Actuarial Consultant in Calgary

We offer a hybrid work environment that offers flexibility to our employees in balancing in-office (2 days per week OR 15 hours per week in a Wawanesa office) and remote work. You may work from any of the following locations: Winnipeg, MB; Wawanesa, MB; Vancouver, BC; Calgary, AB; Edmonton, AB; Lethbridge, AB; Toronto (North York), ON; Kitchener, ON; Ottawa, ON; Montreal, QC; Quebec City, QC; Moncton, NB; Dartmouth, NS.

This role is considered a head-office role and will be required to communicate with internal stakeholders across Canada where the primary business language utilized is English.

At Wawanesa, salary is only one component of a holistic, comprehensive and competitive offering that we provide to our employees. In addition to salary, full-time and part-time permanent employees are eligible for an annual bonus plan, leave of absence top-up programs and provided with generous vacation time, personal days, premium free benefits and pension plan. The salary offered for this role is determined with consideration to various factors, including but not limited to: your work location, local labour market conditions, external market salary data, internal pay equity and the knowledge, skills, experience and anticipated proficiency in the role. The salary offered is estimated to be within the following range. Candidates with salary expectations outside of the range are still encouraged to apply.

About The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company: Founded in 1896, The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company is one of Canada’s largest mutual insurers, 100% owned by its members, with more than $4.1 billion in annual revenue and $12.5 billion in assets. Headquartered in Winnipeg, Wawanesa is the parent company of Wawanesa Life, which provides life insurance solutions throughout Canada, and Western Financial Group, a leading national distributor of personal and business insurance. Wawanesa proudly serves more than 1.8 million members and we are home to more than 3,000 employees across Canada.

We are currently looking for dedicated, driven, and enthusiastic individuals who thrive in an environment that welcomes change and are looking for an opportunity for diverse experience and advancement on a growing team.

As an Actuarial Consultant (Personal Lines Pricing – Alberta Auto), you’ll take a lead role in the auto pricing analysis for the Alberta region, working with a high degree of autonomy. This position involves mentoring actuarial analysts and applying actuarial expertise to address complex business problems and provide strategic insights.

Job Responsibilities:

• Researches, extracts, and manipulates complex data from relevant sources, and assesses data quality.
• Supports the business and overall team by performing analyses/reviews and completing ad-hoc requests/special projects in a timely manner with minimal support from peers and leaders.
• Evaluates existing processes to find areas for increased efficiency.
• Identifies opportunities for automation of routine tasks and implementation of advanced techniques while ensuring ethical and responsible application of solutions.
• Develops new approaches to problem solving and assess impacts of solution options with minimal support from leaders.
• Identifies emerging industry trends and analyzes the impact they will have on Wawanesa.
• Encouraged to represent Wawanesa at external events that may include universities, actuarial clubs, industry organizations, and charitable causes.
• Commits to professional development and continuous experiential learning to build cross-functional knowledge, technical skills, and mastery in competencies.
• Focuses learning activities on bringing new knowledge and skills to team in order to address any existing gaps.
• Provides regular project updates to stakeholders. Anticipates obstacles and raises them in advance. Leads projects from beginning to end, including implementation of final product.
• May include training and documentation of the project.
• Provides feedback, instruction, and development guidance to help others excel in their current or future job responsibilities.
• Builds trust and credibility with peers. Develops strong working relationships across teams.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or other related discipline.
• More than four years of actuarial experience an asset.
• 7 CAS exams or ACAS designation an asset.

Communication/Building Relationships: Advanced oral and written communication skills, demonstrating the ability to convey business terminology and insights that are meaningful and well received.

Computer/Programming Skills: Proficient with Excel, SQL, R, Python, Radar and/or other related software/programming languages/actuarial software.

Problem solving: Advanced knowledge of actuarial science, mathematics, probability, statistics, principles of finance and business, and strong ability to apply this knowledge to problems in insurance.

Detail oriented: Strong attention to detail when performing analysis with minimal technical errors.

Conflict Management/Teamwork: Ability to work efficiently and co-operatively in a team environment.

At Wawanesa, we are committed to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) and believe that our strength lies in the diversity of our people – this is supported by having a representative workforce. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, including racialized persons, women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, gender-diverse and neurodiverse individuals, and anyone who can contribute to the further diversification of thought and ideas.

We aim to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all candidates. If you require accommodations during any stage of the recruitment process, please reach out in confidence to jobs@wawanesa.com.