Non Life Actuary - Manager

PricewaterhouseCoopers
London
1 month ago
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Line of Service

Assurance

Industry/Sector

Insurance

Specialism

Risk

Management Level

Manager

Job Description & Summary

About the role:

  • The PwC Actuarial practice comprises over 300 partners and staff. With offices in London Edinburgh Manchester Bristol and Mumbai our consultants focus on nonlife life banking and noninsurance led by a fifteen strong partner team. We play the leading role in the 1000 strong actuarial community in PwC worldwide and often work with specialists from other disciplines within PwC.

  • A career within the NonLife Actuarial team will provide you with the opportunity to contribute general insurance advice and consulting services to clients such as insurers regulators private equity and related companies such as agents and administrators.

  • Our team advises clients in the general insurance and noninsurance industries on business risks and regulatory updates from natural catastrophes to mortgage defaults. We develop comprehensive risk analysis and mathematical models to help organisations enhance their business forecasting capabilities limit their risks and use their data informatively to make better strategic business decisions. Our clients trust us to provide well informed and insightful challenges to their business and the models they use to inform decision making.

  • Our practice is market leading in the General Insurance space offering unparalleled access to solving some of the biggest challenges in the nonlife industry today for a vast array of clients large multinational composites Lloyds & London Market UK & European Personal & Commercial and Reinsurance Market including many of the well known brands from global reinsurers to niche players.

What your days will look like:

  • Youll provide advice covering solvency economic capital risk management mergers and acquisitions company restructuring and risk control financial modelling business planning new legislation and the efficiency and reliability of reporting processes.

  • Youll manage and deliver a wide range of concurrent actuarial and multidisciplinary assignments.

  • Youll interact with clients often as the main point of contact on assignments.

  • Youll have the opportunity to work in multidisciplinary teams or with people from our network firms overseas.

  • Youll take an active role in supporting the strategic management and running of the practice e.g. through being involved in developing one of our core product areas such as IFRS 17 risk and capital or developing and presenting training programs for graduates and staff.

  • Youll be involved in the development of more junior staff through on the job coaching or acting as a career coach mentor or study mentor.

This role is for you if:

  • You have a background either as a recognised general insurance consultant or have successfully delivered significant actuarially related projects from within the general insurance industry.

  • You have led actuarial or multidisciplinary projects being responsible for project management and delivery including the management development and growth of staff delegation of responsibilities and delivering projects to time and budget.

  • You have a good understanding of a broad range of commonly used reserving and/or pricing techniques the key actuariallyorientated and regulatory issues faced by the market and a good working knowledge of one or more of financial reporting risk and capital Solvency II model validation or other related nonlife insurance work.

  • You have experience of implementation of Solvency II or IFRS 17 or related experience would be a benefit.

  • Statement of Actuarial Opinion (SAO) and Lloyds experience would be beneficial.

  • You are able to communicate complex technical matters in a clear way.

  • You have wider commercial awareness including the understanding of wider business issues facing the insurance industry.

What youll receive from us:

No matter where you may be in your career or personal life ourbenefitsare designed to add value and support recognising and rewarding you fairly for your contributions.

We offer a range of benefits including empowered flexibility and a working week split between office home and client site; private medical cover and 24/7 access to a qualified virtual GP; six volunteering days a year and much more.

Education(if blank degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required:Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications(if blank certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback Accepting Feedback Active Listening Actuarial Science Analytical Thinking Coaching and Feedback Communication Complex Data Analysis Creativity Embracing Change Emotional Regulation Empathy Financial Data Mining Financial Modeling Financial Risk Analysis Financial Risk Management Inclusion Intellectual Curiosity Learning Agility Optimism Presenting Financial Reports Professional Courage Relationship Building Risk Analysis Risk Model Implementation 8 more

Desired Languages(If blank desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship

Yes

Government Clearance Required

No

Job Posting End Date


Required Experience:

Manager


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Employment Type :Full-Time
Experience:years
Vacancy:1

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