Vice President, Actuarial and Product Management

Great American Insurance Group

$230K — $270K *
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in actuarial science, mathematics, statistics, or related field.
  • Fellow or Associate of the Casualty Actuarial Society (FCAS preferred; ACAS considered with experience).
  • 10+ years of progressive actuarial experience in property & casualty insurance, preferably workers’ compensation.
  • 5+ years of formal leadership experience, with close collaboration in product management.
  • Proven expertise in pricing strategy and optimization with strong communication skills.
  • Experience with integrating predictive analytics into pricing and underwriting strategies.
  • Strong product management skills with a collaborative mindset.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the performance and development of actuarial and product management teams.
  • Own the technical pricing strategy and develop target pricing frameworks.
  • Serve as the primary liaison to the AFG Predictive Analytics team for model development.
  • Monitor model performance for effective risk segmentation and price optimization.
  • Oversee rate and product filings, and implement new product features and pricing innovations.
  • Define and manage product strategy and lifecycle.
  • Analyze portfolio performance to identify loss drivers and recommend improvements.
  • Establish consistent enterprise reporting metrics across departments.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Wellness plans, parental leave, and adoption assistance.
  • Tuition reimbursement and paid time off.
  • 401(k) plan with company match and employee stock purchase plan.
  • Commuter benefits.
Full Job Description

For over 50 years, Republic Indemnity has been a trusted partner for businesses across the western U.S., helping them effectively manage their workers' compensation costs. Our headquarters in Woodland Hills, California, coupled with our office in San Francisco, serve as hubs for our operations. We specialize in workers' compensation primarily in California, with business presence in Alaska, Arizona, Nevada, and other western states.

We are seeking a senior actuarial and product management leader to own and advance the discipline of pricing optimization, performance analytics, and product portfolio expansion across the organization, bringing a product management lens to segmentation, positioning, and lifecycle optimization.

This role combines traditional actuarial leadership with modern analytics integration and product management oversight, ensuring pricing, underwriting strategy, analytics, and product suite are aligned with market needs, company objectives, and long-term profitability. 

Great American’s culture is built on connection, shared learning, and strong relationships. To support this, employees in this role are expected to be on-site three days a week, with the flexibility to work two days remotely with in-office days determined by business needs. Qualified remote candidates located in California will also be considered and expected to be in the office 1-2 times/month.

Responsibilities:

As the leader of the Actuarial and Product Management teams, this person will report to the President and be responsible for the overall management of 7 actuarial and product management staff located remotely and in our Woodland Hills office, and have primary responsibility for the following:  

  • Performance and development of the actuarial and product management teams.
  • Own technical pricing strategy, develop target pricing frameworks, and lead profitability and book performance analysis.
  • Support predictive model development while serving as the primary liaison to the AFG Predictive Analytics team.
  • Leads model deployment and monitors model performance to ensure effective risk segmentation and price optimization are maintained.
  • Oversee all rate and product filings, identifying and implementing new product features, structures, and pricing innovations.
  • Define product strategy and lead product lifecycle management.
  • Analyze portfolio performance and claim trends to identify loss drivers and provide actionable recommendations to improve financial outcomes.
  • Deliver insights to improve pricing and product design through collaboration with underwriting, claims, finance, distribution, and other AFG departments as appropriate.
  • Own enterprise reporting and establish consistent metric definitions across departments.
  • Build and maintain product and segment-level performance dashboards.
  • Establish underwriting quality standards and best practices and monitor to ensure regulatory requirements and internal expectations are consistently met.
  • Interface with insurance regulators and rating bureaus to ensure compliance with state regulatory requirements.
  • Monitors legislative and regulatory changes impacting workers’ compensation.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree, preferably in actuarial science, mathematics, statistics or related field.
  • Fellow or Associate of the Casualty Actuarial Society (FCAS strongly preferred; ACAS considered with relevant experience).
  • Minimum of 10+ years of progressive actuarial experience in property & casualty insurance, with workers’ compensation experience strongly preferred.
  • Minimum of 5 years of formal leadership experience, including prior experience leading or partnering closely with product management functions.
  • Demonstrated expertise in pricing strategy and optimization with exceptional ability to communicate and translate actuarial findings into practical business recommendations.
  • Experience integrating predictive analytics into pricing and underwriting strategies.
  • Strong product management orientation and comfort working across multiple functions.

Company:

RICA Republic Indemnity Company of America


Salary Range:

$230,000.00 -$270,000.00

Benefits:

We offer competitive benefits packages for full-time and part-time employees*. Full-time employees have access to medical, dental, and vision coverage, wellness plans, parental leave, adoption assistance, and tuition reimbursement. Full-time and eligible part-time employees also enjoy Paid Time Off and paid holidays, a 401(k) plan with company match, an employee stock purchase plan, and commuter benefits.

Compensation varies by role, level, and location and is influenced by skills, experience, and business needs. Your recruiter will provide details about benefits and specific compensation ranges during the hiring process. Learn more at http://www.gaig.com/careers.

 

*Excludes seasonal employees and interns.

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