We are currently recruiting an Actuary to join our Specialty team in London. The Analyst should be a qualified actuary with a number of years of experience in (re)insurance and will be primarily responsible for technical modelling and financial analysis for a range of UK and international reinsurers and specialty classes (including marine, Energy, Terror and aviation).
Responsibilities include both the technical delivery of work and the communication of findings to brokers and clients. The candidate will be expected to manage projects from inception to delivery, engaging other team members and clients as required.
Responsibilities
As an Actuary some of your key responsibilities will involve:
- Data preparation
- Reinsurance pricing and analysis
- Actuarial model building and testing
- Presentation of results and advice to clients and brokers
- Actuarial research and development
- Training and managing junior team members
- Promotion of actuarial expertise internally
- Working collaboratively in a team environment with colleagues and client stakeholders
- Demonstrating commitment to personal & team development
- Building relationships with clients and markets
- Identifying opportunities to work more efficiently and take on additional responsibility
Requirements
As an Actuary your skills and qualifications will include:
- Highly numerate graduate (minimum 2.1 degree) with experience in (re)insurance pricing, reserving or capital modelling
- A qualified actuary (FIA or similar)
- Experience in the London market or reinsurance preferred
- Analytical skills – strong data analysis and manipulation.
- Expert user in Excel and other Microsoft Office products
- Strong communicator – presenting complex ideas simply
- Strong time management skills – managing several projects at the same time
- Strong project management skills – structuring, building and administering project plans clearly and simply
- Critical thinking – problem diagnosis and problem solving
- Creative, innovative and logical thinking
- Excellent attention to detail
- Ability to build and maintain positive relationships
