Zurich

Graduate

Part Qualified

Associate

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Senior Actuary

Life

Health

Property & Casualty

Products

Reserving

Reporting

Reinsurance

Python

Modelling

Data Science

Prophet

Coding

Bulk Annuities

Pricing

Valuation

Excel

Power BI

Contract

Tableau

MATLAB

Microsoft Azure

Swiss Re is a global reinsurance company headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. Founded in 1863, it provides risk transfer and risk management solutions to insurance companies worldwide. Swiss Re's expertise lies in underwriting complex risks and offering innovative reinsurance products, contributing to the stability and resilience of the global insurance market.

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Is the actuarial data science your passion? Would you like to use and broaden your actuarial and data science knowledge in one of the best reinsurance companies in the world? If the interaction with clients excite you join our Special Risks team!About the teamWe are a diverse and international team with a high level of entrepreneurial spirit, energy and expertise, that we seek to complement and strengthen with your background and personality. For us personal development and having fun are key goals in addition to achieving our ambitious financial aspirations.We are centre of excellent for various unique products such as Extended Warranty, Kidnap &amp; Ransom, Affinity and other non-standard covers.About the roleThis position covers two main responsibilities.With the ambition of becoming a data driven company, Department of Facultative EMEA is using the technology to enable underwriting teams to use data in the daily business. As the data analyst you would bring technical skills to the teams with business expertise.This position is placed in an underwriting team. You would work in this position with Actuaries, underwriters and client managers. You would support the team with your actuarial skills to steer the portfolio and achieve costing accuracy.Key responsibilities:<ul><li>Act as technology lead by partnering with various technology teams to build and drive sustainable analytics solutions.</li><li>Managing the data flow by building and updating data pipelines and gain automation when it is possible.</li><li>Build and maintain continuous improvement of existing analytic capabilities and underlying data sources.</li><li>Supporting the deal teams for pricing reinsurance contracts on various line of businesses and participate in actuarial discussion with the clients.</li><li>Contribute to performance review of the in-force business and to updating the benchmark models and parameters.</li></ul>About youWe are looking for a highly motivated, technically strong Actuary to complement our team, covering markets mainly in EMEA but also on other continents.Our new colleague should be able to prioritize and apply sound commercial judgment, should be a pragmatic, solution- and results oriented personality and be a great teammate and at the same time able to work independently. Take ownership for making decisions and help others out where and when vital, comfortable with working in an entrepreneurial environment.Essentials:<ul><li>Quantitative background with a completed university degree in a quantitative field like mathematics, statistics, actuarial science, etc.</li><li>Previous experiences in an actuarial role, ideally in P&amp;C pricing or reserving</li><li>Proficiency in programming languages such as R, Python or similar and comfortable learning and working with new software</li><li>Experience with data warehouse and data analytics tools and experience with Palantir Foundry is a plus.</li><li>Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, any additional language is an advantage</li></ul>Nice-to-have<ul><li>Experience in primary insurance and personal lines product development</li><li>Experience in statistical modelling and data analytics</li></ul>Did we catch your attention? We are looking forward to your application!We provide feedback to all candidates via email. If you have not heard back from us, please check your spam folder.About Swiss ReSwiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 14,000 employees across the world.Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.

We are offering an outstanding opportunity to join a cross functional team handling a strategic Life and Health reinsurance deal (the OVAL deal). Your challenge is to analyse and communicate the risks in the portfolio for management to take actions, maintaining future profitability.About the RoleYou will support both the OVAL Portfolio Steering Lead and Products Lead Actuaries with a number of activities. The focus will be on Portfolio Steering activities with some Products tasks. The role will provide a broad exposure to group employee benefits business in Europe.Key responsibilities:<ul><li>Monitor the OVAL transaction, run portfolio performance analyses with regular analysis of the new business and renewal offers</li><li>Support financial planning, recommend and perform steering actions</li><li>Review changes to the UW and costing governance of our client, recommend and perform actions to improve processes and governance</li></ul>About the TeamThe OVAL oversight team is a small cross functional unit, responsible for the management of a reinsurance deal with a single large client. We ensure that in force business and future new business is actively managed to add customer value to the Swiss Re group. All members of the team are exposed to multiple reinsurance functions, providing opportunities not often available in larger teams.About YouAre you an effective team worker with strong interpersonal skills who enjoys building working relationships across technical subject areas and work optimally across the L&amp;H value chain, including non-actuaries?Essentials<ul><li>Junior or newly qualified actuary, with up to 5 years of experience in either L&amp;H reinsurance or primary insurance</li><li>Willingness to learn reporting software packages</li><li>Strong communicator, including being capable of presenting results to/discussing results with internal parties and senior partners</li><li>Written and verbal proficiency in English is required. Additional European languages are an asset</li></ul>Nice to Haves<ul><li>Prior experience with R and Tableau is helpful but not vital</li></ul>About Swiss ReSwiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. We cover both Property &amp; Casualty and Life &amp; Health. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 14,000 employees across the world.Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.

