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Director & Actuary - GS Professional Liability E&O

The Hartford

Chicago, IL · HybridJob$136–204K/yrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago

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Compensation
$136–204K/yr
Location
Chicago, ILHybrid
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

The Director & Actuary leads pricing for Professional Liability E&O within The Hartford’s Global Specialty US Actuarial Pricing team, supporting the Financial Lines portfolio. The role develops pricing strategies, evaluates profitability, and supports profitable growth while partnering with Underwriting, Finance, Claims, IT, and actuarial teams. It manages two actuarial analysts or associates and communicates analyses and recommendations to senior leaders.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Pricing StrategyProfitability AnalysisRating ModelsPricing ModelsRate DevelopmentPrice MonitoringLoss-Ratio ForecastingRate FilingsFinancial Lines InsuranceProperty and Casualty InsuranceOral CommunicationWritten CommunicationSelf-MotivationTeamworkCollaborationInfluencing

Qualifications

Undergraduate Degree in Mathematics, Actuarial Science or Related FieldFCAS5 Years Property and Casualty Actuarial Experience

Full job description

Director & Actuary - AM06BE

We’re determined to make a difference and are proud to be an insurance company that goes well beyond coverages and policies. Working here means having every opportunity to achieve your goals – and to help others accomplish theirs, too. Join our team as we help shape the future.

Overview of the Position:

The position is part of the Global Specialty US Actuarial Pricing team supporting the Financial Lines portfolio. As the lead pricing actuary for Professional Liability E&O, this individual will play a key role in developing pricing strategies, evaluating profitability, and supporting profitable growth. The role partners closely with Underwriting, Finance, Claims, IT, and other actuarial teams and communicates analyses and recommendations to senior leaders. This position also manages two actuarial analysts or associates.

Responsibilities:

As a key member of the Global Specialty Actuarial team, this individual will lead or support rate development, price monitoring, loss-ratio planning, profitability studies, and rate filings, where applicable. The role may also support semiannual reserve studies.

Expected Results:

  • Develop, enhance, and maintain rating and pricing models.

  • Identify and analyze key pricing and profitability benchmarks.

  • Develop sophisticated pricing strategies that support profitable growth.

  • Analyze internal pricing performance, market trends, and competitor information.

  • Develop and maintain price-monitoring tools and reporting.

  • Support financial planning through loss-ratio forecasting.

Core Behaviors:

  • Collaboration: Share knowledge and work across functions to solve complex business problems.

  • Innovation: Identify and implement new approaches, including the use of AI, to improve processes and analytical capabilities.

  • Communication: Present actionable analyses and recommendations that support business decisions.

  • Leadership and people management: Demonstrate ownership while leading, coaching, and developing two direct reports.

Experience & Skills

  • Undergraduate degree with a major in Mathematics, Actuarial Science or related field of study.

  • FCAS preferred.

  • Minimum 5 years of Property and Casualty Insurance Actuarial experience.

  • Financial Lines (E&O, D&O, EPL, Cyber) experience is preferred, but other experience in supporting lower frequency/higher severity products may also be applicable.

  • Effective oral and written communications skills.

  • Independently motivated; constantly looks for areas to add value.

  • Teamwork skills including ability to effectively collaborate with and influence individuals at different organizational levels.

Work Arrangement:

This role can have a Hybrid work arrangement in hub offices located in Hartford CT, Chicago, IL, or Charlotte, NC.  Candidates who live near one of our office locations will have the expectation of working in an office three days a week (Tuesday through Thursday).   Candidates who do not live near an office may be considered for a remote work arrangement with occasional travel.

Compensation

The listed annualized base pay range is primarily based on analysis of similar positions in the external market. Actual base pay could vary and may be above or below the listed range based on factors including but not limited to performance, proficiency and demonstration of competencies required for the role. The base pay is just one component of The Hartford’s total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include short-term or annual bonuses, long-term incentives, and on-the-spot recognition. The annualized base pay range for this role is:

$136,000 - $204,000

Equal Opportunity Employer/Sex/Race/Color/Veterans/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity or Expression/Religion/Age

How this job compares

Set against the 412 open Actuary jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$136–204K/yr
  • Illinois median$113–194K/yr22 salary ranges
  • US median$120–198K/yr371 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $170K, is 8% above the Illinois median midpoint ($157K) — in the middle half of Actuary salary ranges in Illinois.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 22 open Actuary jobs in Illinois and 412 across the US. 7% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Illinois
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Actuary postings that state a minimum ask for 4 years at the median (369 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 219 of the 412 open Actuary jobs (53%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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