Senior Pricing Actuary

Senior Pricing ActuaryDrive pricing precision at scale — leading indications, CAT modeling, and GenAI-powered automation to strengthen rate adequacy and segmentation across our homeowners portfolio.Kin makes life simpler, more affordable, and better for homeowners — especially in the places where climate risks, rising costs, and outdated systems make it hardest. We start with smarter homeowners insurance and expand to everything homeowners need to thrive.Using data, technology, and thoughtful human support, we're building products that are clear, fair, and help homeowners feel confident — so homeowners aren't left behind when they need help most.Founded in 2016, Kin is a remote-first employer with Kinfolk across more than 35 states. We serve customers in 13 states (and counting). Our disciplined growth, strong customer satisfaction, and focus on long-term sustainability fosters outstanding growth, attracts marquee investors, and earns recognition and accolades, including:Built In Chicago's Best Places to Work, Midsize Companies (2021-2026)Forbes' America's Best Startup Employers (2021-2024)Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Private CompaniesForbes' Fintech 50 (2025-2026)Great Places to Work Certified (2024-2026)Most importantly, we're building Kin to be a place where people do meaningful work with real impact — for our customers, our communities, and each other. We're excited to tell you more about how you can contribute to our rapid growth, strong unit economics, profitability, and excellent customer ratings. To learn more about how we work and what we're building, visit kin.com and see how we work.We're looking for a Senior Pricing Actuary to strengthen and evolve Kin's actuarial pricing capabilities as we scale our homeowners portfolio. This role exists to ensure rate adequacy, sharpen segmentation, and elevate the technical rigor of our pricing analyses in a rapidly changing risk environment.Reporting to the Director, Actuarial Pricing, you'll operate as a highly technical individual contributor — building and refining indications, integrating catastrophe and reinsurance impacts, and modernizing workflows through automation and Generative AI tools. You'll partner closely with actuarial leadership, insurance product, and technology teams to translate complex analyses into decisions that directly impact growth, profitability, and customer value.Your responsibilitiesBuild and deploy tools using Generative AI and advanced analytics to automate pricing workflows and improve analytical insight.Perform statewide and segmented actuarial pricing indications for homeowners insurance products, ensuring rate adequacy and sound risk segmentation.Develop and enhance pricing methodologies by incorporating loss trends, expense assumptions, reinsurance costs, and catastrophe modeling outputs.Reconcile actuarial indications with financial performance and business objectives in partnership with actuarial leadership.Prepare actuarial support for rate filings, including exhibits, documentation, and responses to regulatory inquiries.Partner with insurance product teams to support rate changes, pricing reviews, and state expansion initiatives.Lead class plan builds and pricing support for new state launches and product expansions.Pull, clean, and validate data for CAT modeling; run catastrophe models and analyze results to inform ratemaking decisions.Collaborate with technology and data teams to improve data quality, automate analyses, and modernize pricing pipelines.Monitor regulatory developments, market trends, catastrophe activity, and structural changes that impact pricing strategy.Success in this roleIn your first 6–12 months at Kin, success is less about checking boxes and more about the impact you create. You'll use your skills and judgment to take ownership of meaningful work, improve how we operate, and help move Kin's mission forward. Along the way, you'll deliver outcomes that make a real difference for both Kinfolk and the homeowners we serve.By the end of your first year, you should feel confident in your role, trusted as an owner, and proud of the progress you've helped make.Pricing indications are timely, technically rigorous, and clearly reconciled to financial results and business strategy.New actuarial tools meaningfully reduce manual work and improve decision-making through automation and advanced analytics.CAT modeling and reinsurance impacts are consistently and accurately integrated into ratemaking analyses.Actuarial pipelines and documentation are reliable, transparent, and scalable to support continued state expansion and product growth.What you'll bringFCAS or Career ACAS designation.5+ years of actuarial experience in personal lines pricing.Demonstrated expertise in actuarial pricing techniques, including indications, trend analysis, and risk segmentation.Hands-on experience using SQL and Python (preferred) or R for data analysis and model development.Experience independently executing technically rigorous actuarial analyses.Proficiency in Excel for advanced modeling and analysis.Curiosity and practical experience leveraging Generative AI tools to improve actuarial processes.Bonus:Direct experience with Florida, Texas, and/or California residential property insurance.Experience supporting rate filings and responding to DOI inquiries.Experience working with large datasets and modern analytics workflows.Predictive modeling experience, particularly loss cost modeling.Experience in an insurtech or high-growth environment.Hands-on experience with Git/GitHub in a collaborative team setting.Advanced experience applying Generative AI tools in actuarial or analytics workflows.How we hireWe believe a great hiring experience should be clear, respectful, and human. We'll accept applications for this position until April 20th, 2026. While our recruiting team uses AI tools for efficiency, resumes are still screened by Kin's in-house recruiters, and candidate evaluations and hiring decisions are made by recruiters and hiring teams. Rest assured, real people make real decisions.The hiring process and timeline for each role will vary, depending on the position. However, here are some things you can expect from us:Prompt updates and feedback following interviewsInterviews with recruiters, hiring managers, and members of teamsSkills assessment relevant to the position, if applicableGenuine, thoughtful human interaction at every stepHow we support youWe offer a comprehensive, competitive benefits program, allowing you to choose the benefits that are best for you and your family, starting on the first day of the month following your start date.Core BenefitsCompetitive salary and company equity through Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), granted as part of our standard compensation package and based on role and level401(k) with company match up to 4% of eligible earningsMultiple medical plan options, plus dental and vision coverageCompany-funded HSA contributions (based on medical plan selection)Company-paid life insurance and short-term disabilityHealth & WellbeingA variety of supplemental benefit options, including long-term disability, critical illness, accident, legal, and pet insuranceAccess to mental health support and confidential counseling resourcesFlexible PTO for exempt employees (most employees take 15–20 days per year), plus 8 company-observed holidaysPaid parental leave, including up to 14 weeks at 100% pay for birthing parents and 8 weeks at 100% pay for non-birthing parentsGrowth & DevelopmentCareer mobility and internal growth opportunities across the organizationProfessional development budgets for certifications, conferences, and learning available, subject to management approvalHow we workWe don't just hire for skills. We hire for alignment. Kinfolk bring diverse perspectives, but we're united by a shared set of values that shape how we work and how we show up for each other and our customers.Run through walls, together - Every one of us is responsible for creating the culture we want to work in. High performance. Low drama. Always respectful. We assume the best in