Longevity Actuary job in London

London Munich Re

Job Ref:	4206L
Employer:	Munich Re
Sector:	Reinsurance Risk Management
Qualifications:	Fully Qualified Actuary
Software:	Excel R VBA
Job Type:	Full Time
Salary and Benefits:	Competitive
Remote:	No
Location
Country:	United Kingdom
City:	London
Post Code:	Not specified
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Longevity Actuary Company Munich Re Location London , United Kingdom Job Purpose: The Longevity Actuary has a key role in helping the Longevity team in securing profitable new business by acting as a pricing and process expert. They will help ensure our approach to pricing longevity risk is market appropriate, and that our product offerings and processes are optimised. The Longevity Actuary will support the wider team across the range of actuarial work we complete, including checking new business quotes, proposition and basis work and further developing our global centre of competence role. They will also support with system development to ensure we continue to drive efficiencies across our work. This is a great opportunity for a technically strong and ambitious individual to join a highly successful, friendly and growing team in an exciting, challenging and rewarding environment. Key Responsibilities: Support new business tenders both for UK and in non-UK markets Develop an in-depth understanding of our pricing approach and models used, such that they can support the wider team with their technical and modelling capabilities Assess new data (internal and external) and modelling approaches such that the Longevity team's processes remain competitive, market appropriate and efficient across both new business and in-force activities Support longevity basis development both for the UK and non-UK markets Support UK proposition development Support and oversee regular in-force actuarial tasks, working with the Head of In-Force to manage our portfolio Supporting overall longevity strategy Support Head of Longevity with appropriate ad-hoc tasks as required Providing guidance / support / knowledge sharing to longevity team members General Duties and Tasks: The Longevity Actuary is primarily responsible for supporting the Senior Longevity Actuary and Head of Longevity in delivering agreed strategy, including the development of profitable new business. Deal origination & the pricing process (40%) Supporting the Senior Longevity Actuary in assessment of deal attractiveness Leading or supporting new business quotes as part of quote teams Supporting other quote teams in terms of best practice Supporting executions on the actuarial side - contractual aspects, model reviews, etc Working alongside the Senior Longevity Actuary to further enhance our relationship with clients Review and challenge pricing assumptions in tenders and wider basis related discussions Proactively develop and train up others on the pricing process and modelling approaches used Basis and proposition development (30%) Support the Senior Longevity Proposition and Basis Actuary, and International Longevity Actuary, in deriving international bases for specified markets Support enhancements to the UK basis, proposition and market offering Ensure that Munich Re's approach to pricing longevity business is appropriate, suggesting and embedding enhancements to basis processes as necessary General Longevity team (20%) Work in conjunction with colleagues to coordinate & facilitate various internal processes Use desktop and other research to track developments in the market Proactively develop talent through knowledge sharing on market developments and practices Promote Longevity within the UK office and aid the Head of Longevity in the development of the UK's Global Centre Of Competence role including working with international clients and colleagues Provide guidance and support for inforce monitoring activity within the Longevity team Work with the Head of In-Force on in force related projects as required to manage our existing portfolio Work with colleagues to manage material operational risk failures, data/accounting issues, etc. Support wider branch as required. Plus any additional duties and responsibilities that may reasonably be expected to be undertaken in accordance with the role Longevity system & process development (10%) Optimise current longevity pricing and basis systems and lead/support the development of new systems Seek to improve efficiencies in current systems by increasing speed and automation Recommend and investigate new tools and modelling techniques to support basis development and pricing analysis Introduce R, or other programs/databases as necessary, to develop systems and processes that boost the team's centre of competence role in non-UK markets Key Skills and Attributes: Essential Relevant experience of the bulk annuity market and longevity swap pricing Strong analytical and modelling skills, with the ability to work independently and apply judgement Technically strong, with the ability to develop models in Excel, VBA, R, or other programming languages Able to grasp new concepts and technical issues quickly, and communicate them effectively to others A team player who will step up and take responsivity when required Good people development and training skills Willing to challenge the status quo Strong written and oral communication skills Desirable Good commercial awareness Good understanding of DB de-risking offerings in the market. Longevity insurance/reinsurance experience Contacts with key longevity players in the market Good negotiation skills and ability to work under pressure Qualifications and Educational Requirements: Nearly or newly qualified actuary Directly relevant actuarial experience of the bulk annuity/longevity swap market, DB pensions market or longevity swap pricing

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