Job Description

Overview:
In the position of Actuary, you will be part of the new Business Insights & Analytics team and will be responsible for supporting the entity in the transformation to a data- driven decision-making culture. The new team will be responsible for claim, premium and exposure forecasting , executive reporting, and identification of emerging trends. You will also ensure all activities are following actuarial standards of practice, governing regulations, internal policies. Responsibilities:

• Create and maintain monthly executive reporting on Claims Activity for all lines of business in collaboration with internal stakeholders.
• Create and maintain monthly executive reporting on exposure and premium for all lines of business in collaboration with internal stakeholders.
• Create and maintain reports to monitor reinsurance contracts.
• Deliver data driven insight concisely to all stakeholders.
• Communicate and illustrate the story that the data is telling the audience.
• Responsible for forecasting claims, premiums, and exposures for all lines of business.
• Support Finance in budget variance analysis on claims, premiums, and exposure monitoring.
• Develop and implement processes to ensure a current understanding of new and emerging trends, practices, and solutions.
• Provide consultative analytical support to all clients in the corporation requiring advice and assistance, ensuring that methodologies utilized conforms with principles and standards of practice of the CAS and CIA.

Qualifications:

• Post-Secondary degree with an Actuarial Science, Mathematics, or Statistics Major.
• Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries.
• Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society.
• Minimum seven years progressive experience in the casualty insurance industry, including 5 years of strategic involvement in rate setting, valuation, forecasting or risk management.
• Exceptional understanding of property and casualty insurance products.
• Advanced knowledge of actuarial skills in pricing, analysis, statistical and financial modelling.
• Advanced knowledge of complex tools used in pricing and product; ability to read, analyze, manipulate, and interpret complex technical documents and experience with data and analytics, techniques and methodologies used in understanding risk and segmentation.
• Experience with Power BI and Python an asset.
• Strategic thinker who is intellectually curious and can think “outside the box”.
• Advanced organizational and time-management skills with the ability to handle multiple concurrent tasks and prioritizes assignments to meet deadlines.
• Advanced oral and written communication skills, and confidence in the company of senior leadership, peers, and mixed audiences, capable of providing feedback and clearly articulating decisions; comfortable presenting and defending points of view; effectively listens and responds thoughtfully; concise written communication.

Employee Benefits:
Health benefits
We offer a comprehensive health benefits program that includes:

• flexible health, dental and vision plans
• health spending account
• travel health coverage
• other extended health benefits such as ambulance, massage and physiotherapy

Financial security
In an effort to support financial security, we offer:

• registered pension plan
• group, dependent, and optional life insurance coverage
• critical illness insurance
• sick leave to cover short-term disability
• long-term disability

Wellness
We offer programs that focus on how to better achieve a balance between work and personal commitments, as well as maintain a healthy workplace culture. This includes:

• vacation entitlement
• maternity, parental and adoptive leaves
• bereavement and family responsibility leaves
• employee and family assistance program
• mental-health programming
• lunch-and-learn offerings
• discounted gym memberships and wellness account

Diversity and inclusion
Manitoba Public Insurance believes that diversity and inclusion strengthens us. We consider ourselves to be a barrier-free organization where individual values, beliefs and practices are respected and appreciated for the diversity they bring to our work life.

Employee recognition
It’s important to recognize our employees for their contributions. Not only do we recognize employees as they achieve milestone years in their careers, we also have several outlets for leaders and peers to reward each other for work well done.

Professional development
We want our employees to grow, which is why we offer support in keeping their skills up-to-date. We offer in-house training, professional development and an educational assistance program.

Safety and health
In an effort to encourage a safe and healthy work environment, we offer various safety, health and workplace policies and programs along with technical expertise and assistance to support employee activities in safety and health.