Associate, Product Pricing

Great Eastern; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance provider in Southeast Asia seeks an individual to support the pricing process of products. Responsibilities include performing pricing tests, ensuring compliance with regulations, and analyzing data. Candidates should possess a Bachelor's Degree in Actuarial Science and skills in data analysis and actuarial modelling. The role involves working collaboratively with internal teams to enhance product offerings and requires a solid understanding of industry standards and practices.

Qualifications

• Good knowledge in actuarial theories, practices, and procedures.
• Experience or exposure in reinsurance strategy or management is preferred.
• Passed or exemptions in preliminary actuarial exams from recognized associations.

Responsibilities

• Perform pricing and profit tests for products using established models.
• Ensure compliance with internal policies and external regulations.
• Analyze and interpret data to uncover trends for informed business decisions.

Skills

Good communication skills: Written and verbal

Data analysis

Actuarial Knowledge

Product Knowledge and Development

Microsoft Words, Excel & PowerPoint

Analytical Thinking

Good customer service (internal and external)

Adaptable to embrace new changes

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Actuarial Science

Tools

Statistical packages or programming (e.g. Prophet, Visual Basic, SQL, SAS)

Job description

Overview

To support end-to-end product pricing process and involve in premium rating process to ensure competitiveness of the products as well as to ensure profitability of the products to meet the required return to shareholders.

Responsibilities

• Perform pricing and profit test for products using established models.
• Ensure compliance with internal product and pricing policies, processes, profit margins and external regulatory guidelines to obtain approval / filing for product launches.
• Work with internal functions to integrate new Individual Life / Accident & Health product features into their day-to-day operational activities.
• Assist in handling routine and standard queries from stakeholders.
• Assist in actuarial related pricing parameters set up for new products.
• Assist in setting up benefit illustrations programs for system validation.
• Plays a supporting role in actuarial and pricing related projects and company-wide initiatives.
• Analyse and interpret data to uncover trends and establish findings towards adding value to business through making better informed decisions.
• Supporting pricing initiatives across all distribution channels through data analytics.
• Takes accountability in considering business and regulator compliance risks and takes appropriate steps to mitigate the risks.
• Maintains awareness of industry trends on regulatory compliance, emerging threats and technologies in order to understand the risk and better safeguard the company.
• Highlights any potential concerns / risks and proactively shares best risk management practices.

Qualifications

Key Knowledge, Academic / Professional Certifications:

Academic Requirements:

A Bachelor's Degree in Actuarial Science

Knowledge on:

Actuarial theories, practices and procedures

Statistical packages or programming (e.g. Prophet, Visual Basic, SQL, SAS)

Exposure or experience in reinsurance strategy, structures, pricing or management is encouraged

Others:

Passed or have exemptions in Preliminary actuarial exams in one of the actuarial associations recognised by BNM

Skillsets & Competencies

Skillsets:

Good communication skills: Written and verbal

Prophet: Skill in product modelling and projection

Data analysis

Actuarial Knowledge

Product Knowledge and Development

Microsoft Words, Excel & PowerPoint, Database

Actuarial Application

Passion for Excellence

Information Seeking

Analytical Thinking

Good customer service (internal and external)

Concern for Order and Quality

High level of integrity, takes accountability of work, and good attitude over teamwork.

Takes initiative to improve current state of things and adaptable to embrace new changes.

Core Values Champion

• Champion and embody our Core Values in everyday tasks and interactions.
• Demonstrate high level of integrity and accountability.
• Take initiative to drive improvements and embrace change.
• Take accountability of business and regulatory compliance risks, implementing measures to mitigate them effectively.
• Keep abreast with industry trends, regulatory compliance, and emerging threats and technologies to understand and highlight potential concerns/ risks to safeguard our company proactively.

Founded in 1908, Great Eastern is a well-established market leader and trusted brand in Singapore and Malaysia. With over S$100 billion in assets and more than 16 million policyholders, including 12.5 million from government schemes, it provides insurance solutions to customers through three successful distribution channels – a tied agency force, bancassurance, and financial advisory firm Great Eastern Financial Advisers. The Group also operates in Indonesia and Brunei. The Great Eastern Life Assurance Company Limited and Great Eastern General Insurance Limited have been assigned the financial strength and counterparty credit ratings of "AA-" by S&P Global Ratings since 2010, one of the highest among Asian life insurance companies. Great Eastern's asset management subsidiary, Lion Global Investors Limited, is one of the leading asset management companies in Southeast Asia. Great Eastern is a subsidiary of OCBC, the longest established Singapore bank, formed in 1932. It is the second largest financial services group in Southeast Asia by one of the world’s most highly-rated banks, with an Aa1 rating from Moody’s and AA- by both Fitch and S&P. Recognised for its financial strength and stability, OCBC is consistently ranked among the World’s Top 50 Safest Banks by Global Finance and has been named Best Managed Bank in Singapore by The Asian Banker.