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Modernisation Programme

Pricing & Rating System Delivery

Role
SENIOR BUSINESS ANALYST
Year
April 2024 – November 2024
Client
BEAZLEY GROUP

Business analysis across actuarial, underwriting, capital modelling, finance, policy and claims in support of a pricing and rating system modernisation programme.

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Overview

Modernising pricing and rating across specialty lines

Business analysis across actuarial, underwriting, capital modelling, finance, policy and claims in support of a pricing and rating system modernisation programme.

Business areas
6
Business areas
Delivery stages, requirements to go-live
6
Delivery stages, requirements to go-live
Months, April – November 2024
8
Months, April – November 2024

Business areas

  • Actuarial
  • Underwriting
  • Capital Modelling
  • Finance
  • Policy
  • Claims

Delivery lifecycle

From requirements workshops to go-live

  1. 01Requirements
  2. 02Analysis
  3. 03Design & Mapping
  4. 04Testing
  5. 05UAT
  6. 06Go-Live

Conceptual representation of programme delivery stages.

Delivered

What the engagement put in place

  1. 01

    Captured and agreed business requirements, system handling and migration requirements.

  2. 02

    Learned and analysed existing raters in Excel and the underwriting workbench, identifying gaps and issues.

  3. 03

    Provided input into data mapping specifications and migration mappings.

  4. 04

    Handled end-to-end delivery from requirements workshops through testing, user training and UAT.

  5. 05

    Took multiple raters live, including migration, across various Specialty Insurance lines of business.

Role in practice

Key responsibilities

  1. 01

    User story capture and management, with production of documentation and diagrams.

  2. 02

    Collaborated with business SMEs and vendor teams, including analysts, architects, developers and testers.

  3. 03

    Prepared test scripts, user guide documentation, end-user training and post go-live support.

  4. 04

    Managed multiple third-party vendors based in various parts of the world.

  5. 05

    Reviewed and supported developers and testers; handled CAB submissions and sign-offs for go-live.

Technology and systems

The platforms behind the work

6 systems and tools

  • 01HyperXponential (HX)
  • 02UW Workbench
  • 03Data Warehouse
  • 04SQL Databases
  • 05Excel
  • 06MS Office
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