Portfolio Monitoring & Insights Actuary (80-100%)

Crossell; London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team at a leading reinsurance provider, where your analytical skills and financial expertise will drive impactful decisions. This role offers the chance to work collaboratively across various functions, focusing on portfolio monitoring and insights. You will be instrumental in identifying key risks, executing management actions, and leveraging data analytics to enhance business strategies. If you are a newly qualified actuary with a passion for problem-solving and a commercial mindset, this opportunity will allow you to thrive in an inclusive and innovative environment. Bring your unique perspective and contribute to making the world more resilient.

Qualifications

• Newly qualified Actuary with experience in the insurance market.
• Strong financial acumen and analytical mindset with data skills.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teams to monitor portfolio risks and execute management actions.
• Use data analytics to communicate performance insights and steer decisions.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Financial acumen

Negotiation skills

Data analytics

Strategic thinking

Fluency in European language

Education

Newly qualified Actuary

Post qualification experience in insurance

Tools

R

Power BI

Job description

Select how often (in days) to receive an alert:

Portfolio Monitoring & Insights Actuary (80-100%)

About the Team

The Portfolio Monitoring & Insights EMEA (PM&I EMEA) team works in close collaboration with various functions in Life & Health (L&H) and in partnership with Market Units in Continental Europe, UK & Ireland and Middle East & Africa. Our purpose is to generate insights and connect our business to proactively steer the business in delivering sustainable profits. We achieve this by strengthening feedback loops across L&H and by delivering portfolio monitoring capabilities.

Now you can become a part of this international and dynamic team! We are an engaged and agile group of individuals with a distinct financial foresight and a flair for creativity and problem solving. By effectively applying our skills and collaborating across functions, we make a difference to our partners and generate value in our portfolio both for our clients and partners.

About the Role

This role provides an excellent opportunity to collaborate with various teams regionally and globally across the entire L&H business.

In your role you will:

1. Be the key partner for portfolio monitoring priorities in specific Continental European markets to identify and monitor key portfolio risks.
2. Carry out proactive monitoring of the L&H portfolio and execute management actions including in-force rate reviews and material recaptures.
3. Perform deep dive investigations to understand the drivers of performance and lead execution of relevant actions.
4. Structure and lead strategic projects with partners across L&H Re.
5. Use data analytics and visualisations to communicate portfolio performance, highlighting areas of concern and insights that steer business decisions.
6. Analyse and interpret financial results under various valuation methods used within Swiss Re.
7. Support the Chief Underwriting Officer review of Business unit Reserving Committee materials.
8. Be a driving force behind initiatives to further embed and optimise how we monitor the in-force portfolio as well as identify and execute management actions under IFRS.
9. Provide training and coaching in support of personal growth opportunities within the team and delivery of PSM objectives.

About You

We would like you to be/have:

1. Newly qualified Actuary / some post qualification experience in the insurance / (re)insurance market.
2. Inquisitive, pragmatic and commercial mindset.
3. Understanding of various valuation methods including IFRS17.
4. Strong financial acumen, ability to interpret financial results and formulate tangible actions.
5. Analytical mindset with a passion for leveraging data and technology to steer business decisions. Experience with coding and data analytics tools (e.g. R, Power BI) would be an asset.
6. An independent and creative thinker with proven negotiation skills and an ability to constructively challenge.
7. Ability to think strategically combined with hands on approach to get things done and deliver value to Swiss Re and our clients.
8. Excellent at networking, ability to engage and build positive relationships with various internal and external partners.
9. Fluency in an additional European language is a plus.

We are looking forward to your application!

We provide feedback to all candidates via email. If you have not heard back from us, please check your spam folder.

#Li-Hybrid

About Swiss Re

Swiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 14,000 employees across the world.

Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.

If you are an experienced professional returning to the workforce after a career break, we encourage you to apply for open positions that match your skills and experience.

Keywords:

Reference Code: 133416