Zurich Insurance Group
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London, Greater London
Actuarial Analyst - (Part-time / full-time / job-share)
Overview
Job Description
Actuarial Analyst - (Part-time / full-time / job-share) Location: London The opportunity: An excellent opportunity has arisen to join the Commercial Insurance Reserving team in London as an actuarial analyst. As a member of the team, you will be involved in producing the quarterly reserving exercises across multiple lines of business, and assisting in communication of the financial risk and its consequences - all of which are fundamentally important to our business. You will also be involved in broader reserving tasks such as financial reporting including SII submissions, and providing insight to key stakeholders. Using analytical and mathematical skills, you'll work alongside some of the most talented qualified actuaries, as well as liaising with other areas of the business, including Finance and Underwriting. This role is available part-time, job-share or full time. This is because we want the best people for our roles, and we recognise that sometimes those people aren't available full-time. Key Responsibilities: * Perform quarterly reserve reviews and identifying trends or areas which require further investigation * Rationalise reserve decisions, ensuring they are robust, whilst clearly highlighting, documenting and explaining any assumptions made. * Provide support to the UK Commercial Insurance Reserving Actuary with reporting and communication of the results * Help ensure the timely delivery and accuracy of reserving data, actuarial bookings and reconciliations as well as any other Group and regulatory requirements. * Provide support to the business functions, including underwriting, pricing and claims. * Contribute to the actuarial process improvement workstream * Perform ad-hoc deep dive analyses * Supporting the planning process to build a sustainable business strategy Your skills and experience: * Part-Qualified actuary, and actively studying for the Actuarial exams. * A high level of numeracy skills and an analytical approach to work is essential. * Excellent team-working, communication and interpersonal skills are also required. * A serious and professional attitude towards compliance of regulatory submissions with an eye for attention to detail in order to support accuracy. * Enthusiastic and positive can-do attitude. * Ability to manage competing priorities and driven to deliver to set deadlines. * Adaptability and Flexibility. * Programming skills in R and SQL as well as familiarity with ResQ are a plus. The reward: As well as a competitive salary we also offer an excellent lifestyle benefits package which includes: * 12% Non Contributory pension scheme * Annual company bonuses * 25 days holiday plus an additional 3 volunteering days * Private medical cover * Flex work * Discounted gym membership, * Discounted gadget insurance * Discounted technology offers * Virtual GP appointments * Plus much more! At Zurich we will consider requests for flexible working on hiring. Many of our employees work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time, flexible hours, job share, an element of working from home or compressed hours. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you may need. Who we are: With about 55,000 employees serving customers in more than 170 countries we aspire to become the best global insurer as measured by our shareholders, customers and employees. If you're interested in working in a dynamic and challenging environment for a company that recognises and rewards your creativity, initiatives and contributions - then Zurich could be just the place for you. The success of our business is built on the contributions of our highly talented employees - people who work every day to position us at the forefront of the insurance industry. We therefore look to hire great people and we encourage those people to give their best. You'll feel the support of being part of a strong and stable company. A long-standing player in the insurance industry, we make every effort to address the career development needs and plans of our employees to ensure their success in the future. Further information: