Bermuda-based global provider of specialty lines insurance and treaty reinsurance. The company operates through two segments: Insurance and Reinsurance. AXIS provides a range of insurance coverage and reinsurance to insurance companies, wholesalers, regional brokers, and national brokers. The company was founded in 2001.
Learn more about AXIS Capital Holdings Limited
Size
2,082 employees
Market Cap
$4.5 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$120.4 million
5 Year Trend
+5.7%
Revenue
$4.8 billion
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