This role offers the opportunity for a qualified actuary to gain hands-on experience with IFRS 17 and be part of the FPSL and Prophet implementation which will shape the future financial accounting and reporting operating model!About the TeamWe have a global ownership of L&amp;H sub-ledger related accounting and closing activities covering all valuation bases (i.e. US GAAP, IFRS 17, EVM and Statutory). In addition, the team is also responsible for ensuring Economic Value Management (EVM) reporting quality and consistency by providing second line review of the quarterly EVM valuation figures submitted by the L&amp;H Business Management valuation actuaries.We are a high-performing team with varied strengths of ca. 50 team members primarily located in Bangalore, Bratislava and Zurich. We work in a friendly, collaborative and lively team environment.About the RoleAs a Senior IFRS Actuarial Analyst working on IFRS, you will work with a multidisciplinary team consisting of Accounting and Actuarial Business Experts, Information Architect, Business Analysts and Developers.The team will be responsible for controlling baseline the best estimate cashflows as well as production of derived cashflows, including design, testing and implementation of an efficient production environment. You will take a lead role in the Group comparative process. You will decide and act with a degree of autonomy in practice areas with the delegated authorities.Key responsibilities include:<ul><li>Support end-to-end integration testing in the new FPSL environment for IFRS 17 implementation</li><li>Contribute to IFRS 17 Group comparative initially and subsequently</li><li>Work closely with other functions, including Business Management Actuarial, Group EVM, FP&amp;A, Regional Finance, IT, etc.</li></ul>About YouTechnical Skills and Knowledge:<ul><li>Nearly or Fully qualified actuary (e.g. FSA, FIA, DAV, SAV) with 5+ years of experience</li><li>Understanding of and experience working with IFRS (reinsurance is a plus)</li><li>Data management and good programming skills (Python, VBA, R), Prophet highly desired</li><li>Previous experience working in actuarial / finance / IT projects advantageous</li></ul>Other Skills:<ul><li>Analytical mindset – strong quantitative skills with the ability to think independently</li><li>Strong communication skills, proficient in English, both written and oral</li><li>Teamwork – ability to work with a multidisciplinary team across locations</li><li>Flexibility – capable of managing own workload and provide flexibility during peak periods</li><li>Ability to develop and cultivate relationships with global business partners</li><li>Willingness to acquire necessary system and technical knowledge</li></ul>About Swiss ReSwiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 14,000 employees across the world.Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.Equal opportunitiesWe are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, including gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.Swiss Re offers modern work models and attractive workplaces that allow all employees to adapt to changing work preferences and life phases.We provide feedback to all candidates via email. If you have not heard back from us, please check your spam folder.

We are looking for a hardworking and motivated individual to join the L&amp;H IFRS Team in Global (Re)Insurance A&amp;R. This role offers the opportunity for a qualified actuary to gain hands-on experience with IFRS 17 and be part of the FPSL and Prophet implementation which will shape the future financial accounting and reporting operating model!We have a global ownership of L&amp;H sub-ledger related accounting and closing activities covering all valuation bases (i.e. US GAAP, IFRS 17, EVM and Statutory). In addition, the team is also responsible for ensuring Economic Value Management (EVM) reporting quality and consistency by providing second line review of the quarterly EVM valuation figures submitted by the L&amp;H Business Management valuation actuaries.As a Senior IFRS Actuarial Analyst working on IFRS, you will work with a multidisciplinary team consisting of Accounting and Actuarial Business Experts, Information Architect, Business Analysts and Developers. The team will be responsible for controlling baseline the best estimate cashflows as well as production of derived cashflows, including design, testing and implementation of an efficient production environment. You will take a lead role in the Group comparative process. You will decide and act with a degree of autonomy in practice areas with the delegated authorities.Key responsibilities include:<ul><li>Support end-to-end integration testing in the new FPSL environment for IFRS 17 implementation</li><li>Contribute to IFRS 17 Group comparative initially and subsequently</li><li>Work closely with other functions, including Business Management Actuarial, Group EVM, FP&amp;A, Regional Finance, IT, etc.</li></ul>Technical Skills and Knowledge:<ul><li>Nearly or Fully qualified actuary (e.g. FSA, FIA, DAV, SAV) with 5+ years of experience</li><li>Understanding of and experience working with IFRS (reinsurance is a plus)</li><li>Data management and good programming skills (Python, VBA, R), Prophet highly desired</li><li>Previous experience working in actuarial / finance / IT projects advantageous</li></ul>Other Skills:<ul><li>Analytical mindset – strong quantitative skills with the ability to think independently</li><li>Strong communication skills, proficient in English, both written and oral</li><li>Teamwork – ability to work with a multidisciplinary team across locations</li><li>Flexibility – capable of managing own workload and provide flexibility during peak periods</li><li>Ability to develop and cultivate relationships with global business partners</li><li>Willingness to acquire necessary system and technical knowledge</li></ul>We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, including gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.Swiss Re offers modern work models and attractive workplaces that allow all employees to adapt to changing work preferences and life phases.We provide feedback to all candidates via email. If you have not heard back from us, please check your spam folder.About Swiss ReSwiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 14,000 employees across the world.Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.

