Research and Development Actuarial Analyst at Reinsurance Group of America

• Develop and document pricing bases.
• Perform technical actuarial research that supports the Client Solutions and Pricing teams and raises the profile of RGA’s research capabilities.
• Keep up-to-date about relevant data sources locally and internationally.
• Keep up-to-date about relevant research done locally and internationally (includes internal international liaison with research teams).
• Gather and collate industry and other data and statistics for analysis.
• Proactively work with the Chief Medical Research Officer in driving relevant local research.
• Analyse available data (including emerging internal and/or tender experience).
• Research new products or coverages to be written by RGA.
• Project manage internal research projects.
• Have an up-to-date knowledge of market and products within the market.
• Assist the research team with actuarial input into research and development activities.
• Occasionally work with clients on product developments.
• Data analytics projects – using statistical methods to analyse internal and external data; presenting results to clients
• Initiatives to build technology solutions – assistance on internal projects building technology solutions

Requirements

• Nearly qualified Actuary.
• At least 3 years’ experience in the insurance or reinsurance market (or alternatively appropriate academic research).
• Strong computer literacy (Advanced Excel, Access, SQL, Visual Basic, R or Python)
• A sound actuarial knowledge base with regards to pricing and product development.
• Experience in the product development, pricing or product research of life insurance.
• Risk product experience
• Ability to work simultaneously on different projects
• Strong investigative, analytical and problem-solving skills