Senior Pricing Specialist - Short Term & Commercial Insurance Lines

Recruiter:

Micah Govender Developments

Job Ref:

MGD2026-12

Date posted:

Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

Salary:

Commission

SUMMARY:
Short Term & Commercial Insurance Lines

POSITION INFO:

Senior Pricing Specialist

Role Purpose

The successful incumbent will be responsible for managing and/or supervising other actuarial staff. The person would also be required to clarify client requirements and translate actuarial concepts into client-friendly terminology. Pricing and product development for commercial lines short-term insurance are key aspects of the role.

Responsibilities and work outputs:

Maintain, develop, and implement market leading Short-term Insurance pricing models.
Explore and identify data and rating enhancements to inform pricing models.
Ownership of model performance against actual experience and acting on model weaknesses.
Developing and implementing pricing strategies for new and existing business to achieve growth and profit objectives.
Support the development of new and innovative products and maintain existing products.
Drive, implement and maintain proper governance on pricing developed/deployed.
Support/advise the business using data and analytics.

Competencies required:

Passion for Short-term Insurance (STI) and pricing STI products
Business acumen
Client/ Stakeholder commitment
Drive for results
Leads change and innovation
Motivating and inspiring team
Collaboration
Impact and influence
Self-awareness and insight
Diversity and inclusiveness
Growing talent
Good communication skills

Knowledge:

Actuarial modelling
Statistical analysis techniques
Short term insurance pricing and product development (Commercial business advantageous)

Skills:

Microsoft Excel
VB scripting
SQL (where applicable)
Experience with software packages like SQL, SAS, R, Python, Willis Towers Watson, Earnix and AKUR8
- Advanced Microsoft Office, in particular Excel, user.
- Experience with programming and mining large datasets for commercial value.

Experience and Qualifications:

A Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science, Statistics, Business Sciences or Business Mathematics.

A qualified actuary (FIA, FFA, or FASSA) is highly advantageous.
At least 8 years of experience in actuarial modeling, pricing, and product development in the short-term insurance sector.
Experience in Commercial pricing and product development will be an advantage
Demonstrated proficiency in advanced pricing and product development is an advantage.
5-8 years of management experience is desirable.

Location

The above-mentioned position is currently available at our office in Centurion.

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