Junior Life Risk Actuary - English Speaking

We are dealing with a well known financial services product provider. The work is interesting and varied, and the environment is fast paced and stimulating. They are seeking to develop and grow the the business, and would therefore welcome applications from either Swiss or overseas actuaries. You will have one or two years Life actuarial experience, and be bright and ambitious, and seeking a new challenge. Excellent career prospects exist for long term career progression. Any previous experience of RBC, SST and/or Solvency II would be useful, but is not essential. Please contact Michael Lixenberg on m.lixenberg@darwinrhodes.com or on 0044 207 448 8550 for more information, or send him your CV in strict confidence in the first instance

Life & Health

International - Europe

Competitive salary and relocation package

Ref:EML3276

Polish or Russian-speaking Actuaries (Warsaw and Moscow)

Our client is a well known , international company. They are growing their CEE operations and, as a result, are seeking to recruit actuaries with local language skills in these two locations. These are exciting opportunities to develop your career as the company continues to grow their actuarial practice. Applications are welcomed from either Life or Non Life actuaries.

Non-Life

International - Europe

€ Competitive

Ref:EML3685

Polish or Russian-speaking Actuaries (Warsaw and Moscow)

Our client is a well known , international company. They are growing their CEE operations and, as a result, are seeking to recruit actuaries with local language skills in these two locations. These are exciting opportunities to develop your career as the company continues to grow their actuarial practice. Applications are welcomed from either Life or Non Life actuaries.

Life & Health

International - Europe

€ Competitive

Ref:EML3685

Actuarial Analyst

An excellent opportunity for a creative and assertive student, to influence product design and pricing, retention strategies, financial forecasting and assist with steering the business strategy at this leading insurance company. To be successful in this varied and high profile role, you will need to be progressing well in the CT series, have strong knowledge of pricing and experience analysis from a life and healthcare background. You will need confident written and oral communication skills in order to build relationships with key stakeholders, with strong IT skills in VB, SAS and Prophet.

Life & Health

Hampshire / Sussex

up to £35,000 + benefits

Ref:ACC3655

Annuities Actuary

Our client provides innovative retirement solutions and has a fantastic opportunity available for an equally creative and market alert Nearly/Newly Qualified Actuary to support the Commercial Actuary. Working closely with other Senior Management, your role will include the analysis of the annuity investment portfolio and fund performance, determining trends in expected profit and risk, determining the cost of capital and reinsurance, competitor/ expense and mortality analysis, assist with pricing and new product development, sales & marketing work as required and maintenance of pricing models. The candidate needs to be a commercially astute part or newly qualified actuary with experience of annuity and mortality gained in a life and pensions environment. Skills in Excel and Prophet are also required. The role has no direct reports and in time will take over all responsibilities for the current Commercial Actuary. The role can be based in London or the South and travel between the two offices will be necessary.

Life & Health

London

up to £70K + benefits

Ref:ACC3678

Senior Reserving Actuary - Italy

This market leading Global Reinsurer is looking to add an internationally experienced Reserving Actuary to their thriving and growing team. This position is based in Italy and you will be fluent in both English and Italian. Working closely with the Chief Reserving Actuary, you will have a minimum of 5 years experience, an expert in international reserving and with worldwide market experience. You will head a team of 6 reserving actuaries and will have previous management experience. You will be the deputy to the Chief Reserving Actuary who reports directly to the CFO. A summary of your responsibilities include: • Preparation of Loss reserve committees • Develop and maintain modelling for claims, LAE, and unearned premium reserve • Determination of reserves for the monthly, quarterly and annual closing • Preparation of Loss reserve reports • Reserve reviews on specific portfolios • Actuarial support to the planning process • Support to the Solvency II project This is a challenging position within an already successful team looking to further develop their market presence. For further information, please contact Adam Leonard in confidence on 0044 207 44 88 550.

Non-Life

International - Europe

c. €100k

Ref:EAL3662

Investment Actuary

Fantastic opportunity available for an ambitious, committed and disciplined newly qualified, wanting to work in investments as part of a global insurance group. You will take on some of the responsibilities usually performed by the Senior Investment Actuary; overseeing the regular investment processes, and assisting with an office integration resulting from a recent M&A. The role will also include overseeing quarterly financial reporting and corporate risk deliverables, asset reporting, attending and chairing investment committees and monitoring derivative trade documents and collateral. This role is best suited to a newly qualified candidate, with either investment experience, or interest and aptitude best demonstrated by the passing of the Investment Paper. Exposure to ALM, and understanding of Assets, investment markets and investment data sources are going to be key. The candidate must be willing for occasional travel between office sites.

Life & Health

Hampshire / Sussex

Up to £65K + benefits

Ref:ACC3669

Solvency II Actuary (Tax)

Responsibilities will include lobbying effectively to enhance opportunities to obtain a future tax regime that supports the business model. Providing technical support and communication to the programme on external tax developments. Developing internal capability to model probable future tax systems to ascertain impact of tax regime change on the business. Take part in embbedding the new tax engine successfully into the S2 internal model. Create a single tax model used to model future tax for all reporting and MI purposes including Business Planning and MCEV.

Life & Health

Scotland

Up to £70,000 + Up to 60% Bonus

Ref:AJW3641

Solvency II Actuary

Successful applicants will form part of the established ICA/Solvency 2 Methodology Development Team. They will be responsible for investigating and proposing changes to the methodology to the Senior Research Actuary, Head of Capital and Risk Management and Actuarial Function Holder in their review. The second role involves a central repository of all model data and assumptions required for completing Moses and non-Moses valuation calculations. Developments Moses and spreadsheets to speed up the stochastic modelling of WP guarantees and MCEV TVOG, significantly reduce the number of out-of-model adjustments, reduce the reliance on manual processes, hand-offs and spreadsheets in delivering results, rationalise the modelling suite that currently exists over several teams within the actuarial areas, deliver new requirements for Solvency 2.

Life & Health

Scotland

Competitive + Strong Bonus

Ref:AJW3538

Financial Risk Management Actuary

Reporting to a senior manager within Group Financial Risk Management, the role will require a good understanding of the structure of the group, the approach taken for implementation of the Group’s ERM framework across the group, the methods used for economic capital calculations across the group, and the requirements of Solvency II. You will be responsible for ensuring that the Group’s ERM Framework supports Solvency II requirements for Internal Model approval, developing and establishing robust and controlled processes to produce group solvency statements under Solvency II, recommending the contents of the Group ORSA and deliver the processes required to support the Group ORSA under Solvency II, support the development of International Economic Capital calculations to ensure that they meet Solvency II requirements. This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified or nearly qualified actuary to gain exposure to Solvency II and Internal models in a risk environment.

Life & Health

Scotland

Competitive + Bonus up to 40%

Ref:AJW3640