We are looking for a hardworking and motivated individual to join the L&amp;H IFRS Team in Global (Re)Insurance A&amp;R. This role offers the opportunity for a senior qualified actuary to gain hands-on experience with IFRS 17 and be part of the FPSL and Prophet implementation which will shape the future financial accounting and reporting operating model!About the teamThe Global (Re)Insurance Accounting &amp; Reporting Life and Health team in Group Finance has global ownership of L&amp;H sub-ledger related accounting and closing activities covering all valuation bases (i.e. US GAAP, IFRS 17, EVM and Statutory). In addition, the team is also responsible for ensuring Economic Value Management (EVM) reporting quality and consistency by providing second line review of the quarterly EVM valuation figures submitted by the L&amp;H Business Management valuation actuaries.We are a high-performing team with varied strengths of ca. 50 team members primarily located in Bangalore, Bratislava and Zurich. We work in a friendly, collaborative and lively team environment.About the roleAs a Senior IFRS Actuary working on IFRS, you will work with a multidisciplinary team consisting of Accounting and Actuarial Business Experts, Information Architect, Business Analysts and Developers. The team will be responsible for controlling baseline the best estimate cashflows as well as production of derived cashflows, including design, testing and implementation of an efficient and effective production environment. You will take a lead role in the Group comparative process. You will decide and act with a degree of autonomy in practice areas with the delegated authorities.Key responsibilities include:<ul><li>Key player in the end-to-end integration testing in the new FPSL environment for IFRS 17 implementation</li><li>Key contributor to IFRS 17 Group comparative initially and subsequently, key player in the quarterly IFRS 17 production</li><li>Work closely with other functions, including Business Management Actuarial, Group EVM, FP&amp;A, Regional Finance, IT, etc.</li></ul>About You<ul><li>Fully qualified actuary (e.g. FSA, FIA, DAV, SAV) with 10+ years of experience of which more than 5 years post qualification</li><li>Understanding of and experience working with IFRS in an (re)insurance setting</li><li>Data management and good programming skills (Python, VBA, R).</li><li>Experience working with Prophet highly desired</li><li>Previous experience working in actuarial / finance / IT projects advantageous</li><li>Previous experience working in reinsurance a plus</li><li>Analytical mindset – strong quantitative skills with the ability to think independently</li><li>Strong communication skills</li><li>Teamwork – ability to work with a multidisciplinary team across locations</li><li>Flexibility – capable of managing own workload and provide flexibility during peak periods</li><li>Ability to develop and cultivate relationships with global business partners</li><li>Willingness to acquire necessary system and technical knowledge</li><li>Fluent in English, both written and oral</li></ul>Equal opportunitiesWe are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, including gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.Swiss Re offers modern work models and attractive workplaces that allow all employees to adapt to changing work preferences and life phases.About Swiss ReSwiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. We cover both Property &amp; Casualty and Life &amp; Health. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 14,000 employees across the world.Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.

We are looking for a hardworking and motivated individual to join the L&amp;H IFRS Team in Global (Re)Insurance A&amp;R. This role offers the opportunity for a senior qualified actuary to gain hands-on experience with IFRS 17 and be part of the FPSL and Prophet implementation which will shape the future financial accounting and reporting operating model!The Global (Re)Insurance Accounting &amp; Reporting Life and Health team in Group Finance has global ownership of L&amp;H sub-ledger related accounting and closing activities covering all valuation bases (i.e. US GAAP, IFRS 17, EVM and Statutory). In addition, the team is also responsible for ensuring Economic Value Management (EVM) reporting quality and consistency by providing second line review of the quarterly EVM valuation figures submitted by the L&amp;H Business Management valuation actuaries.As a Senior IFRS Actuary working on IFRS, you will work with a multidisciplinary team consisting of Accounting and Actuarial Business Experts, Information Architect, Business Analysts and Developers. The team will be responsible for controlling baseline the best estimate cashflows as well as production of derived cashflows, including design, testing and implementation of an efficient and effective production environment. You will take a lead role in the Group comparative process. You will decide and act with a degree of autonomy in practice areas with the delegated authorities.Key responsibilities include:<ul><li>Key player in the end-to-end integration testing in the new FPSL environment for IFRS 17 implementation</li><li>Key contributor to IFRS 17 Group comparative initially and subsequently, key player in the quarterly IFRS 17 production</li><li>Work closely with other functions, including Business Management Actuarial, Group EVM, FP&amp;A, Regional Finance, IT, etc.</li></ul>About You<ul><li>Fully qualified actuary (e.g. FSA, FIA, DAV, SAV) with 10+ years of experience of which more than 5 years post qualification</li><li>Understanding of and experience working with IFRS in an (re)insurance setting</li><li>Data management and good programming skills (Python, VBA, R).</li><li>Experience working with Prophet highly desired</li><li>Previous experience working in actuarial / finance / IT projects advantageous</li><li>Previous experience working in reinsurance a plus</li><li>Analytical mindset – strong quantitative skills with the ability to think independently</li><li>Strong communication skills</li><li>Teamwork – ability to work with a multidisciplinary team across locations</li><li>Flexibility – capable of managing own workload and provide flexibility during peak periods</li><li>Ability to develop and cultivate relationships with global business partners</li><li>Willingness to acquire necessary system and technical knowledge</li><li>Fluent in English, both written and oral</li></ul>We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, including gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.Swiss Re offers modern work models and attractive workplaces that allow all employees to adapt to changing work preferences and life phases.About Swiss ReSwiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. We cover both Property &amp; Casualty and Life &amp; Health. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 14,000 employees across the world.Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.

