Strong technical skills necessary to build and run actuarial models, including pricing tools
Broad understanding of modelling mortality and/or market risks (advantageous)
Ideally, recently qualified actuary and a member of the IFoA or SOA
Ability to work independently on reviewing critically numbers coming out of the model, understanding what drives changes, sense-checking results (at the level appropriate for an analyst)
Ability to work in a flexible, dynamic team environment with occasional high-pressure deadlines based around transaction process
Able to build relationships with colleagues in different teams and office locations
Strong experience of Excel and actuarial modelling software (Tyche or similar)
Good general understanding of market risks (interest rates, FX, credit spread, liquidity) and how they impact insurance capitalization
Take ownership of the existing pricing tools (Tyche models and Excel models). Being responsible for the process of producing pricing quotes and making any upgrades and changes to the tools as required
Identify inefficiencies in pricing processes & controls and implement improvements to address these as part of PL Re’s drive for process enhancements
Understanding of macroeconomic assumptions (interest rates, credit spreads, FX) impact on pricing. Being able to obtain and interpret required investment data from Bloomberg and from investment teams
Understand the drivers of capital requirements for S&R products and how these vary under different reinsurance structures. This includes across economic capital, Bermuda Monetary Authority and NAIC RBC regimes
Working with the insurance pricing team on understanding benefit structures and developing the insurance basis for S&R transactions
Following the investment markets and being able to translate and explain changes in the market conditions into changes to pricing. Work with the asset management team to agree investment assumptions for pricing
Work with the client solutions team to continually develop our proposition and look for and build strategies that manage and mitigate risks such as currency, inflation etc
Focus on the cashflow & capital modelling, ensuring the specific products & risks are appropriately captured in pricing. Produce the deal metrics to ensure these meet all pricing hurdles & governance requirements
Working with the client solutions team optimising deal structures to provide clients with a strong commercial package whilst ensuring an efficient capital structure for PL Re
For deals with a funded element, work closely with the S&R ALM team & the Pacific Life Investments team to set an investment strategy to appropriately match the liabilities & client needs
Responsible for the pricing activities related to treaty execution, and ensure the required information is handed over to the S&R inforce management team for implementation