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Pricing Actuary

Swiss Re’s property pricing actuary models risk and portfolio profitability. The role improves costing parameters and uses statistical analysis to support underwriting decisions.

What you’d work on

Our reading of the posting: what a new hire in this role would most likely spend their first months on.

Price individual risks.
Analyse portfolio loss experience.
Refine property-costing model parameters.

What they ask for

Required

Actuarial methods
Statistical analysis
Programming
Property-insurance knowledge
Communication

Preferred

Property/casualty pricing

Education: Quantitative bachelor’s or master’s degree and actuarial progress requested.
Experience: At least five years of actuarial experience.
Languages and tools: R
Python
SQL

How to prepare

Compare exposure and experience rating.
Stress property-loss assumptions.
Validate pricing-model parameter changes.

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SelfMadeQuant wrote this summary from the employer’s public posting, last checked 6 November 2026. SelfMadeQuant isn’t affiliated with Swiss Re and doesn’t handle applications.