VP , Pricing Actuary

RGA; Hamilton Township (NJ); Presencial; USD 210 000 - 280 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

RGA is seeking a Vice President of Pricing to lead pricing, risk assessment, and governance for Bermuda-domiciled entities. You will partner with Enterprise Pricing and Risk to implement pricing guidelines and oversee regulatory submissions with the Bermuda Monetary Authority.

The role requires extensive actuarial experience in life reinsurance pricing, strong leadership, and excellent stakeholder collaboration across finance, legal, and business development.

Qualificações

• Bachelor’s Degree in actuarial science or related field.
• Fellow status with IFoA or SOA is strongly preferred.
• Around 10 years of actuarial experience in life reinsurance in pricing, risk, capital or related roles.
• Knowledge of Bermuda re/insurance market is advantageous.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Responsabilidades

• Support Chief Pricing Officer in evaluating reinsurance, retrocession and related transactions.
• Assess entity’s ability to meet obligations under contracts across capital, liquidity and risk.
• Ensure alignment with internal underwriting and pricing standards across entities.
• Coordinate regulatory submissions and engage with Bermuda Monetary Authority as needed.
• Collaborate with pricing, legal, investments, treasury and other teams on complex transactions.
• Maintain Bermuda entity representation on transaction teams and governance bodies.
• Develop and maintain pricing guidelines in partnership with Enterprise Pricing and Risk.
• Support Underwriting Committee with materials and input for pricing standards.
• Monitor performance against pricing expectations and propose corrective actions.
• Oversee administration of transactions including retrocessions outside regional offices.
• Develop deep understanding of products, risks, valuation, and capital in Bermuda ops.
• Assist management in governance activities and regulatory reviews.
• Provide SME input for business development and strategic initiatives.

Conhecimentos

Actuarial pricing

Leadership

Regulatory experience

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Pricing governance

Bermuda knowledge

Formação académica

Bachelor’s Degree

Fellow of actuarial body (IFoA/SOA)

Ferramentas

EBS

BSCR

Descrição da oferta de emprego

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.

A Brief Overview

Reporting to the Chief Pricing Officer, the Vice President of Pricing will support the underwriting and acceptance of reinsurance business for RGA’s Bermuda-domiciled operating companies. The role will assist in evaluating new reinsurance, retrocession, and related transactions, with particular focus on pricing, risk, capital, collateral, liquidity, and regulatory considerations. The Vice President will partner with internal stakeholders across RGA, support engagement with the Bermuda Monetary Authority, contribute to the governance of the Bermuda legal entities, and act on behalf of the Chief Pricing Officer as delegated.

What you will do

• Support the Chief Pricing Officer in evaluating internal and external reinsurance, retrocession, and related transactions for the relevant Bermuda legal entity, including the reasonableness of expected pricing returns and, for affiliated transactions, the allocation of expected profits and risks.
• Assess the legal entity’s ability to perform its obligations under transaction agreements across a range of scenarios, with particular attention to capital, collateral, liquidity, and other material risks.
• Evaluate proposed transactions to confirm that the legal entity has the appropriate regulatory authority and that applicable internal underwriting and pricing standards are satisfied.
• Prepare and coordinate regulatory prior-approval submissions and other transaction-related materials, working under the direction of the Chief Pricing Officer and engaging with the Bermuda Monetary Authority as delegated.
• Coordinate with business development, pricing, legal, investments, treasury, collateral management, finance, valuation, tax, Structured Finance, and other functions on complex transactions.
• Ensure appropriate Bermuda legal entity representation on transaction working teams and participate directly in those teams as required.
• In partnership with Enterprise Pricing, develop, implement, and maintain pricing guidelines for the Bermuda legal entities.
• In partnership with the Risk function, develop, implement, and maintain pricing guidelines for the Bermuda legal entities.
• Support the Underwriting Committee of the Bermuda legal entities, including preparing materials, coordinating relevant input, and helping maintain and consistently apply underwriting standards.
• Monitor transaction performance against pricing and underwriting expectations, identify emerging issues, and recommend appropriate actions.
• Oversee the administration of transactions, including retrocessions, that are not administered by regional offices.
• Maintain a strong understanding of the products, risks, business flows, accounting methodologies, valuation approaches, and capital calculations associated with the legal entities’ reinsurance and retrocession transactions.
• Support the management team in establishing and delivering the purpose, goals, and objectives of the Bermuda legal entities and contribute to entity governance activities.
• Review new and proposed regulatory requirements with relevant members of management and assess their implications for pricing, underwriting, and transaction governance.
• Provide subject-matter expertise for business development activities, special projects, and strategic initiatives.
• Coordinate responses to regulator, client, auditor, and other stakeholder requests.
• Where applicable, hire, train, coach, evaluate, and develop direct reports while fostering a positive and engaged work environment.

Qualification

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 10years ofrelevant actuarialexperiencein life reinsurance in either a pricing, business development, valuation,capitalor risk relatedrole (ideally, exposure to more than one)
• Bermudare/insuranceindustry knowledge
• Must be a Fellow of a relevant Actuarial Professional Body (e.g.IFoA, SOA)
• Advanced oral and written communication skillsdemonstratingabilityto share and impart knowledge and complex information.
• Advanced ability to recognize and articulate process improvement opportunities and capability gaps.
• ProvenAbility toadapt to changing circumstances
• Ability to appropriately balance priorities, deadlines, and deliverables with departmental goals andobjectives.
• Advanced ability to collaborate and liaise with individuals across a wide variety of operational, functional, and technical disciplines.
• Advanced ability to translate business needs and problems into implementable specifications and support the implementation of technical and business solutions.
• Advancedunderstanding of reinsurance concepts and methods

Preferred Skills

• Reinsurance Corporate structure and legal entity flow knowledge
• EBS and BSCRexpertise
• SBA experience
• Ability to manage life actuarial team andpossessstrong leadership skills
• Able to planlong termdeliverables and ensure tasks are planned andtimely
• Must have the ability to communicate in a constructive manner to all stakeholdersincluding the Board and Senior management
• Ability to work collaboratively withdifferent functionsinternally and externally.

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.