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At Aviva, we help customers build resilience and move forward with confidence. We foster an inclusive workplace where diverse perspectives are valued, innovation is encouraged, and colleagues are empowered to grow their careers while making a meaningful impact. As we continue to expand our U.S. Specialty platform, we are building a high-performing actuarial organization focused on delivering analytical excellence, pricing sophistication, and strategic decision support.
The Opportunity
The AVP, Pricing Actuary is responsible for supporting and executing actuarial pricing strategy, pricing model development, model governance, product profitability management, and portfolio optimization across assigned U.S. specialty product segments. This role plays an important part in shaping underwriting and business decisions by providing actuarial insights that support profitable growth, pricing adequacy, product development, and long-term portfolio performance.
As a senior actuarial professional, you will lead pricing analyses, actuarial models, product performance analytics, and portfolio management activities across assigned specialty insurance lines and underwriting segments in the U.S. You will work closely with Underwriting, Product Management, Claims, Finance, Risk Management, Distribution, and actuarial/product colleagues in both the U.S. and U.K. to ensure actuarial recommendations support Aviva's strategic objectives, risk appetite, and global standards.
This role combines deep technical actuarial expertise, strong commercial judgment, and leadership capability. It requires the ability to influence business decisions, lead complex actuarial initiatives, partner effectively with underwriting leadership, and balance growth opportunities with disciplined risk management and profitability objectives.
The successful candidate will serve as a trusted actuarial partner to business leaders, helping advance Aviva's U.S. Specialty pricing capabilities while contributing to actuarial innovation, pricing sophistication, operational excellence, and organizational capability.
What You'll Do
Pricing Strategy and Product Leadership
Support the development and execution of pricing strategies across assigned Aviva U.S. Specialty product segments and underwriting portfolios.
Develop and enhance actuarial pricing methodologies, assumptions, pricing models, model refresh processes, and governance frameworks.
Monitor pricing adequacy and alignment with profitability objectives.
Lead the development of rate indications, technical pricing views, segmentation analyses, and pricing recommendations for assigned specialty lines.
Partner with Underwriting and Product teams to translate pricing insights into underwriting actions, product enhancements, and market opportunities.
Evaluate market conditions, competitive dynamics, and emerging trends that influence pricing strategy.
Support new product development, product enhancements, and U.S. market expansion initiatives in coordination with U.S. and UK actuarial and product stakeholders.
Portfolio Management and Profitability
Provide actuarial leadership and support for portfolio profitability, segment-level performance management, and portfolio steering actions.
Monitor portfolio trends, loss ratios, exposure mix, growth metrics, retention performance, and rate adequacy by product segment and distribution channel.
Develop recommendations to improve portfolio outcomes and overall business performance.
Support business planning, forecasting, and portfolio optimization activities.
Evaluate business mix, concentration risk, underwriting appetite, model indications, and growth opportunities within assigned portfolios.
Ensure actuarial recommendations align with Aviva's strategic objectives and risk appetite.
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