AXIS (AXIS Capital)
Portfolio Pricing Actuary / Analyst
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AXIS Capital – Portfolio Pricing Analyst / Actuary (Contractor)
This is your opportunity to join AXIS Capital – a trusted global provider of specialty lines insurance and reinsurance. We stand apart for our outstanding client service, intelligent risk taking and superior risk adjusted returns for our shareholders. We also proudly maintain an entrepreneurial, disciplined and ethical corporate culture. As a member of AXIS, you join a team that is among the best in the industry.
At AXIS, we believe that we are only as strong as our people. We strive to create an inclusive and welcoming culture where employees of all backgrounds and from all walks of life feel comfortable and empowered to be themselves. This means that we bring our whole selves to work.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic, including age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, marital status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any basis prohibited by the laws that govern its operations.
Job Family Grouping: Portfolio Pricing Analyst / Actuary
Job Family: Actuarial Pricing
Location: London
How does this role contribute to our collective success?
The Pricing function supports underwriters and management in building robust and profitable portfolios by providing objective insights through deep product expertise.
This is a newly created role supporting AXIS Capacity Solutions, a recently established business unit focused on originating and scaling structured, multi‑line portfolio capacity solutions, including delegated and facilitated arrangements and increasing use of alternative capital. You will also support Portfolio Solutions, which underwrites portfolios of multi‑class risks alongside best‑in‑class lead carriers, giving you exposure to some of the most sophisticated portfolio structures in the London Market.
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What will you do in this role?
- Support the pricing of portfolio deals across the deal lifecycle, including preparing data, running models, and reviewing outputs to produce robust analysis for pricing decisions.
- Work closely with underwriters and senior actuarial colleagues to understand risk profiles and shape pricing analysis, supporting the evaluation of deal structures (including limits and reinsurance) and highlighting key sensitivities. Build credibility with stakeholders through delivery and insight, while collaborating across reserving, capital modelling, and finance to ensure aligned assumptions and a consistent view of performance.
- Deliver regular portfolio and product monitoring analysis, contributing meaningfully to portfolio insights through assessment of rate change, exposure movements, loss experience, and trends, and supporting a clear understanding of pricing adequacy and emerging performance drivers.
- Maintain and enhance benchmarks and portfolio metrics, working closely with Product Pricing and Analytics teams, and support the ongoing development of pricing tools, models, data flows, and analytical capabilities.
- Contribute to the development of expected loss ratios and key pricing assumptions for business planning, considering business mix, market conditions, and observed trends.
- Participate in project workstreams and cross-functional initiatives, contributing actuarial input and supporting delivery of business objectives.
- Provide informal guidance and support to junior analysts, contributing to a collaborative and high-performing team environment.
You may also be required to take on additional duties, responsibilities and activities appropriate to the nature of this role.
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About You:
We encourage you to bring your own experience and expertise to the table, so while there are some qualifications and experiences, we need you to have, we are open to discussing how your individual knowledge might lend itself to fulfilling this role and help us achieve our goals.
What you need to have:
- Progress towards actuarial qualification (or equivalent experience.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail.
- Ability to communicate technical analysis clearly to a range of stakeholders.
- Proactive, self-directed approach with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
What we prefer you to have:
- Exposure to London Market business or portfolio / structured deals.
- Experience working with pricing models, portfolio analytics, or business planning.
- Strong Excel and SQL skills; VBA, R, or Python advantageous.
- Experience collaborating with underwriting teams or other business partners.
Role Factors:
In this role, you will typically be required to:
- Be in the office 3 days per week, or when required.
What we offer:
For this position, we currently expect to offer a base salary in the range of X to Y. Your salary offer will be based on an assessment of a variety of factors including your specific experience and work location.
In addition, you will be offered competitive target incentive compensation, with awards based on overall corporate and individual performance. On top of this, you will be eligible for a comprehensive and competitive benefits package which includes medical plans for you and your family, health and wellness programs, retirement plans, tuition reimbursement, paid vacation, and much more.
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
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