Arthur is delighted to be collaborating with a global insurance and reinsurance provider who are seeking a Reserving Actuary to join their team. This role offers the opportunity to support quarterly reserving across a broad international portfolio, providing insight into business performance and contributing to regulatory and financial reporting.
Responsibilities:
• Support the quarterly reserving process, including analysis of projections and actual versus expected movements.
• Produce reserve estimates and contribute to reporting for reserving committees, clearly explaining key drivers and areas of uncertainty.
• Perform reserving analysis to support assessments of business performance and profitability.
• Contribute to Solvency II technical provisions and IFRS17 reporting.
• Work closely with underwriters and claims teams to understand portfolio performance and emerging trends.
• Carry out deep-dive analysis on specific reserving issues and areas of interest.
• Collaborate with finance and risk teams to ensure actuarial outputs are accurately reflected in financial reporting.
• Support business planning and provide input into underwriting and reinsurance opinions where required.
• Provide guidance and support to junior members of the actuarial team.
Requirements:
• Qualified actuary (FIA or equivalent) with a degree in Mathematics or a related subject.
• Strong experience in general insurance reserving and actuarial valuation techniques.
• Good understanding of London Market or global (re)insurance business.
• Proficient in Excel; experience with VBA, SQL or similar tools is advantageous.
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail.
• Able to investigate and interpret claims trends and external drivers.
• Clear communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Able to manage workload independently and meet deadlines.
• Willing to support team development and contribute to a collaborative working environment.
Right to Work: Candidates must have the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Responsibilities:
• Support the quarterly reserving process, including analysis of projections and actual versus expected movements.
• Produce reserve estimates and contribute to reporting for reserving committees, clearly explaining key drivers and areas of uncertainty.
• Perform reserving analysis to support assessments of business performance and profitability.
• Contribute to Solvency II technical provisions and IFRS17 reporting.
• Work closely with underwriters and claims teams to understand portfolio performance and emerging trends.
• Carry out deep-dive analysis on specific reserving issues and areas of interest.
• Collaborate with finance and risk teams to ensure actuarial outputs are accurately reflected in financial reporting.
• Support business planning and provide input into underwriting and reinsurance opinions where required.
• Provide guidance and support to junior members of the actuarial team.
Requirements:
• Qualified actuary (FIA or equivalent) with a degree in Mathematics or a related subject.
• Strong experience in general insurance reserving and actuarial valuation techniques.
• Good understanding of London Market or global (re)insurance business.
• Proficient in Excel; experience with VBA, SQL or similar tools is advantageous.
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail.
• Able to investigate and interpret claims trends and external drivers.
• Clear communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Able to manage workload independently and meet deadlines.
• Willing to support team development and contribute to a collaborative working environment.
Right to Work: Candidates must have the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
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