Valuation Actuary

Job Summary

In this exciting and fast-paced role, you will be working across APAC (including China, North Asia, South Asia & ANZ) supporting the Head of L&H Actuarial, APAC in the management of all L&H group reserving activities with a key focus on IFRS17, Solvency II, and other projects. You will have a high degree of responsibility and autonomy while undertaking and leading key projects within the team.

You will also liaise with the auditors on various requirements for the APAC markets.

About the Department: APAC Actuarial

The APAC Actuarial reserving team is based in SCOR’s offices in Singapore, Sydney, Beijing, and Seoul, covering the Life & Health business. This includes business written in approximately 30 countries and 13 legal entities in the region. We are a diverse and engaged team, providing expert actuarial analysis and insight for our stakeholders. The department is led by the Chief Reserving Actuary for Asia Pacific.

Responsibilities

Key duties and responsibilities

• Provide value-adding insight on the drivers of financial performance, movements in IFRS and SII results, experience emergence, and recommendations for management actions.
• Provide oversight of the production of L&H reserves for Group results (IFRS 17, SII) each quarter, participating in the landing process and ensuring the results are robust.
• Be the key member for a project involving accurate reporting and settlement for the SCOR-Covea deal.
• Work closely with and provide guidance to APAC L&H actuarial teams on issues of methodology, appropriate techniques, and expert judgment.
• Be a key member in implementing various process improvement initiatives within APAC.
• Support and coordinate for the external audits with local auditors in relation to actuarial topics.
• Work with the APAC L&H actuarial teams to deliver the local IFRS17 reporting requirements as the standard gets adopted across geographies and support the Central teams with their review of APAC markets results.

Relationships

• Support the Head of L&H Actuarial, APAC in being the primary point of contact for the Corporate Actuarial and Group Actuarial teams on all Life & Health matters in the region.
• Communicate actuarial issues to other teams in the context of earnings, capital, liquidity, etc.
• Work closely with other teams within APAC, including the modelling team, L&H business unit, colleagues in the wider Finance team, Pricing, and Risk management, to share common knowledge and purpose.

Qualifications

Experience:

• Qualified/nearly qualified Actuary (FSA, FIA, or FIAA).
• Relevant experience in a life insurance/reinsurance business.
• Deep experience of at least one of: IFRS17, Solvency II, experience analysis, or local statutory reporting in an APAC market. IFRS17 experience is a strong plus.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite (e.g., Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint), Prophet software.
• Familiarity with data analytics tools such as R, SQL, or Python is a plus.

Personal Competencies:

• Enjoys working at pace, in a close-knit team.
• Demonstrates curiosity and enthusiasm for continuous improvement.
• Proactive, organized, and adept at stakeholder management.
• Strong technical skill set and ability to work independently.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Creates a supportive environment when guiding and supporting the market valuation teams, as well as working with other teams and colleagues.
• Interest in career and skill development.
• Able to provide effective challenge to senior managers.

About us

As a leading global reinsurer, SCOR offers its clients a diversified and innovative range of reinsurance and insurance solutions and services to control and manage risk. Applying “The Art & Science of Risk,” SCOR uses its industry-recognized expertise and cutting-edge financial solutions to serve its clients and contribute to the welfare and resilience of society in around 160 countries worldwide.

Working at SCOR means engaging with some of the best minds in the industry – actuaries, data scientists, underwriters, risk modelers, engineers, and many others – as we work together to find solutions to pressing challenges facing societies.

SCOR supports inclusion and the diversity of talents, and all positions are open to people with disabilities.