About the RoleWe have an exciting opportunity for a technically strong individual with a reserving and modelling background combined with good interpersonal skills to join our P&amp;C actuarial team in Risk Management. In this role, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining the new P&amp;C reserving platform developed in-house.Your responsibilities will include coordinating change management activities with actuaries across the globe and across Business Units related to future features releases, maintaining the distribution algorithm logic, providing guidance to IT on actuarial specification, planning and providing relevant training activities to the user community on specific features or new releases, and supporting specific research &amp; development activities around reserving (i.e. portfolio segmentation).About the TeamOur small team supports the Reserving community globally across the various business units (Reinsurance, Corporate Solutions, iptiQ). You will report to the Head of P&amp;C reserving System development and ensure successful implementation of new reserving method and application improvement.About You<ul><li>You have at least 5 years experience in P&amp;C reinsurance or insurance as an actuary or a risk modeler.</li><li>You are a qualified or part-qualified actuary member of an actuarial body affiliated to the International Actuarial Association</li><li>You have strong modelling experience and experienced with various computer programming languages such as R, Python, C++, Matlab, VBA</li><li>You are analytical, of a curious nature with the ability to break down complexity into simple concept.</li><li>You love learning and are able to use your experience and knowledge to find creative solutions where none currently exist. You are adaptable and open to change.</li></ul>Depending on experience we might also consider candidates that are close to be qualified.About Swiss ReSwiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 14,000 employees across the world.Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.

This position is ideal for a full-stack actuarial developer – an individual with a strong leadership, technical and actuarial background. This individual will be tasked with developing, maintaining, and supporting the production of actuarial models, supporting the development of data infrastructure, aligned with our data strategy. Furthermore, you will build and deploy actuarial analytics and applications at a global scale.This role can be filled either at the Assistant Vice President or Vice President level, based on candidate's demonstrated leadership and strategic skills/background.<ul><li>Vice President: Thinks strategically: designing, planning, and recalibrating projects to align with organizational objectives and optimal outcomes. Educating stakeholders in areas of technical expertise. Drive innovative and radical change.</li><li>Assistant Vice President: Understand and execute on strategic direction. Prioritize tasks requiring immediate attention and of greatest impact. Proactively identifying areas of improvement, taking initiative to drive positive change.</li></ul>While it is not essential that the candidate have full working knowledge of these functions, the candidate should aspire to delivering on these items over time, in collaboration with their direct manager and colleagues:<ul><li>Data Infrastructure: Analytical Toolkits by Portfolio<ul><li>Participate in cross-functional discussions at the portfolio level to understand key-stakeholder data needs and contributions.</li><li>Lead the design of optimal data structures by portfolio, to accommodate the needs of the Actuarial and Portfolio steering teams.</li><li>Oversee the engineering efforts as it relates to feeding back information to the optimal data structures.</li><li>Ensure the appropriate application of ADM extensions and integration of Actuarial tools and methods. Ownership of ADM APM extension data.</li><li>Data Governance; Support the CorSo data governance initiatives around data ownership, quality and compliance.</li></ul></li><li>Actuarial Analytics: Plug and Play Actuarial Tools<ul><li>Support the regression testing, production, and maintenance, of plug and play actuarial tools, ensuring coding best practice and application of Git principles.</li><li>Ensure independent consumption from and feedback to analytical toolkits.</li><li>Capture and manage toolkit throughput and data in Stargate.</li><li>Support the development of applications to interface with the Actuaries.</li><li>Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and other development activities to support high-quality solutions aligned with the needs of the actuaries and other stakeholders.</li></ul></li><li>Actuarial Models: Developing, Productionizing and Maintaining<ul><li>Supporting the development, regression testing, production, and maintenance, of R models; ensuring coding best practice and application of Git principles.</li><li>Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and other development activities to support high-quality solutions aligned with the needs of key stakeholders.</li><li>Support the CICD, and Agile efforts via JIRA.</li><li>Model Governance; Document code, model design, and testing procedures for future reference.</li><li>Collaboration with CorSo Information Technology on DevSecOps</li></ul></li></ul>You will join the Global Corporate Solutions Actuarial Portfolio Management (APM) Data &amp; Analytics team. The team is comprised of a terrific group of people, a wonderfully collaborative and collegial team, comprised of diverse and talented experience – who are working on some of the most interesting problems facing our industry today!You are an aspirational person who is interested in learning and developing related skills.  In addition, you have the following:<ul><li>5 years of experience in either: actuarial modeling, data engineering, data science or software related environments.</li><li>College degree is mandatory, higher degree preferred.</li><li>Strong working knowledge of Actuarial modeling and methods, or Data Science experience preferred.</li><li>Strong programming skill in one or more of Hadoop, Spark, Java, C, C++, Python or R.</li><li>Familiarity with cloud computing platforms such as AWS, Azure, Palantir, Google Snowflake, or GCP.</li><li>Ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.</li><li>Dynamic and entrepreneurial thinker, with attention to detail and willingness to take on a variety of projects and develop solutions.</li><li>Property &amp; Casualty experience and Membership in an Actuarial Society or Actuarial background is a nice to have.</li></ul>We are an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity at our company. Our aim is to live visible and invisible diversity – diversity of age, race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, physical abilities, personalities and experiences – at all levels and in all functions and regions. We also collaborate in a flexible working environment, providing you with a compelling degree of autonomy to decide how, when and where to carry out your tasks.We provide feedback to all candidates via email. If you have not heard back from us, please check your spam folder.

