Vice President & Actuary (Virtual)

Berkley North Pacific is rooted in the Pacific Northwest offering personalized commercial insurance solutions through collaborative efforts for ultimate customer experience. We do this by empowering our people and being 100% customer obsessed. Additionally, we offer the reassurance to our customers that their insurance investment is sound, as we are backed by the resources of a Fortune 500 company, W. We recognize our employees for their outstanding performance in establishing a workplace where employees can thrive, enjoy their work, and help our company grow. This role will be based in our Meridian, ID office. We offer a hybrid work schedule with 4 days in the office; and 1 day remote where it makes sense to do so. Become a key player in our dynamic team as the VP, Chief Actuary Officer. In this role, you’ll report to the BNP President, provide strategic direction and leadership to the Actuarial Function while partnering with the BNP’s Senior Leadership team. You’ll benefit from sharing best practices with your fellow Actuarial Officers from the other 65 Berkley operating units and home office. We’ll trust you to develop and execute strategic plans that drive our business objectives. Your business acumen coupled with your ability to pivot from the tactical to strategic delivery of Pricing, Reserving, and Analytics will be crucial to our success. Opportunities to tackle challenging and meaningful projects for continuous learning and development. Strong industry reputation, market presence, financial stability anchored in ethical standards, integrity and professionalism.Technological Innovation: Access to evolving advanced tools and technologies, such as AI, machine learning, and data analytics.Enjoy an employer-funded health savings account, profit sharing, 401k, paid parental leave, employee stock purchase plan, tuition assistance, and professional continuing education. We'll count on you for:Entrepreneurial Leadership:Lead the actuarial component of the company’s planning processes.Lead the vision, growth, and implementation of advanced analytics.Innovate and improve actuarial and analytics capabilities; Lead the actuarial component of the company’s planning processes.Collaboration and Partnership:Partner closely with BNP’s Underwriting, Claims and Finance teams. Berkley Actuaries andAnalytics teams to advance company capabilities.Proactively seek out competitive market analytics and position reviews to inform business decisions.Participate in enterprise risk management initiatives.Talent Development:Lead a small high-performing Actuarial Team, providing direction, mentorship, and evaluation.Maintain compliance with actuarial policies and standards.Lead Through Change:Perform advanced analytics and modeling techniques using tools like SAS, R, Pretium, Emblem, and stochastic simulation techniques.Identify, retrieve, and prepare data for actuarial analysis using SQL, Essbase, and other data sources.Lead rate reviews, ratemaking, and actuarial indications.support the development of Tableau reporting and analytical tools/models.

Bachelor's degree; or 15 years related experience or training; Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society (FCAS) with a commitment to continuing education.Success managing teams and implementing strategic vision.Strong problem analysis and resolution skills.Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Excel, and basic SQL.Knowledge of actuarial or analytics software such as Arius, R, Python, and Tableau.Effective leadership and project management skills.Strong customer orientation.

The company offers a competitive compensation plan and robust benefits package for full time regular employees.the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; Actuarial