Actuarial Consultant

Description:

Founded in 1896, Wawanesa Insurance is one of Canada’s largest mutual insurance companies, generating over CAD 3.5 billion in revenue and managing CAD 10 billion in assets. Headquartered in Winnipeg, Wawanesa serves over 1.7 million members nationwide and employs over 3,600 people across Canada. The company supports community organizations and invests over CAD 3.5 million annually in charitable donations, including climate change initiatives.

Job Overview:

As an Actuarial Consultant specializing in pricing for regulated personal auto insurance, you will play a leading role analyzing auto insurance pricing for the Maritime provinces and Quebec, or Ontario, with a high degree of autonomy. The role includes mentoring actuarial analysts and applying actuarial expertise to solve complex business problems while providing strategic insights.

Key Responsibilities:

Analytics

• Research, extract, and manipulate complex data from relevant sources; assess data quality.

• Support the business and team with timely analyses, reviews, and ad hoc requests with minimal supervision.

Industry Awareness

• Identify emerging industry trends and analyze their business impact.

Stakeholder Management

• Provide periodic project updates to stakeholders.

• Anticipate and report potential obstacles proactively.

Project Management

• Lead projects from initiation to completion.

• Manage implementation of final products.

• Develop training and documentation as required.

Mentorship

• Actively mentor, train, and develop actuarial analysts.

• Build credibility and trust with peers.

• Develop strong collaborative relationships across teams.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or related field.

• Over 4 years of actuarial experience preferred.

• CAS exams passed (7 exams) or ACAS designation is an asset.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with ability to translate technical actuarial concepts into meaningful business insights.

• Strong proficiency in Excel, SQL, R, Python, or other programming/software relevant to actuarial work.

• Deep understanding of actuarial science, mathematics, probabilities, statistics, and financial/business principles applied to insurance.

• High attention to detail and accuracy in analyses.

• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.

Additional Information:

Wawanesa offers a competitive total compensation package including annual incentive programs, generous vacation and personal days, no-premium benefits, and a pension plan. The company is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIA), encouraging candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply. Accessibility accommodations are available throughout the recruitment process.

Location Options: Winnipeg, MB; Vancouver, BC; Calgary, AB; Edmonton, AB; Toronto, ON; Kitchener, ON; Ottawa, ON; Montreal, QC; Moncton, NB; Dartmouth, NS.