About the RoleAs commercial and industrial P&amp;C Pricing Actuary you will be involved in reviews of the models and rates used by our facultative underwriters to write industrial property and casualty business. In this role you will give actuarial advice to fac underwriters worldwide on more complex and large risks or portfolios.Your main tasks will be:<ul><li>Work out costing models and parameters, like rates, trend factors, frequency/severity models or equivalent</li><li>Monitor accuracy of rating models on a portfolio level and prioritize required updates</li><li>Give actuarial and structuring advise for complicated facultative deals to underwriters worldwide</li><li>Bring parameter and model updates into the productive underwriting systems and do the necessary quality assurance checks.</li></ul>About the TeamThe actuarial services P&amp;C team is part of the P&amp;C center.We are responsible for three areas:<ul><li>We are the go-to team for actuarial advice and perform the risk assessment for complicated single risk deals worldwide or sensitive lines of business such as Medical Malpractice or sharing economy</li><li>We make sure the underwriters have good models to price their business. We lead rate reviews for property and casualty business on industry level and check rate reviews performed by other units</li><li>We lead from content perspective the development of the methods and tools used to price the single risk property and casualty business</li></ul>As a global team with team-members across Europe, Asia and North America all our communication, meetings and emails are exclusively in English. Does this sound interesting? If yes, we encourage you to apply!About you<ul><li>Master's degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Physics or equivalent quantitative/statistical fields and/or actuarial qualification</li><li>You have first experience (up to 3 years) in (re)insurance or in a quantitative role</li><li>Planning to become a qualified actuary is a plus</li><li>Proficient English is required, other languages are considered a plus</li><li>Open to work in an agile scrum setup</li><li>Translate the thoughts and ideas of non-actuarial experts such as risk engineers, product underwriters or wording specialists into models</li><li>Explain actuarial technics in simple words and train costing methods and tools to underwriters</li><li>Ease in expressing your actuarial ideas in languages such as R, Python, Power BI etc.</li><li>Strong teammate in a diverse team spread across geographies.</li></ul>We provide feedback to all candidates via email. If you have not heard back from us, please check your spam folder.About Swiss ReSwiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. We cover both Property &amp; Casualty and Life &amp; Health. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 14,000 employees across the world.Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.

About Swiss ReSwiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. We cover both Property &amp; Casualty and Life &amp; Health. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 14,000 employees across the world.

Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work.About the RoleWe are looking for a talented and motivated individual to join the L&amp;H Actuarial Management team for Continental Europe (CE). This role will offer the opportunity to take responsibility for financial reporting and in-force management of our life and health (L&amp;H) business across diverse markets.Key responsibilities include:<ul type="disc"><li>Provide quality reserve and income statement submissions for internal and external reporting (IFRS17, local and Swiss statutory, US GAAP, and Economic Value Management)</li><li>Applying actuarial judgement to challenging or subjective areas of the work done within the wider team, such as valuation assumption setting</li><li>Supporting the review and consolidation of results for the entire CE region – including ensuring the transparent onward communication of these results</li><li>Participating in management activities (i.e. recaptures and changes in treaty terms) from an actuarial perspective and taking a proactive approach to management of the in-force portfolio</li><li>Working closely with other functions (including Finance, Products and Client Markets) and be a key member of the market cross functional team</li><li>Communicating results to internal partners</li><li>Coordinating workflow of and providing support to more junior team member as required.</li></ul>About the TeamThe wider CE Actuarial Management team, is part of L&amp;H Business Management EMEA, and is made up of around 35 people, split between Zurich, Bangalore and LondonThe remit of the team covers all L&amp;H business written in our Continental European markets and therefore involves working with a wide range of internal stakeholders in various functions.Key objectives of the team are the delivery of robust and transparent quarterly financial results, supporting active management of our in-force portfolio to help maintain our L&amp;H ROE, and delivering improvements in operational efficiency – including alignment to one global way of working, and system landscape, across L&amp;H Business Management.About You<ul type="disc"><li>Qualified/part-qualified Actuary with good progress made towards Actuarial qualification (study package provided), preferably between 3-5 years of experience in L&amp;H re/insurance</li><li>Existing knowledge of IFRS17 is an advantage</li><li>Supporting the team in the journey towards publishing the first balance sheet under IFRS17</li><li>Understanding of the methods of calculating policy liabilities and embedded values. US GAAP financial reporting and solid understanding of market consistent valuation methods is preferred</li><li>Team work - able to build working relationships across technical fields, and work effectively across the L&amp;H value chain (including non-actuaries)</li><li>Capable of handling own workload when faced with multiple priorities, but willing to seek mentorship from line manager as and if required</li><li>Strong communication skills, including being capable of presenting results to/discussing results with internal interested parties and senior partners.</li><li>Strong written and verbal communication skills in English are required</li></ul>We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.We provide feedback to all candidates via email. If you have not heard back from us, please check your spam folder.

