Lead Actuary, Coalition Re

Coalition, Inc.

48d • $161,200 - $182,000 • Remote

About The Position

Coalition is seeking a seasoned actuary with deep reinsurance pricing expertise to join and help build out its actuarial team. This role involves significant ownership of the full pricing lifecycle, including model development, portfolio analytics, treaty governance, and executive communication. The position requires a strong blend of technical skills, strategic thinking, and leadership abilities. The Lead Actuary will be responsible for designing, implementing, and improving reinsurance pricing frameworks and actuarial models, ensuring analytical rigor. This includes independently pricing complex treaties, conducting portfolio profitability reviews with actionable underwriting recommendations, and staying current with cyber insurance developments and market shifts. The role also involves communicating risk and pricing strategies to senior leadership, underwriting, and external partners, translating complex analyses into clear recommendations. The ideal candidate is proactive, challenges the status quo, and possesses intellectual curiosity to explore new modeling approaches, enhance operational efficiency, and improve client service.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in Insurance pricing, with at least 4+ years in Reinsurance
• ACAS or FCAS certification
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex initiatives
• Undergraduate degree in Actuarial Science or any other related field
• Strong understanding of actuarial pricing & the various reinsurance treaties structure
• Excellent communication skills including ability to convey clear information to manager and team members, and ability to vulgarize complex technical concepts to non-technical audience
• Ability to work efficiently in a fast paced environment, and consistently meet deadlines
• Ability to take ambiguous problems and solve them in a structured data-driven way
• Ability to think long-term strategically and operationally, striking the right balance between short-term deliveries and long-term business outcomes
• Ability to influence partners and build strong relationships, creating win-win situations with them
• Ability to develop, assess and monitor numerous business metrics and use the acquired knowledge to optimize our pricing proposals

Nice To Haves

• Pricing experience in Cyber (re)Insurance
• Experience in building and monitoring advanced pricing framework
• Experience working with external regulators, carriers and brokers

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end pricing of complex reinsurance treaties, including assumption development, cash flow projection, and risk/return optimization
• Develop, oversee, and enhance actuarial models, setting methodology standards and driving continuous improvement through dedicated project work
• Translate complex analytical findings into clear recommendations for internal and external audiences
• SME to support the creation and maintenance of appropriate pricing risk governance controls
• Straddle the worlds of reinsurance, data science, engineering and security experts to shape the most suitable data-driven solutions
• Act as an ambassador for the actuarial team, fostering a solutions-driven approach and demonstrating a strong commitment in meeting the needs of our stakeholders

Benefits

• 100% medical, dental and vision coverage
• Flexible PTO policy
• Annual home office stipend and WeWork access
• Mental & physical health wellness programs (One Medical, Headspace, Wellhub, and more)!
• Competitive compensation and opportunity for advancement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior