Reserving Actuary

Starr; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Starr Insurance is seeking a Regional Actuary to oversee actuarial reserving analyses across APAC, ensuring reserves are adequate and compliant with IFRS 17 and local GAAP. You will provide insights on claims reserves, portfolio profitability, and support management decisions.

You will liaise with auditors and regulators to fulfill regional reporting requirements. The role requires 8–10 years of reserving experience, strong communication, and the ability to deliver high-quality analyses

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field.
• 8–10 years of reserving experience in re/insurance; pricing experience is an advantage.
• Qualified or near-qualified actuary (e.g., FIAA, FIA, FCAS).
• Strong communication and persuasion skills with internal and external stakeholders.
• Proficiency in MS Office tools and Power BI.
• Familiarity with IFRS 17 and local regulatory requirements.
• Advanced proficiency in actuarial applications such as Excel.
• Ability to manage projects independently and deliver on time.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Negotiation, judgment and decision-making ability.
• Advanced numeracy.
• Professional business writing and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform quarterly and annual actuarial reserving analyses for APAC markets.
• Enhance reserving methodologies and models in line with IFRS 17 and local GAAP.
• Prepare and communicate reserving results, trends, and assumptions to management.
• Deliver management information for senior management as required.
• Support statutory and group reporting while liaising with auditors and regulators.
• Provide reserving insights for pricing, planning, reinsurance, and capital management.

Skills

Actuarial reserving

Communication

Problem solving

Negotiation

Independence / project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field

Tools

MS Office

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Starr Insurance is a leading insurance and investment organization, providing commercial property and casualty insurance, including travel and accident coverage, to almost every imaginable business and industry in virtually every part of the world.

Cornelius Vander Starr established his first insurance company in Shanghai, China in 1919. Today, we are one of the world’s fastest growing insurance organizations, capable of writing in 128 countries on 6 continents

GENERAL SUMMARY

This role will be supporting the Regional Actuary for the calculation, analysis, and communication of insurance technical provisions across various lines of business in APAC region. You will provide critical insights on claims reserves and portfolio profitability, ensuring the company’s reserves are adequate, comply with local and international regulatory requirements, and support business decision-making.

You will also liaise with the auditors on various requirements for the APAC markets.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Perform quarterly and annual actuarial reserving analyses for all relevant business lines (e.g., Property, Casualty, Financial Lines, Marine, Travel, etc.) across APAC markets.
• Contribute to the enhancement of actuarial reserving methodologies, processes, models while ensuring best practice and compliance with regional standards (e.g., IFRS 17, local GAAP).
• Prepare and communicate reserving results, trends, and assumptions to local and regional management, finance, and other stakeholders.
• Perform delivery of management information for senior management as required.
• Support local statutory and group reporting requirements while liaising with auditors and regulators as required.
• Provide reserving insights for pricing, planning, reinsurance, and capital management activities.

EXPERIENCE & REQUIRMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field.
• 8-10 years of reserving experience in re/insurance industry. Pricing experience is an advantage.
• Qualified or near-qualified actuary (e.g., FIAA, FIA, FCAS, etc.).
• Strong communication and persuasion skills required, interaction with various internal and external stakeholders, including Finance, Claims, Underwriting, SAO provider and Auditors
• Skilled in MS Office tools, Power BI
• Sound knowledge of reserving techniques
• Familiarity with IFRS 17 and/or local regulatory requirements
• Advanced proficiency in actuarial related applications such as Excel
• Proactively take on and manage own projects independently and delivery within required timeframes
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Negotiation, judgment and decision-making ability
• Advanced numeracy
• Professional business writing and presentation skills.