Barnett Waddingham
Senior Consulting Actuary - General Insurance
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Senior Consulting Actuary – General Insurance
About Howden
Howden is a global insurance group with employee ownership at its core. We specialise in guiding clients to adapt and thrive in a dynamic world—pushing the boundaries of traditional insurance. Our strength lies in collaboration, united by a shared passion and boundary-defying mindset, spanning 23,000 employees across 56 countries.
Our people—and collaborators—are our biggest asset. Our inclusive culture, exceptional client service, and unrelenting growth stem from a people-first approach. Here, success isn’t individual—it’s collective. Everyone contributes to making a meaningful difference. That’s how we do things at Howden.
Why Work at Howden?
From the start, we’ve been employee-owned, driven by entrepreneurial spirit. We’ve always focused on empowering talent to shape the company’s future while building fulfilling, prosperous careers.
What unites our employees? Our culture—the very reason top talent keeps coming back, year after year. We don’t compromise. Whether your priorities are work-life balance, career growth, sustainability, or community involvement, you’ll find like-minded changemakers at Howden.
The Role: Senior Consulting Actuary (General Insurance)
You’ll play a pivotal role in supporting clients across general insurance, with responsibility for both securing and delivering projects—spanning capital modelling, reserving, pricing, risk management, and actuarial/strategic advice for insurers and reinsurers.
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Key aspects include:
- Client relationship management: Nurturing existing partnerships while uncovering new opportunities.
- Diverse, high-impact work: Managing varied projects requiring technical expertise, commercial acumen, and leadership.
- Part-time or full-time flexible options.
A Day in the Life
As a Senior Consulting Actuary, your core focus includes:
- Delivering high-quality actuarial support, from data analysis to model-building—presenting findings in clear, accessible language.
- End-to-end project leadership: Setting priorities, coordinating teams, and ensuring timelines, budgets, and quality standards are met.
- Serving as a primary client liaison, answering queries, presenting insights, and fostering long-term relationships.
- Methodology & model refinement: Reviewing tools, assumptions, and frameworks, providing evidence-based recommendations.
- Collaborative problem-solving: Working cross-functionally to deliver holistic solutions and share technical knowledge.
- Business development: Identifying growth opportunities, contributing to pitches, and producing thought leadership/marketing content.
Requirements & Qualities
We’re looking for a nearly-qualified or newly qualified actuary with:
- Proven expertise in general insurance (capital, reserving, pricing, or a blend).
- Calm confidence in leadership: Strong focus on audit trails, governance, and controls.
- Project delivery experience: Consistent on-time, on-budget execution against multiple priorities.
- Consultant skills at their best: Exceptional communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management.
- Adaptability & agility: Thriving in evolving environments and client-driven demands.
- Team-culture mindset: Being rapidly trusted employees with strong interpersonal skills.
- High ethical standards and a commitment to professional excellence.
- Mentoring mentality: Willingness to coach and develop junior colleagues.
- Goal-oriented: Natural ability to spot opportunities, develop solutions, and drive new business propositions.
- Travel flexibility: Willingness to claim-related travel as required.
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Note: We recognise few candidates will tick every box—but if you’ve demonstrated key skills here, we’d love to hear from you (and how we can uphold the rest). Addtional experience can also enrich your application!
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