We are looking for an ambitious senior P&amp;C actuary to join our team in performing quarterly and yearly P&amp;C Solvency 2 calculations for our European legal entities in Luxembourg<ul><li>You will perform calculations of the best estimate liabilities and technical provisions for both Reinsurance and Corporate Solutions business for Solvency 2</li><li>You will provide support for Finance system transformation projects covering IFRS, local statutory valuation and Solvency 2</li><li>You will analyze and implement future changes to the regulatory framework of S2 coming from EIOPA or local regulators. This also means participating in industry-wide consultations for these regulatory changes</li><li>You will support and interact with appointed actuaries and actuarial function holders, legal entity CFO's and CROs</li><li>You will lead the preparation of actuarial function holder reports</li><li>You regularly interact and coordinate with partners from Finance, Risk Management, Legal entity management, IT, Reserving functions as well as senior management. You are building trustful relationships</li><li>You will deputize the Head of Statutory Reporting when required</li><li>You will also regularly work on or lead actuarial-related projects and systems development</li><li>You will interact with and train more junior team members and help them to develop their actuarial expertise</li></ul>About the TeamOur team is part of the EMEA Actuarial &amp; Reserving team which consists of teams in 5 locations. We value a good team and collaborative spirit and the team members come from diverse backgrounds. We frequently interact with a large number of stakeholders from various functions. Therefore, we value strong communication skills on top of technical expertise. We truly believe in continuous development and provide growth opportunities through rotations or participation in actuarial projects.About youAre you an experienced qualified P&amp;C actuary with 4-8 years of experience in reserving/financial reporting in Insurance or Reinsurance? Are you familiar with Solvency 2 and (re)insurance markets and products?You have:<ul><li>University degree in science or related subjects and you possess strong analytical and quantitative skills</li><li>Programming skills in R, Python or other related languages would be an advantage.</li><li>Proficient level of English, any other major language (especially French) is considered as a plus.</li></ul>Personal skillsYou have multicultural communication skills, curiosity and are a phenomenal teammate. You’re comfortable multitasking and you show courage, integrity and you can build trust with partners. You are always in search of different, more efficient methods, you have a global mindset and you are comfortable taking the lead. You are able to use your experience and judgment with minimal supervision or direction.We provide feedback to all candidates via email. If you have not heard back from us, please check your spam folder.About Swiss ReSwiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. We cover both Property &amp; Casualty and Life &amp; Health. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 14,000 employees across the world.Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work.

About the RoleThe focus of this role is to support the economic valuation and financial reporting under local GAAP, EVM and Solvency II for the Irish medical expense business (Medex), underwritten by Swiss Re Corporate Solutions in collaboration with Laya, an Irish life and health company.Furthermore, it will support the transformation of the actuarial reserving process from US GAAP to IFRS 17.As a Junior Reserving Actuary you will contribute by performing the following tasks<ul><li>support the actuarial valuation under local and Liechtenstein statutory, Economic Value Management (EVM) and Solvency II requirements for the Irish Health insurance portfolio</li><li>support the transformation of the actuarial valuation process from US GAAP to IFRS 17</li><li>preparing the internal and external (statutory) financial reportings and presentations</li><li>closely cooperate with major internal stakeholders (Claims, Underwriting, Pricing, Finance/Accounting) including monthly reporting on key issues to provide early warning signals to senior management</li><li>review and analyse detailed adhoc portfolio</li></ul>Key factors to a successful fulfillment of these responsibilities are close interactions with the main internal stakeholders as well as observation of external factors such as market and regulatory changes followed by adequate measures.Did we fuel your interest? Apply now!About the TeamThe incumbent will be part of our Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Zurich based actuarial team which is responsible for settling technical reserves at adequate levels meeting all local statutory, US GAAP, and IFRS 17 requirements for the region Europe and Middle East.
In addition, we are supporting Swiss Re Group in all actuarial risk management aspects with respect to Swiss Re Corporate Solutions.About YouThe most relevant criteria for this position are the following:<ul><li>graduate in a quantitative field with interest in insurance mathematics or junior professional in actuarial field</li><li>experience with and curiosity about programming</li><li>strong interpersonal as well as written and verbal English communication skills</li><li>ability to prioritize, plan, and implement across multiple work efforts simultaneously</li><li>integrative and proactive personality with the ability to successfully work together with different personal styles and cultures</li></ul>We are looking forward to your application!About Swiss ReSwiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 14,000 employees across the world.Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work.

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Swiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. We cover both Property &amp; Casualty and Life &amp; Health. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 14,000 employees across the world. 
 
Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work. 




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About the Team



Global (Re)Insurance Accounting &amp; Reporting team in Group Finance has global ownership of L&amp;H sub-ledger related accounting and reporting activities covering all valuation bases (i.e., US GAAP, IFRS 17, IFRS 9, EVM and Statutory). In addition, the team is also responsible for ensuring Economic Value Management (EVM) reporting quality and consistency by providing second line review of the quarterly EVM valuation figures submitted by the L&amp;H Business Management valuation actuaries. We are a high-performing team with varied strengths of ca. 50 team members primarily located in Bangalore, Bratislava, and Zurich. We work in a friendly, collaborative, and lively team environment.

 

About the Role



We are looking for a hardworking and motivated individual to join Subledger Accounting L&amp;H team in Global (Re)Insurance Accounting &amp; Reporting. This role offers the opportunity for an actuarial student to learn about Economic Value Management (EVM) reporting.



As an Actuarial Analyst working in the Subledger Accounting L&amp;H team, you will review and coordinate the regional actuarial submissions from L&amp;H Business Management to Group EVM.  You will be responsible to ensure that the EVM quarterly submissions are completed in line with Group guidance and that the EVM quarterly results are consistent with assumption changes approved by the Regional Reserving Committee. You will be the key contact person for your assigned regions and act as the single point of contact between Business Management and other stakeholders (Group EVM, FP&amp;A, Regional Finance, etc.).

 

In addition, you will also support the FPSL Project working with a multidisciplinary team consisting of Accounting and Actuarial Business Experts, Information Architect, Business Analysts and Developers. The team is responsible for the design, testing and implementation of an efficient and effective production across all valuations for L&amp;H, with an initial focus on IFRS 17 and IFRS 9.

