Senior Actuary, R&D Analytics & Mortality (Remote)

Swiss Re - Schweizerische Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft; Northern (KY); On-site; USD 146,000 - 244,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Swiss Re, a global leader in life re/insurance, seeks a Senior R&D Actuary to develop mortality and lapse assumptions and translate analytics into business insights for US and Canadian markets.

You will lead experience analyses, build pricing and valuation inputs, and present findings to stakeholders. Hybrid work is available, with remote options for exceptional candidates; strong communication is essential.

Qualifications

• Fellowship with the Society of Actuaries with 7+ years of relevant experience.
• Bachelor's degree in mathematics, statistics, actuarial science, or related field with demonstrated mathematical and analytical abilities.
• Experience in mortality and lapse assumption development for life insurance products.
• Proven ability to translate complex analytical findings into clear business recommendations.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to present effectively to various stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead experience analysis initiatives to monitor population and insured life trends across direct insurance and reinsurance portfolios.
• Develop key assumptions for mortality and lapse rates used in new business costing, in-force management opportunities, and business valuation.
• Analyze complex data sets to identify underlying drivers of mortality and lapse, including policyholder behavior, product characteristics, and underwriting methods.
• Create innovative tools and analytics to enhance monitoring methods and improve assumption accuracy.
• Stay current with industry research and publications to continuously refine our methodologies.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with US market units, Risk Management, In-force Optimization, and Portfolio Steering & Monitoring teams.
• Present findings internally to educate colleagues and externally to clients, potentially at industry events and client meetings.
• Document thoroughly all assumption development processes in compliance with governance standards.

Skills

Fellowship with SOA

Mortality & lapse experience

Data analysis & interpretation

Communication skills

Education

SOA Fellowship certification

Bachelor's degree in mathematics or actuarial science

Tools

Excel

Visual Basic

R

Python

SAS

AXIS

ICE

Stargate

Job description

Swiss Re, a global leader in life re/insurance, seeks a Senior R&D Actuary to develop mortality and lapse assumptions and translate analytics into business insights for US and Canadian markets.

You will lead experience analyses, build pricing and valuation inputs, and present findings to stakeholders. Hybrid work is available, with remote options for exceptional candidates; strong communication is essential.