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Ryan Specialty · 1 week ago

Senior Actuarial Associate

Nashville, TN

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$120K/yr - $150K/yr

4+ years exp

Ryan Specialty is a company focused on providing innovative insurance solutions. As a Senior Actuarial Associate, you will lead pricing and predictive modeling efforts for the property portfolio, mentor junior analysts, and contribute to reserving and loss development work.

Financial ServicesInsuranceRisk Management

Comp. & Benefits

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Lead pricing analyses for assigned segments, including indications, segmentation, and portfolio profitability reviews

Design, build, and maintain predictive models (GLMs, GAMs, GBMs) to improve pricing sophistication and risk selection

Own portions of the rater upgrade and maintenance process, ensuring tools are accurate, efficient, and user-friendly for underwriters

Translate model results into rating factors, implementation specs, and filing-ready documentation

Contribute to reserving and loss development work (triangles, LDFs, IBNR) and help connect pricing and loss experience

Monitor actual vs. expected performance and model stability; recommend refinements to rating plans and models

Provide light mentoring to junior analysts on methods, coding standards, and data hygiene; review their work as needed

Help improve actuarial processes, automation, and best practices across pricing and reserving workflows

Qualification

GLM modelingPredictive modelingP&C insurance knowledgePythonRSQLExcelStatistical skillsData hygieneMentoringProject management

Required

4–8 years of P&C actuarial experience, with a strong focus on pricing and/or predictive modeling

Demonstrated experience leading pricing projects or model builds as a primary owner

Hands-on experience with GLM-based pricing models

Bachelor's degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science, or related quantitative field

ACAS required

Strong statistical and modeling skills, including GLMs and familiarity with GAMs/GBMs

Proficiency in Python or R, plus solid SQL and Excel skills

Comfortable working with large, complex datasets and building clean, repeatable workflows

Solid understanding of P&C insurance fundamentals, especially pricing and loss behavior

Able to explain technical work clearly to non-technical partners and provide constructive feedback to junior team members

Organized, proactive, and able to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment

Preferred

Exposure to GAMs and GBMs strongly preferred

Some exposure to reserving and loss development and interest in becoming more well-rounded

Prior informal leadership experience (mentoring, peer review, or project lead) is a plus

Benefits

Paid time off for company holidays

Vacation

Sick and personal days

Paid parental leave

Mental health services

Company

Ryan Specialty

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Ryan Specialty is an insurance firm that provides solutions for brokers, agents, and insurance carriers.

Founded in 2010

Chicago, Illinois, USA

5001-10000 employees

https://ryanspecialty.com

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