 

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	Support end-to-end integration testing in the new FPSL environment for IFRS 17 implementation
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	Contribute to IFRS 17 comparatives phase and parallel run 
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	A Bachelor or Master degree in a quantitative field (e.g. Mathematics, Physics, Statistics)
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	Progress in Actuarial exams and willingness to become a qualified actuary
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	Understanding of accounting standards and an economic valuation framework (EVM, Solvency 2, MCEV, IFRS 17)
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	Flexibility – capable of managing own workload and provide flexibility during peak periods 
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	Ability to develop and cultivate relationships with global business partners
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	Willingness to acquire necessary system and technical knowledge
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	Fluent in English, both written and oral
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Swiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 14,000 employees across the world. 
 
Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work.




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This is an exciting opportunity within the OVAL oversights product. In this role you will support the OVAL Lead Products Actuary and Portfolio Steering Actuary on a number of activities. Depending on your experience you focus may be more on the Product support activities or the portfolio steering activities. However, the role will provide scope for a broad exposure to the employee benefits business in Europe.



You will be a key part of the cross functional team responsible for the oversight of this portfolio and will work very closely with other members of the team from Products, Client Markets Business Management and Finance. It will be important for you to establish positive connections with other departments also – as well as various global functions.



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	Review elipsLife offers referred to Swiss Re and manage approval/referral process as appropriate
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	Review new products/new market proposals and make recommendation on course of action
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	Review financial plans, in particular margin targets and recommend course of action
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	Assist in costing/UW audits to assess UW decisions and compliance with agreed costing/UW frameworks, approved MRS and delegated costing/UW authorities
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	Monitor the OVAL transaction, perform portfolio performance analyses
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	Perform regular exposure monitoring, portfolio analyses and portfolio deep dives and maintain the portfolio Factbook
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	Support the financial planning process (USGAAP and EVM) by validating planning assumptions and reporting your findings
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	Supervise the OVAL portfolio development through regular analysis of the new business and renewal offers
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	Qualified actuary, preferably with up to 5 years of experience in either L&amp;H reinsurance or primary insurance
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	Experience in costing/UW employee benefits products (group insurance) and CH A&amp;H business.
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	Understanding of the methods of calculating policy liabilities and embedded values. US GAAP financial reporting and working knowledge of market consistent valuation methods is preferred
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	Existing knowledge of IFRS17 would be useful but is not essential for a candidate who is willing to build up this expertise over time.
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	Team work - able to build working relationships across technical disciplines, and work effectively across the L&amp;H value chain (including non-actuaries).
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	The ability to inspire, encourage and implement efficient processes and to use these to provide insight to the business.
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	Strong communication skills, including being capable of presenting results to/discussing results with internal interested parties and senior stakeholders.
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	Strong written and verbal communication skills in English are required
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We are an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity at our company. Our aim is to live visible and invisible diversity – diversity of age, race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, physical abilities, personalities and experiences – at all levels and in all functions and regions. We also collaborate in a flexible working environment, providing you with a compelling degree of autonomy to decide how, when and where to carry out your tasks.



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Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work.

 

 
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This role presents the opportunity to be part of a newly formed team in L&amp;H Reinsurance that will be responsible for the management of the reinsurance partnership between Swiss Life International and Swiss Re that will be entered into following the planned sale of elipslife.

You will initially sit within the Products function and report into the Head of Oval Steering. Under their mentorship will work closely with and have oversight from Business Management given the reporting nature of the role.

 

You will provide support in the onboarding of the valuation and in-force management of the portfolio to a defined target operating model (including the migration of the portfolio to a standardised valuation landscape, implementation of a monitoring framework etc.).

 

You will play a meaningful role in the cross functional team responsible for the oversight of this portfolio and will work very closely with other members of the team from Products, Client Markets, and Business Management. It will be important for us to establish positive connections with other departments also – as well as various global functions.

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	Be responsible for the projection of quality reserve and income statement submissions for internal and external reporting (local and Swiss statutory, US GAAP, and Economic Value Management)
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	Strengthen the firm's understanding of the financial results for your portfolio - including current and future trends.
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	Supporting the onward consolidation work on all reporting bases, by ensuring clear and consistent story telling of the drivers of the financial results for your portfolio.
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	Provide support in building up the process for accurate experience studies and monitoring of performance of the portfolio; provide insights to Products and other Stakeholders on the performance of the portfolio (Valuation to Costing feedback loop)
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	Ensure reserving takes place within a well-controlled risk environment, including the production of a clear audit trail.
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	Qualified actuary, preferably with L&amp;H reserving or costing experience across reinsurance or primary insurance. Part qualified actuaries no longer pursuing exams will also be considered
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	Prior experience of embedded value or US GAAP reporting would be useful but is not crucial.
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	Familiar with the range of L&amp;H insurance products and reinsurance structures written in European markets is advantageous
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	An independent thinker - willing to form and defend own view on technical topics, when given the right support.
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	Strong communication skills
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Are you ready to take on this new challenge? Please, do not hesitate to apply now!

