Principal Structuring Actuary (Reinsurance & BPA)

Banking & Financial Services; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK life insurer is seeking a Principal Reinsurance Structuring Actuary to play a key role in shaping funded reinsurance execution. This position offers strategic exposure and the chance to influence full BPA transactions. The successful candidate will have experience in the BPA or reinsurance market, a solid understanding of risk transfer, and be qualified as an actuary or a CFA. It provides a market-leading bonus and acts in a highly collaborative environment that values legal documentation expertise.

Benefits

Market leading bonus

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of risk transfer or defined benefit pensions.
• Solid exposure to the UK market.
• Inquisitive mindset and ability to ask the right questions.

Responsibilities

• Lead execution of funded reinsurance arrangements.
• Support counterparty approvals and legal documentation.
• Engage with cross-functional teams including Finance and Risk.

Skills

Experience in the BPA market

Reinsurance structuring

Understanding of annuity reinsurance

Legal documentation

Contract negotiation

Education

Qualified actuary

CFA

Job description

• A leading UK life insurer is looking to hire a Principal ReinsuranceStructuring Actuary to take a core role in shaping funded reinsurance execution across a major BPA franchise.

  This is a standout opportunity for someone with BPA or reinsurance structuring experience who wants to step into a more strategic, buy‑side environment with long‑term career growth. The position sits in a highly experienced team with access to a significant balance sheet, offering the chance to work on high‑impact transactions without the deal‑to‑deal pressures found on the reinsurance side.

  The role

  The Senior Structuring Manager will help lead the execution of funded reinsurance arrangements and longevity swap novations, working closely with BPA Deals, CIO, Finance, Risk, Tax and Reinsurance Operations. The remit includes shaping reinsurance frameworks, supporting counterparty approvals, and taking ownership of legal documentation – an area where actuarial expertise combined with contract fluency is particularly valued.

  Why this could be the right step

• Opportunity to work on the buy side, with a substantial annuity balance sheet behind you
• Broader and more strategic exposure than the transaction‑to‑transaction nature of reinsurance
• Ability to influence outcomes across the full BPA chain, not just the reinsurance component
• Highly experienced leadership offering strong career development and long‑term stability
• Interesting, intellectually demanding work involving structuring, legal documents, and cross‑functional engagement

• What’s needed

• Experience in the BPA market or reinsurance structuring
• Strong understanding of annuity reinsurance, risk transfer or DB pensions
• Solid exposure to legal documentation and contract negotiation
• UK market experience
• Inquisitive mindset – someone who probes and asks the right questions
• Qualified actuary and/or CFA preferred but not essential
• Market leading bonus on offer for a high performing individual
• To explore this opportunity or have an informal chat, feel free to reach out:
  Bradley Grant –Senior Executive Consultant
  [e-mail]