Senior Actuarial Specialist at Hollard Insurance

Job Advert Summary    
Job Purpose:

• A role has opened in the group actuarial team for a nearly or newly qualified actuary in the group actuarial team of Hollard. This team is responsible for consolidation of results within the Hollard group both from a statutory and management perspective, as well as involvement in running first line actuarial review committee’s within the Hollard group for both the life and Non-Life licenses. Additionally, this team helps with multiple adhoc projects within the group including involvement in M&A transactions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Completion and Review of the group SAM returns
• Assist building stronger financial reporting standards across the Hollard Group
• Find opportunities for capital relief and optimization across the Hollard Group
• Completion of consolidated group internal reporting
• For internal management reporting
• For Board reports
• Other adhoc reporting requirements.
• Completion of actuarial projects assigned for completion
• Support for the Short term and Life corporate actuarial teams when needed.
• Assistance running internal actuarial committees
• Capital Committee
• Life Liability Committee
• Short Term Liability Committee
• Running competitor analysis across the insurance industry
• Required Knowledge and Experience    

Required knowledge:

• Understanding of key actuarial concepts and principles applicable to life and short term insurance
• Understanding of the financial reporting/systems and reporting requirements applicable to life and short-term insurance companies
• Understanding of the reporting requirements of insurance groups
• Strong technical, analytical and communication skills
• Ability to take ownership of their tasks
• Ability to work independently and accurately
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills
• Analytical thinking skills
• Strategic thinking skills

Required experience:

• A minimum of 3 years or relevant work experience
• Preferably have prior Life or Short-Term Insurance valuation or capital experience
• Preferably been exposed to coding of actuarial models including being familiar with Microsoft Excel/VBA, SQL and/or other open-source coding languages e.g. Python
• Must have a successful track record of having worked on projects and adhoc tasks
• Experience managing stakeholder engagements

Educational Requirements    

• Nearly or newly qualified Actuary through a relevant actuarial body