Actuarial Consultant - National Initiatives

Date: Apr 8, 2026

Location: Montreal, QC (Hybrid), CA Thunder Bay, ON (Hybrid), CA Kitchener, ON (Hybrid), CA Edmonton, AB (Hybrid), CA North York - Toronto, ON (Hybr, CA Lethbridge, AB (Hybrid), CA Lloydminster, AB (Hybrid), CA Vancouver, BC (Hybrid), CA Dartmouth, NS (Hybrid), CA Ottawa, ON (Hybrid), CA Winnipeg, MB (Hybrid), CA Calgary, AB (Hybrid), CA Moncton, NB (Hybrid), CA

Company: Wawanesa Insurance

 

Job ID: 9959 


Employment Type:
Existing Role


Working Business Language: English. This role is considered a head-office role and will be required to communicate with internal stakeholders across Canada where the primary business language utilized is English. 
 

Salary: At Wawanesa, salary is only one component of a holistic, comprehensive and competitive offering that we provide to our employees. In addition to salary, full-time and part-time permanent employees are eligible for an annual bonus plan, leave of absence top-up programs and provided with generous vacation time, personal days, premium free benefits and pension plan. 
 

The salary offered for this role is determined with consideration to various factors, including but not limited to: your work location, local labour market conditions, external market salary data, internal pay equity and the knowledge, skills, experience and anticipated proficiency in the role. The salary offered is estimated to be within the following range: $95,000 - $130,000. Candidates with salary expectations outside of the range are still encouraged to apply.

 

About Us
At Wawanesa, we offer a hybrid work environment that offers flexibility to our employees in balancing in-office (2 days per week OR 15 hours per week in a Wawanesa office) and remote work. You may work from any of the following locations: Winnipeg, MB; Wawanesa, MB; Vancouver, BC; Calgary, AB; Edmonton, AB; Lethbridge, AB; Toronto (North York), ON; Kitchener, ON; Ottawa, ON; Montreal, QC; Quebec City, QC, Moncton, NB; Dartmouth; NS. 
 

The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company (“Wawanesa Mutual”), founded in 1896, is one of Canada’s largest mutual insurers, with over $3.5 billion in annual revenue and assets of $10 billion (CAD). Wawanesa Mutual, with its National Headquarters in Winnipeg, is the parent company of Wawanesa Life, which provides life insurance products and services throughout Canada, and Western Financial Group, which distributes personal and business insurance across Canada. Wawanesa proudly serves more than 1.7 million members in Canada, and we are home to more than 3,300 employees distributed across the Canadian regions and communities where we operate. We give back to organizations that strengthen communities, donating more than $3.5 million annually to charitable organizations, including over $2 million annually in support of people on the front lines of climate change. We are also proud to be recognized as one of Manitoba’s Top Employers. To learn more visit wawanesa.com. 


We are currently looking for dedicated, driven, and enthusiastic individuals who thrive in an environment that welcomes change and are looking for an opportunity for diverse experience and advancement on a growing team.
 

Job Overview

As an Actuarial Consultant on the National Initiatives team, you may be responsible for leading national pricing projects that improve the sophistication of our Pricing processes for all P&C products, across all lines of business and regions. One core responsibility of the National Initiatives team is our Personal Lines indication process, which you will be involved in leading, improving our methodology, and communicating results and insights to Senior leadership.  

 

Note: we are open to hiring at either the Senior Actuarial Analyst OR Actuarial Consultant.

 

Job Responsibilities

  • Provide technical leadership in our indication process.
  • Provide indication methodology recommendations in response to new trends or events. 
  • Based on indication results, communicate profitability outlook and other important insights to senior leadership.
  • Advance our practice in estimating and explaining loss and premium trends. 
  • Lead projects from beginning to end.
  • Evaluate Pricing process and procedures and identify opportunities for improvement. 
  • Provide regular project updates to stakeholders. Anticipates obstacles and raises them in advance.
  • Propose possible solutions to obstacles.
  • Provide feedback, instruction, and development guidance to help others excel in their current or future job responsibilities.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or other related discipline.
  • More than 4 years of P&C actuarial experience an asset.
  • 7 CAS exams or ACAS designation an asset.
  • Excellent communication skills with ability to communicate at the right level of complexity for the audience.
  • Proficiency with Excel, SQL, Python, and Radar are considered assets.
  • Strong attention to detail.
  • Ability to prioritize and complete multiple concurrent assignments.
  • Strong collaboration skills, including coaching and leadership.

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Diversity Equity, Inclusion & Belonging

At Wawanesa, we are committed to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) and believe that our strength lies in the diversity of our people – this is supported by having a representative workforce.

We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, including racialized persons, women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, gender-diverse and neurodiverse individuals, and anyone who can contribute to the further diversification of thought and ideas. 
 

We aim to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all candidates. If you require accommodations during any stage of the recruitment process, please reach out in confidence to jobs@wawanesa.com.
 

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