Manager, Client Solutions Continental Europe & North America – 29361

The Emerald Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Emerald Group is seeking a senior actuary to lead client relationships and drive new business through strategic deal management in longevity and asset-intensive reinsurance structures.

You will own the quote process end-to-end, coordinate with subject matter experts, and contribute to pricing and contract negotiations. A post-qualified actuary with strong life( re)insurance experience is essential.

Qualifications

• Be a qualified actuary with post-qualified experience.
• Strong technical knowledge of life (re)insurance, life consultancy or pension brokerage/EBC.
• Good understanding of UK/European/North American life (re)insurance markets.

Responsibilities

• Own quote process from receipt to delivery with governance oversight.
• Coordinate input from SMEs to solve complex propositional challenges.
• Involve in pricing sign-off with market context and challenge.
• Support contract structuring, treaty drafting and negotiation.
• Demonstrate strong technical knowledge on deal structuring, product features and pricing.
• Be highly analytical with strong interpersonal and organisational skills.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Governance processes

Pricing sign-off

Analytical ability

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Education

Actuarial qualification (Fellow or equivalent)

Job description

You will be responsible for leading on client relationships, delivering new business volume through strategic deal management and seeking out innovative solutions to complex problems across longevity and asset-intensive reinsurance structures.

• Location: London
• Category: Life Actuarial
• Type: Permanent

Key Responsibilities (including but not limited to):

• Active ownership of quote process from initial receipt through to delivery and follow-up focussing on stakeholder management and managing of governance processes
• Adopt and promote a solution mindset to commercial problems, co-ordinating the input from subject matter experts with in-depth knowledge of client needs to solve complex propositional challenges
• Active involvement in Pricing sign-off process including input of wider market context and providing constructive challenge
• Support AVP, Client Solutions in contractual structuring, treaty drafting and negotiation
• Demonstrating strong technical knowledge covering deal structuring, product features and pricing
• Be a qualified actuary with relevant post qualified experience
• Have strong and relevant technical experience in life (re)insurance, life consultancy or pension brokerage/EBC
• Have a good understanding of the UK, Continental European and/or North American life (re)insurance market(s) and preferably knowledge of the longevity only and asset-intensive reinsurance structures
• Be highly analytical, with strong interpersonal and organisational skills