Upland Specialty Insurance
Senior Actuarial Analyst
Upland Specialty Insurance Company is a specialty property/casualty insurer headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Through its wholly owned carrier, the company markets, underwrites and services specialty insurance products in markets including excess transportation, construction casualty, excess casualty, primary general liability, excess public entity, professional liability errors and omissions, and excess cyber liability.
About the Role As a Senior Actuarial Analyst on the Risk and Analytics (R&A) team, you will work closely with accounting, finance, claims and underwriting teams to deliver reserving, capital modeling and data-driven analytical support leveraging the R&A team’s actuarial and data science capabilities.
Responsibilities
Prepare quarterly and annual reserve analyses for multiple lines of business, ensuring accuracy and consistency with corporate and regulatory standards.
Develop and enhance actuarial models and monitor reserve adequacy, providing insights into loss ratio trends, claims experience and underwriting actions.
Support the development, maintenance and refinement of Upland’s capital models to assess risk and solvency across portfolios.
Assist in the quantification and communication of reserve and capital uncertainty, including scenario testing and stress analysis.
Provide input into the Own Risk and Solvency Assessment (ORSA), reinsurance strategy evaluations and capital allocation decisions.
ate with Finance and Risk Management teams to integrate actuarial results into broader financial planning and forecasting processes.
Explain technical results and actuarial concepts to non-technical stakeholders, including senior management, underwriting and claims.
Prepare and present analyses that highlight emerging experience, trends and their implications for profitability and risk.
Develop data sources, tools and methodologies to support accurate reserve projections and capital analytics.
Maintain and enhance actuarial models using modern programming languages and version control systems.
Respond promptly to management requests for reserving and capital-related analyses and provide actuarial input into audits, regulatory filings and rating agency requests.
Participate in special projects and continuous improvement initiatives within the Risk and Analytics team.
Qualifications
2–4 years of experience in an actuarial role, preferably focused on reserving, capital modeling or loss analytics within P&C insurance.
Passed at least 4 actuarial exams.
Bachelor’s degree in science, technology, engineering or math.
Strong communication skills with the ability to engage business leaders and non-technical staff.
Exceptional mathematical and statistical knowledge.
Proficiency in Python and/or R programming and experience maintaining code using tools such as GitHub.
>Database and SQL programming knowledge. Experience with cloud-based data and modeling tools.
Expertise in Excel, including automation capabilities.
Excellent critical thinking, problem solving and communication skills.
Compensation & Benefits Pay Estimate: $120,000 - $130,000 per year. Other compensation: annual incentive program.
Benefits include health insurance with FSA and HSA options, free access to Teladoc, vision, dental, disability and life insurance, parental leave, unlimited vacation days, paid sick time as required by law, 401(k), tuition reimbursement, and employee assistance program.
Anticipated Close Date November 14, 2025
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About the Role As a Senior Actuarial Analyst on the Risk and Analytics (R&A) team, you will work closely with accounting, finance, claims and underwriting teams to deliver reserving, capital modeling and data-driven analytical support leveraging the R&A team’s actuarial and data science capabilities.
Responsibilities
Prepare quarterly and annual reserve analyses for multiple lines of business, ensuring accuracy and consistency with corporate and regulatory standards.
Develop and enhance actuarial models and monitor reserve adequacy, providing insights into loss ratio trends, claims experience and underwriting actions.
Support the development, maintenance and refinement of Upland’s capital models to assess risk and solvency across portfolios.
Assist in the quantification and communication of reserve and capital uncertainty, including scenario testing and stress analysis.
Provide input into the Own Risk and Solvency Assessment (ORSA), reinsurance strategy evaluations and capital allocation decisions.
ate with Finance and Risk Management teams to integrate actuarial results into broader financial planning and forecasting processes.
Explain technical results and actuarial concepts to non-technical stakeholders, including senior management, underwriting and claims.
Prepare and present analyses that highlight emerging experience, trends and their implications for profitability and risk.
Develop data sources, tools and methodologies to support accurate reserve projections and capital analytics.
Maintain and enhance actuarial models using modern programming languages and version control systems.
Respond promptly to management requests for reserving and capital-related analyses and provide actuarial input into audits, regulatory filings and rating agency requests.
Participate in special projects and continuous improvement initiatives within the Risk and Analytics team.
Qualifications
2–4 years of experience in an actuarial role, preferably focused on reserving, capital modeling or loss analytics within P&C insurance.
Passed at least 4 actuarial exams.
Bachelor’s degree in science, technology, engineering or math.
Strong communication skills with the ability to engage business leaders and non-technical staff.
Exceptional mathematical and statistical knowledge.
Proficiency in Python and/or R programming and experience maintaining code using tools such as GitHub.
>Database and SQL programming knowledge. Experience with cloud-based data and modeling tools.
Expertise in Excel, including automation capabilities.
Excellent critical thinking, problem solving and communication skills.
Compensation & Benefits Pay Estimate: $120,000 - $130,000 per year. Other compensation: annual incentive program.
Benefits include health insurance with FSA and HSA options, free access to Teladoc, vision, dental, disability and life insurance, parental leave, unlimited vacation days, paid sick time as required by law, 401(k), tuition reimbursement, and employee assistance program.
Anticipated Close Date November 14, 2025
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