Section Manager, Corporate Actuarial Services – Reserving, Property and Casualty Insurance
Desjardins
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Montréal • Canada
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About the role
- Manage activities related to the valuation of insurance contracts liabilities and various initiatives and projects in the property and casualty insurance sector
- Support the department management in organizing work and in planning and carrying out the unit’s operational activities, to ensure efficient performance aligned with priorities stemming from the organization’s strategic orientations
- Manage and develop the team by overseeing individual and collective performance, providing support and skills development, fostering engagement and supporting talent retention, while promoting Desjardins’ cooperative values
- Be a leader who can actively participate and guide the organization and industry on various issues
- Continuously optimize the team’s processes, models and analyses to make them simpler and more efficient, while maintaining proper rigor and ensuring appropriate documentation and governance controls that comply with internal best practices as well as regulatory and legal requirements
- Evaluate insurance contracts liabilities, notably in relation to remaining coverage, in a changing environment on several fronts: regulatory, legislative, economic and meteorological
- Ensure clear, accurate communication of analytical results that create value for the organization and support effective decision-making
- Work closely with the other teams in the Property and Casualty Insurance Finance and Corporate Actuarial Services Division as well as the Property and Casualty Insurance Executive Division on a variety of mandates, including pricing, financial planning, performance monitoring and new product development
- Make sure that ICPEI activities are efficiently integrated into DGIG’s processes
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in actuarial science
- A minimum of eight years of relevant experience
- Previous experience establishing reserves
- Leadership experience
- Experience working on a very tight schedule with regulatory constraints
- Experience explaining complex analyses in plain language
- Hold the designation of Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries or of the Casualty Actuarial Society, or be in the process of obtaining it
- Knowledge of French is required
- Advanced proficiency of English due to the nature of the duties or work tools or because the position involves interactions with English-speaking partners, members and/or clients
- Advanced knowledge of actuarial tools and data
- Knowledge of the property and casualty insurance sector
- Knowledge of actuarial techniques and the IFRS 17 accounting standard
Benefits
- Competitive salary and annual bonus
- 4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year
- Defined benefit pension plan that provides predictable, stable income throughout retirement
- Group insurance including telemedicine
- Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses and telework equipment
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
actuarial scienceactuarial toolsdata analysisIFRS 17 accounting standardinsurance contract valuationreserves establishmentfinancial planningperformance monitoringpricingnew product development
Soft Skills
leadershipteam managementcommunicationorganizational skillsengagementtalent retentionprocess optimizationanalytical thinkingcollaborationproblem-solving
Certifications
Fellow of the Canadian Institute of ActuariesCasualty Actuarial Society designation