 

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

 

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Excellent opportunity for an experienced Health insurance reserving actuary to further develop his/her career within an international business environment. While this position is embedded in the Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Actuarial reserving team, which is part of the Swiss Re Group Risk Management, the corresponding contract is issued by Elips Versicherungen AG (EVAG) domiciled in Vaduz (Liechtenstein). Consequently, main workplaces will be Vaduz and Zurich.    
About the role 

 

The main focus of the role will be the transformation of the actuarial reserving process under US GAAP to IFRS 17 for the Irish medical expense business (Medex) underwritten by SwissRe Corporate Solutions in collaboration with Laya, an Irish life company. Furthermore, the position will support the economic valuation and financial reporting under local GAAP, EVM and Solvency II.

 

The main responsibilities are:

•    transform the actuarial valuation process under US GAAP to IFRS 17 for the Irish Health insurance portfolio (Medex) including end-to-end testing in the new FPSL environment, comparative phase and parallel run

•    establish and run the future reserving process under IFRS 17 for the Health insurance portfolio  

•    support the actuarial valuation under local and Liechtenstein statutory, Economic Value Management (EVM) and Solvency II requirements

•    prepare the internal and external (statutory) financial reportings and presentations

•    closely cooperate with major internal stakeholders (Claims, Underwriting, Pricing, Finance/Accounting) including monthly reporting on key issues to provide early warning signals to senior management

•    detailed adhoc portfolio reviews and analyses as required

Key factors to a successful fulfillment of these responsibilities are close interactions with the main internal stakeholders as well as observation of external factors such as market and regulatory changes followed by adequate measures.

 

About the Team

The incumbent will be part of the Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Zurich based actuarial team. The team is responsible for determining the technical reserves at adequate levels meeting all local statutory and US GAAP requirements for the region Europe and Middle East. In addition, the team is supporting Swiss Re Group in all actuarial risk management aspects with respect to Swiss Re Corporate Solutions.       

 
About You

The most relevant criteria for this position are the following:  

•    reserving actuary with preferably more than 3 years of Health insurance reserving experience across reinsurance or direct insurance

•    excellent understanding of US GAAP and IFRS financial principles and reserving methods for Health (re-)insurance business

•    broad experience within the framework of regulatory reporting, including solvency calculations (Solvency II)

•    strong interpersonal as well as written and verbal English communication skills

•    ability to prioritize, plan, and execute across multiple work efforts simultaneously

•    integrative personality with the ability to successfully work together with different personal styles and cultures

•    proactive attitude

 

Swiss Re embraces diversity and equal opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and

 
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Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work. 

 

 
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About the Team

 

The Actuarial Management team is part of the L&amp;H Business Management division in Swiss Re, responsible for handling the in-force business. The Business Management Actuarial teams support Swiss Re's L&amp;H business by providing financial information and advice on past/expected future profitability and experience.

 

Swiss Re will adopt IFRS17 for Group reporting in 2024 and you have an outstanding opportunity to support L&amp;H Business Management EMEA as we prepare for our transition to IFRS17.

 

About the Role

 

It provides an excellent opportunity for a motivated senior actuarial analyst to develop in-depth IFRS17 knowledge, work on IFRS17 implementation project with senior actuaries, involvement in the communication with management (department heads, regional head etc) regularly, and collaborate with various teams (Business Management, Finance, Production team in India, Technical accounting team etc).

 

You will play a key role in supporting the IFRS17 implementation for L&amp;H Continental Europe and UK (including any dry run activities).

 

You will play a critical role in understanding the impact of IFRS17 on our balance sheet and future earnings via your support on the IFRS impact assessment work-stream.

 

You will collaborate with the IFRS17 project team and several other of our key partners in other functions. Excellent communication and collaboration skills are required.

 

You will communicate directly or support senior actuaries for IFRS17 project regular updates with management team. Excellent partner management skills are therefore a prerequisite.

 

The key activities of the Business Management Actuarial team that you will be primarily responsible include:

 

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	Support the production/review of the balance sheet and earnings under IFRS17
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	Contributing to the establishment of a new IFRS17 end-to-end reporting process.
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	Assisting in review and comment on global IFRS17 implementation approach in various areas.
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	Support IFRS17 training and engage BM team to prepare for the implementation. Understand the impact to earnings and balance sheet, and provide insight to management.
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	Help to identify the process or areas to change for IFRS17 implementation, and co-ordinate with various teams to ensure changes are well understood and implemented.
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	Communicate the issues/challenges with senior actuaries or stakeholders on time.
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About You

 

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	Strong knowledge and working experience in L&amp;H business, plus the ability to communicate business needs with internal clients and external regulators is key to success in this role.
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	Knowledge of IFRS17 would clearly be beneficial for this role. Candidates with knowledge of US GAAP and Economic valuation frameworks, with a more basic understanding of IFRS17 that demonstrate a willingness to learn will also be considered.
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	Able to quickly develop understanding of new systems and processes.
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	At least 5 years of L&amp;H valuation or pricing experience in reinsurance, primary insurance or insurance consultancy.
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	Attained or close to attaining Fellowship in Actuarial Professional examination.
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	Excellent interpersonal, communication, organizational skills.
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	Ability to balance technical requirements and business mind-set to be solutions oriented, Strong technical knowledge and the ability to analysis large amounts of data.
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	Good knowledge and proficiency of actuarial modelling systems.
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	Proficient in MS Excel.
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</ul>

 

Does this describe you? Do not hesitate to apply!

 

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

 

We provide feedback to all candidates via email. If you have not heard back from us, please check your spam folder.

 

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
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