National Life
AVP, Head of Life Insurance Pricing
$184K–$270K
Addison, TX +3 · Director · Full-time · Posted Oct 23, 2026
- Location
- Addison, TX
Montpelier, VT
Addison, TX
Montpelier, VT - Experience
- 12–15+ years of actuarial experience within the life insurance industry.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Finance, or a related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- No visa sponsorship offered.
About the job
Leads pricing strategy, governance, and execution for National Life Group’s Individual Life portfolio, balancing growth, profitability, risk, capital efficiency, and competitive positioning while advising senior leaders and developing the pricing team.
What you'll do
- Set and execute Life portfolio pricing strategy; oversee assumptions, models, processes, and performance reviews.
- Recommend repricing and portfolio optimization, and advance pricing capabilities using analytics, predictive modeling, new data sources, and emerging technologies.
- Advise senior leaders and governance committees, maintain pricing governance, and lead and develop pricing actuaries and analysts.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Finance, or a related field.
- Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA) designation.
- 12–15+ years of actuarial experience within the life insurance industry, including significant life insurance pricing or product development experience.
- Deep knowledge of Individual Life products, especially Indexed UL, Term and Whole Life; familiarity with U.S. Stat, GAAP, and Tax regulations and standards.
Nice to have
- Member of the American Academy of Actuaries.
- Proficiency with MG-ALFA.
Pay
$183,750 — $269,500 USD (base salary)
Tools
MG-ALFA
AI focus
Expected to use approved AI tools where appropriate and validate AI-generated work. The posting also describes AI-forward practices such as identifying AI opportunities and creating prompts, workflows, controls, and human-in-the-loop reviews; it does not specifically designate this as an AI-forward role.
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