Aviation Reinsurance Actuary - Analytics & Client Advisory

Willis Re; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Willis Re is seeking a commercially minded and technically rigorous Qualified Actuary to join our UK Analytics team in London. The role blends actuarial pricing with real-world advisory work, supporting design, structuring, and execution of reinsurance solutions across multiple lines.

You will lead analytics, model outputs, and client-facing discussions, helping shape strategy, capital efficiency, and risk transfer outcomes.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified actuary (ACAS, FCAS) with significant post-qualification experience in reinsurance/insurance/advisory.
• Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, or related field.
• Experience post-qualification in the re/insurance industry.
• Experience across Aviation and Aerospace classes.
• Familiarity with catastrophe model interpretation and integrating outputs into reinsurance structuring.
• Strong communication of complex actuarial concepts to senior stakeholders and non-technical audiences.
• Proficient in Excel and actuarial modeling tools; coding languages (Python) or data visualization (PowerBI/Tableau) advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Designing and building market-leading analytical tools and methodologies for pricing accuracy and workflow efficiency.
• Serving as a strategic advisor to clients on portfolio performance, risk dynamics, and reinsurance structures.
• Developing bespoke reinsurance programs aligning with client objectives (risk, capital relief, volatility).
• Pricing treaty reinsurance across perils/lines using exposure data, loss experience, and cat model outputs.
• Producing benchmark analyses to inform negotiations and placement credibility.
• Partnering with brokers to craft placement narratives and support reinsurer engagement.
• Mentoring junior analysts and contributing to capability-building within analytics.

Skills

ACAS/FCAS

Actuarial pricing

Portfolio analytics

Python

Education

Actuarial Science degree

Mathematics or Statistics

Tools

Excel

PowerBI/Tableau

Igloo

Job description

Willis Re is seeking a commercially minded and technically rigorous Qualified Actuary to join our UK Analytics team in London. The role blends actuarial pricing with real-world advisory work, supporting design, structuring, and execution of reinsurance solutions across multiple lines.

You will lead analytics, model outputs, and client-facing discussions, helping shape strategy, capital efficiency, and risk transfer outcomes.