Summer Intern - Investments - Investment Solutions

RGA; Chesterfield (MO); On-site; USD 2,066,000 - 3,031,000; Full time

Job summary

RGA is seeking an undergraduate intern to join the Investment Solutions team, assisting in liability-driven investment strategies for new reinsurance business opportunities.

You will analyze portfolios, help with due diligence, and model asset cash flows while collaborating with credit, portfolio management, and operations teams in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Must be enrolled as a full-time college student at the undergraduate level pursuing a degree in Finance or Economics and Computer Science
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Attention to detail
• Technology savvy, programming and process improvement/automation skills
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel and SQL
• Proficiency in MATLAB and Python preferred
• Creative thinker and self-motivated
• Must have the ability to maintain confidentiality

Responsibilities

• Create transaction specific asset strategies to optimize return on capital within regulatory, accounting, operating and risk management constraints
• Develop and maintain asset and credit related pricing assumptions for new business opportunities
• Develop and maintain tools and models to creatively construct investment portfolios to support business development teams
• Screen new investment opportunities by assisting with due diligence, research, and initial review
• Act as liaison with credit, portfolio management and operations teams to coordinate Investments' efforts on new business opportunities
• Manage implementation issues relating to proposed asset strategies
• Manage the hand-off of responsibility to in-force management teams subsequent to successful close of transaction
• Model asset cash flows and use results to support ALM/cashflow analysis of new opportunities

Skills

Strong verbal and written con

Analytical and problem solving

Attention to detail

Technology savvy

Programming and automation skills

MS Excel

SQL

MATLAB

Python

Creative thinker

Self-motivated

Confidentiality

Education

Undergraduate degree in Finance or Economics and Computer Science

Tools

MS Excel

SQL

MATLAB

Python

Job description

You desire impactful work.

You're RGA ready

RGA is a purpose-driven organization working to solve today's challenges through innovation and collaboration. A Fortune 200 Company and listed among its World's Most Admired Companies, we're the only global reinsurance company to focus primarily on life- and health-related solutions. Join our multinational team of intelligent, motivated, and collaborative people, and help us make financial protection accessible to all.

The Investment Solutions team develops and executes liability driven investment strategies, including portfolio construction and repositioning to support the acquisition of new reinsurance business. These strategies must meet business needs (sufficient return on capital, regular investment income), while considering RGA's appetite for investment risk, execution risk, and asset-liability matching.

Supports the Investment Solutions team in analyzing investment aspects of reinsurance new business opportunities. Understand portfolio creation to assist in updating model portfolios. Closely interact with inforce portfolio management to implement and monitor strategies. Work on multiple projects with competing deadlines.

Responsibilities:

• Create transaction specific asset strategies to optimize return on capital within regulatory, accounting, operating and risk management constraints
• Develop and maintain asset and credit related pricing assumptions for new business opportunities
• Develop and maintain tools and models to creatively construct investment portfolios to support business development teams
• Screen new investment opportunities by assisting with due diligence, research, and initial review
• Act as liaison with credit, portfolio management and operations teams to coordinate Investments' efforts on new business opportunities
• Manage implementation issues relating to proposed asset strategies
• Manage the hand-off of responsibility to in-force management teams subsequent to successful close of transaction
• Model asset cash flows and use results to support ALM/cashflow analysis of new opportunities

Requirements:

• Must be enrolled as a full-time college student at the undergraduate level pursuing a degree in Finance or Economics and Computer Science
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Attention to detail
• Technology savvy, programming and process improvement/automation skills
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel and SQL
• Proficiency in MATLAB and Python preferred
• Creative thinker and self-motivated
• Must have the ability to maintain confidentiality

What you can expect from RGA:

• Gain valuable knowledge from and experience with diverse, caring colleagues around the world.
• Enjoy a respectful, welcoming environment that fosters individuality and encourages pioneering thought.
• Join the bright and creative minds of RGA, and experience vast, endless career potential.

We're excited to get to know you and connect your unique skills with our global opportunities. To create a modern and seamless experience, we use artificial intelligence (AI) in parts of our preliminary screening process. This technology helps us personalize job recommendations, automate interview scheduling, evaluate candidates based solely on experience - without considering name, gender, or other personal details, and provide real-time answers through our chatbot. AI is used only during early screening and never makes hiring decisions. Your RGA recruiter will work closely with you every step of the way to ensure the process feels personal, thoughtful, and focused on you.