Actuarial Pricing Developer Intern

Actuarial Pricing Developer Intern at Ascot Group

This is an opportunity to join Ascot Group - one of the world’s preeminent specialty risk underwriting organizations.

Designed as a modern-era company operating through an ecosystem of interconnected global operating platforms, we’re bound by a common mission and purpose: One Ascot. Our greatest strength is a talented team who flourish in a collaborative, inclusive, and entrepreneurial culture, steeped in underwriting excellence, integrity, and a passion to find a better way, The Ascot Way.

The Ascot Way guides our people and our organization. Our underwriting platforms collaborate to find creative ways to deploy our capital in a true cross-product and cross-platform approach. These platforms work as one, deploying our capital creatively through our unique Fusion Model: Client Centric, Risk Centric, Technology Centric.

Built to be resilient, Ascot maximizes client financial security while delivering bespoke products and world class service — both pre- and post-claims. Ascot exists to solve for our clients’ brightest tomorrow, through agility, collaboration, resilience, and discipline.

Position Summary

The Actuarial Pricing Developer Intern will support the build, enhancement, and maintenance of actuarial pricing models within HX Renew — a web platform for developing and deploying Python‑based pricing tools. The intern will be working closely with the Pricing Actuarial and Pricing Development teams, as well as the wider business on project work. The intern will play a hands‑on role in improving model logic, introducing new features, supporting testing cycles, and helping ensure the quality and reliability of our pricing tools.

Summer Internship Duration: 8 Weeks

Summer Internship Dates: Monday 22nd June - Friday 14th August 2026

Principal Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance Python‑based actuarial pricing models within the HX Renew platform.
• Support the migration, build, and refinement of pricing logic aligned to actuarial specifications.
• Assist with testing of new and existing model functionality, including documenting results and identifying areas for improvement.
• Contribute to optimisation, model performance improvements, and feature development.
• Provide technical support for model users and collaborate with actuarial colleagues to troubleshoot issues and refine requirements.
• Participate in wider actuarial project work, including: profitability and rate‑change analysis, claims‑focused investigations, validation of cover holder rating methodologies, limit‑factor curve exploration and other modelling tasks.
• Work collaboratively across the Pricing Actuarial and Pricing Development teams, demonstrating adaptability, curiosity, and ownership of assigned work.

Requirements

• Strong interest and demonstrated proficiency in Python development (academic, project‑based, or self‑taught).
• Currently studying (or recently graduated in) Computer Science, Data Science, a technical STEM field, or equivalent experience.
• High level of motivation, curiosity, and willingness to “get stuck in” to a variety of technical tasks.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills and a proactive approach to learning.
• Demonstrable record of high achievement, self‑motivation, and relationship building.
• Highly collaborative with strong interpersonal and teamwork abilities.

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Key skills/competency

• Python Development
• Actuarial Modeling
• Pricing Tools
• Data Analysis
• Software Testing
• Model Optimization
• Technical Support
• Problem Solving
• Collaboration
• Financial Risk