Senior Actuary

Hastings Insurance Services Limited; Bexhill-on-Sea; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - GBP 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance provider in the UK is seeking a Senior Actuary in Bexhill-on-Sea to enhance their Home insurance team. This role focuses on developing actuarial models integrated with machine learning techniques to drive pricing strategies. The ideal candidate will have a Fellowship with IFoA and significant experience in general insurance. You'll collaborate with a cross-functional team, mentor juniors, and influence strategic decisions to propel growth. Offering a flexible working environment, competitive benefits, and various well-being initiatives, this position supports career development and a healthy work-life balance.

Benefits

Flexible working

Competitive bonus scheme

Private medical insurance

Life assurance cover

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) or equivalent.
• Experience in general insurance with robust technical modelling.
• Strong SQL skills necessary for data manipulation.
• Ability to work collaboratively with diverse teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and monitor risk models for pricing activities.
• Lead actuarial assumptions development.
• Create analytical tools for risk management.
• Collaborate on predictive models with data scientists.
• Mentor junior actuaries within the team.

Skills

Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA)

General insurance experience

Technical modelling skills

Strong SQL skills

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Degree in Actuarial Science or related field

Tools

Python

Git

Job description

Welcome to Hastings Direct

We’re a digital insurance provider with ambitious plans to become the best and biggest in the UK market. We’ve made huge investments in our pricing and data capabilities over the past few years, along with nurturing our 4Cs culture.

Job Title:

Senior Actually

Location:

Bexhill/Leicester/London

Role Overview

Join Us in Shaping the Future of Home Insurance at Hastings. Building on our early successes in Home insurance, Hastings is investing in the growth of our Home team. We’re looking for an experienced Senior Actuary who is passionate about data and excited by the opportunity to combine actuarial expertise with cutting‑edge machine learning techniques.

As a Senior Actuary within the Home Actuarial & Data Science Team, you’ll play a key role in developing actuarial models, analyses, and data assets that power Hastings’ market‑leading pricing strategies. Working closely with the wider Home team, your contributions will help deliver our ambitious growth plans for Home insurance products.

This is an exciting time to join us. Our team champions the adoption of advanced machine learning methods, supported by a state‑of‑the‑art tech stack and collaboration across Hastings’ Actuarial and Data Science (AnDS) community.

Your deep understanding of general insurance principles and actuarial techniques will ensure that new models are not only commercially impactful but also deliver fair outcomes for customers. You’ll have the opportunity to influence strategic decisions, mentor junior team members, and shape how advanced analytics and actuarial science come together to drive innovation in Home insurance.

Accountabilities

• Develop, analyse and monitor risk models to support pricing activities
• Lead development of actuarial assumptions and methodologies that inform modelling
• Create and maintain analytical tools to support in the management of our risk portfolio
• Collaborate with data scientists to integrate actuarial analyses into predictive models
• Partner with underwriters and risk analysts to identify blind spots and develop strategies to mitigate emerging risks
• Stretch the team’s capabilities in actuarial capabilities
• Lead a small team of actuaries and data scientists

Essential

• Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) or equivalent professional body
• Experience in general insurance and strong technical modelling skills
• Keen interest in emerging ML techniques and applications in underwriting & pricing
• Strong SQL skills
• Strong senior stakeholder management and communication skills
• Ability to work cross‑functionally with data engineers, data scientists, underwriters, and analysts

Desirable

• Proficiency in Python
• Experience with using Git and GitHub as a code collaboration tool

Interview Process

• Recruiter screening call
• 1st Round – Intro call with Hiring manager
• 2nd Round – Case study round followed by call with Hiring leader

What We Will Give You

Join us and you’ll find a different way of doing things. We call it the 4Cs. We focus on getting it right for our colleagues, customers, company and community. As one of our colleagues, you’ll be helping to drive our growth, so in return, we’ll give you all the support, training and development you need. Not to mention plenty of recognition and rewards, and the scope to voice your ideas and put them into practice.

As a Disability Confident employer, we’re committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are fully inclusive – what this means to you is if you’re applying for a job with us, you’ll have fair access to support and adjustments throughout your recruitment journey. We also welcome applications through the Disability Confident Scheme (DCS). For more information on the DCS, please visit our inclusive business page on our career's website.

Benefits

• Flexible working – we champion a flexible hybrid working approach – please speak to your recruiter to discuss in more detail
• Competitive bonus scheme – all colleagues are eligible for our annual 4Cs performance bonus
• Physical wellbeing – as a Band 4 colleague, Hastings pay for you to receive private medical Insurance (also known as PMI). This gives you flexibility and convenience to see a specialist or consultant and allows you to decide when and where you will be seen
• Financial wellbeing – we provide 4x your salary with our life assurance cover, income protection at no extra cost, and matched pension contributions up to 10%. Our award‑winning package includes discounts, cashback, free independent mortgage advice and free access to financial wellbeing support
• Mental wellbeing programme – we have the thrive mental health app, our colleague assistance programme available 24/7, our own in‑house mental health first aiders, support groups and a dedicated team to make sure we are covering your needs
• There’s more! – 27 days annual leave + bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell one of your weeks, access to our health care cash back plans, dental plans, discounted health assessments, Cycle to work and tech schemes, discounted and free onsite facilities, social events throughout the year and much more

Additional Information

We focus on getting it right for our colleagues, customers, company and community. Our 4Cs principles are simple: we believe by creating the right culture for our colleagues and giving them the right tools to do their job, we’ll deliver good outcomes for every customer, helping us to grow the company profitably and sustainably and allowing us to invest in the communities we serve.

Hastings Group is an equal opportunities employer which means we treat people fairly. We welcome applications from all suitably skilled persons regardless of their gender, age, race, disability, ethnic background, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or marital/family status. Please also note that we have a thorough referencing process, which includes credit and criminal record checks.

At Hastings Direct, we’re committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone has the opportunity to succeed. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, we encourage you to be open with us. Our recruitment team is here to provide the support you need to ensure a fair and accessible experience for all.

Job Posting End Date

22/02/2026