Reserving Actuarial Analyst – Planning
Zurich Insurance
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: London • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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💰 £NaN per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
SQLVBA
About the role
- Work closely with the UK Reserving teams to collate and review quarterly reserve reviews, including loss projections, technical reserves calculations for both gross and reinsurance, and cash flow projections.
- Ensure the timely delivery and accuracy of reserving data and actuarial bookings for IFRS, Solvency II and Regulatory reporting.
- Provide Finance, Pricing, Underwriting and Claims teams with actionable insights into underlying performance and its implications for the business.
- Collaborate effectively with internal audit teams and external auditors by supporting audit activities, supplying relevant actuarial data, clear explanations, and thorough documentation, while ensuring compliance with regulatory and company standards.
- Proactively identify and implement opportunities to enhance actuarial processes and tools - boosting efficiency, accuracy, and alignment with best practices.
- Support the Capital team in the parameterisation of premium and reserve risks.
- Work closely with colleagues to shape business plans, delivering actuarial analysis and forward-looking insights that help drive Zurich’s sustainable growth.
- Perform ad-hoc deep dive analyses at a UK level to address specific business needs and support informed decision-making.
Requirements
- Part-Qualified actuary and actively studying for the Actuarial exams.
- A high level of numeracy skills and an analytical approach to work is essential.
- Data management and good programming skills (e.g. SQL, R, VBA) are considered a strong advantage.
- Excellent team-working, communication and interpersonal skills are also required.
- A serious and professional attitude towards compliance of regulatory submissions with an eye for attention to detail in order to support accuracy.
- Enthusiastic and positive can-do attitude.
- Ability to manage competing priorities and driven to deliver to set deadlines.
- Adaptability and Flexibility.
Benefits
- 12% defined non-contributory pension scheme
- annual company bonus
- private medical insurance
- option to buy up to an additional 20 days or sell some of your holiday
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
actuarial analysisloss projectionstechnical reserves calculationscash flow projectionsdata managementSQLRVBAnumeracy skillsanalytical approach
Soft skills
team-workingcommunication skillsinterpersonal skillsattention to detailenthusiastic attitudepositive attitudeability to manage competing prioritiesdriven to deliveradaptabilityflexibility
Certifications
Part-Qualified actuaryActuarial exams