Senior Casualty Actuary
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- Location
- United States or Los Angeles or Oakland or Sacramento
- Work type
- Hybrid
- Compensation
- $160,956 - $201,528/yr
- Posted
- yesterday
- Apply on
- calcareers.ca.gov
About this role
Job Description and Duties
Under the direction of the Actuary Supervisor (or working title Supervising Casualty Actuary), the Actuary Senior (or working title Senior Casualty Actuary) works on the most sophisticated and complex actuarial analysis projects. Specifically, the Senior Casualty Actuary performs a wide variety of consultative and analytical assignments associated with aspects of Property and Casualty insurance rate regulation. In addition, the Senior Casualty Actuary provides support for assignments requested by or in concert with the Commissioner and other Department branches, as required. The Senior Casualty Actuary is also expected to provide mentorship and guidance to other actuarial staff.
This position is designated under the Conflict of Interest Code. The position is responsible for making or participating in governmental decisions that may potentially have a material effect on personal financial interests. The appointee is required to complete a Statement of Economic Interest (Form 700), which includes an Assuming Office filing within 30 days of appointment, annual filings, and a Leaving Office filing within 30 days of physical separation. Non-compliance with the Conflict of Interest Code requirements may result in the voiding of appointment, financial penalties, or enforcement actions.
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You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.
Working Conditions
- The incumbent must be able to work in a high-rise building.
- The incumbent may telework in accordance with CDI's Telework Policy. Teleworking employees may be required to report to their headquarters office location on designated telework days. Travel expenses are not reimbursed, however other authorized transit subsidies do exist for those who qualify.
- Occasional travel may be required within and/or outside the state of California via private or public transportation (e.g., automobile, airplane, etc.) Travel may inculde overnight stay.
Minimum Requirements
You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification.Additional Documents
Position Details
Department Information
Nearly 1,400 dedicated employees work at CDI to oversee more than 1,400 insurance companies and license more than 425,000 agents, brokers, adjusters, and business entities.
RATE REGULATION BRANCH
RATE ACTUARY OFFICE
This position is available to be headquartered in Los Angeles, Oakland, or Sacramento
Special Requirements
Application Instructions
Completed applications and all required documents must be received or postmarked by the Final Filing Date in order to be considered. Dates printed on Mobile Bar Codes, such as the Quick Response (QR) Codes available at the USPS, are not considered Postmark dates for the purpose of determining timely filing of an application.
Final Filing Date: 9/25/2026Who May Apply
Applications will be screened and only the most qualified applicants will be selected to move forward in the selection process. Applicants must meet the Minimum Qualifications stated in the Classification Specification(s).
How To Apply
Address for Mailing Application Packages
You may submit your application and any applicable or required documents to:
Address for Drop-Off Application Packages
You may drop off your application and any applicable or required documents at:
Required Application Package Documents
The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:
- Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov. All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
- Resume is required and must be included.
- Degree and/or School Transcripts
Desirable Qualifications
- Attainment of Fellowship designation from the Casualty Actuarial Society (FCAS) with knowledge of the Actuarial Standards of Practice promulgated by the American Academy of Actuaries;
- Experience in developing or reviewing rates for P&C lines of insurance while possessing an FCAS;
- Effective written, verbal and presentation skills;
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office including Excel;
- Strong business acumen including an understanding of how the insurance industry and the Department interact with each other and work jointly to ensure that California insurance rates are not excessive, inadequate, nor unfairly discriminatory;
- Ability to collaborate with internal and external parties;
- Knowledge of the California Insurance Code, California Code of Regulations and policies as they pertain to P&C insurance ratemaking under Proposition 103;
- Experience working with both stochastic models and scoring catastrophe models for various perils, including, but not limited to, wildfire, fire following earthquake, earthquake, and flood;
- Experience in developing, using or reviewing predictive models including, but not limited to, GLMs, GAMs, decision trees, ensemble methods, boosting and random forests, neural networks and other machine learning applications used in the development of P&C insurance rates and rating plans;-Experience with Access, R, SAS, VBA, SQL, Python, EMBLEM or any other programming language or software;
- Attainment of Certified Specialist in Predictive Analytics (CSPA) designation from The CAS Institute;
- Attainment of Certified Specialist in Catastrophe Risk (CSCR) or Certified Catastrophe Risk Management Professional (CCRMP) designation from The CAS Institute.
Benefits
Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website and the CalPERS website.
Contact Information
The Hiring Unit Contact is available to answer questions regarding the position or application process.
Please direct requests for Reasonable Accommodations to the interview scheduler at the time the interview is being scheduled. You may direct any additional questions regarding Reasonable Accommodations or Equal Employment Opportunity for this position(s) to the Department's EEO Office.
EEO Contact:EEO Officer
(916) 492-3024
[email protected]
Examination Information
Equal Opportunity Employer
The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.
It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free work place. Any applicant for state employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules governing Civil Service, and the special trust placed in public servants.