Lead Reserving Actuary - London, United Kingdom - Beazley Management Limited
Description
General:
Job description and person specification
Job Title:
Lead Reserving Actuary
Division:
Finance - Actuarial
Reports To:
As per Beazley's organisation chart
Key Relationships:
Beazley actuaries, Finance, Data Management and Ceded Reinsurance teams, Claims managers, Underwriters and business managers, external actuaries/auditors.
Key Responsibilities:
Technical
- Perform (as required) the quarterly reserving and trust fund valuations for Specialty Risks, Cyber Risks, Property Risks or MAP Risks classes of business
- Maintain evidence of valuation assumptions, perform the necessary reconciliation checks to provide assurance on the valuation outputs
- Contribute to reporting the results of actuarial valuations and analyses to the relevant stakeholders and committees
- Work with the reserving actuaries on the calculation and communication of reserve uncertainty/ranges
- Work with the Finance, Data Management and Ceded Reinsurance teams to produce and reconcile the data for the valuation processes
- Contribute to the maintenance of reserving documentation with the required frequency, adhering to the review requirements and obtaining the appropriate signoffs
- Support the work of external actuaries as required
- Build and maintain constructive working arrangements with those groups identified as being key to your role
- Operate as an effective team member by supporting colleagues and contributing in the delivery and achievement of overall team and business objectives. Provide support and mentoring to the assistant reserving actuaries, with potential for direct line management responsibilities.
- Peer review colleagues' work to provide quality assurance.
- Keep abreast of industry best practice, new initiatives and changes in regulatory requirements
- Become a technical expert and trusted advisor for management on reserving and related matters
- Contribute to improving the valuation processes and methodologies
- Assist in other projects undertaken by the actuarial team e.g. M&A and business planning analyses
- Undertake applicable professional, technical and career development training (delivered internally and externally) to include attainment of associated qualifications where required.
- General:
We also expect Beazley employees to:
- Comply with Beazley procedures, policies and regulations, including the code of conduct.
- Undertake training on Beazley policies and procedures as delivered by your line manager, the Culture & People or assurance teams (compliance, risk, internal audit) either directly, via elearning or via the learning management system.
- Display business ethics that uphold the interests of all our customers.
- Ensure all interactions with customers are focused on delivering a fair outcome, including having the right products for their needs.
- Comply with any specific responsibilities necessary for your role as outlined by your line manager, the Culture & People or assurance teams (compliance, risk, internal audit) and ensure you keep up to date with developments in these areas. This may include, amongst others, Beazley's underwriting control standards, Beazley's claims control standards, other Beazley standards and customer relationship management.
- Carry out additional responsibilities as individually notified, either through your objectives or through the learning management system. These may include membership of any Beazley committees or working groups.
Personal Specification:
Education and Qualifications
University degree in Mathematics or related field
Professional actuarial qualification
Skills and Abilities
General commercial and financial knowledge
Experience with ResQ reserving software preferable
Competent user of MS Excel; VBA, Access, SQL, SAS, WPS and R skills desirable
Strong analytical skills with attention to detail; accurate and numerate
Able to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
Team worker as well as able to work on own initiative
Ability to manage time, work on a number of tasks in parallel, meet deadlines and prioritise
Knowledge and Experience
Reserving experience; Lloyd's market knowledge desirable
Knowledge of technical provisions for Solvency II preferred
Command of basic actuarial techniques
Understanding of reinsurance
Aptitude and Disposition
Outcome focused, self-motivated, flexible and enthusiastic
Professional approach to successfully interact with team members and stakeholders
Competencies
Achievement and solution focused
Information seeking
Stakeholder focus
Using initiative
Having integrity
Taking responsibility
Being reliable
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