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Actuarial Analyst I (Non-Life)

Admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:51:01 GMT

Position: Actuarial Analyst I

Company: Insurance Organization

Location: California

Job ID: 19231

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Provides assistance in the preparation of departmental recommendations and analysis of management proposals affecting corporate solvency with primary emphasis on rate and reserve adequacy.
- Provides assistance in the development of new rates and rating plans for new coverages, new lines and/or in new states and in compliance with legal requirements.
- Provides assistance in the evaluation of financial experience data using prescribed actuarial techniques.
- Assist in the preparation of semi-annual reports for the Operating Committee on the adequacy of rates.
- Provides routine support in the research and application of rule and rate filing laws and regulations.
- Constructs functional SQL and APL programs by applying knowledge of computer systems and programming.
- Determines and analyzes customer requirements, uses system data and provides input needed by various departments and senior management as well as occasional production and special reporting of company experience to statistical agents, Insurance Departments and reinsures in order to produce business and scientific reports.
- Able to demonstrate consistency of words and actions; protect confidential information; do what is right even when no one is watching; demonstrate sound business ethics; consistently comply with organizational values.
- Able to be thorough and complete when working with assembling, processing, or providing detailed information; track details even when under pressure.
- Able to persevere in accomplishing tasks or objectives; commit to long hours of work; do everything possible to reach goals; have a sense of urgency about getting results.
- Able to use systematic techniques to define problems, options, and solutions; evaluate alternative solutions; solve technical or complex problems using logic.
- Able to break down problems and information in order to systematically identify the cause of problems or make recommendations; gather information from multiple sources; analyze complex information; organize information for analysis.
- Able to clearly express ideas, information, or concerns with the spoken word; present verbal information in a straightforward manner; ask questions in order to open channels of communication; listen to understand perspective of others.
- Able to demonstrate respect and treat others in an honest and straightforward manner; keep dealings with others confidential; keep word and follow through on commitments.

QUALIFICATIONS:

- 1 + years of actuarial experience in property and casualty insurance industry. Personal lines experience is preferred.
- Successful completion of at least 2 CAS exams.
- BA/BS - Degree in Math, Statistics or related field.

Online Application available at www.jobs4actuary.com

For further information, email info@nasearchg.com and mention Position #19231, or contact any of our recruiters at (905)-477-2962.

Consultant Reserving (m/f) (Non-Life)

Admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:46:31 GMT

Position: Consultant Reserving (m/f)

Company: Reinsurance Organization

Location: Germany

Job ID: 19230

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Management of, or participation in, reserve reviews performed for or at group companies.
- Carrying out of quantitative and qualitative analyses to ensure adequate reserves.
- Development, promulgation and monitoring of reserving best practice for Organization.
- Securing and preparation of the analyses and reports in accordance with the actuarial standards of practice, regulatory requirements and accounting guidelines.
- Development and maintenance of intensive internal communication such that all necessary information for claims forecasting is taken into consideration.
- Monitoring of claims reporting and payment activities.
- Representing Central Reserving towards internal units.

QUALIFICATIONS:

- You have a university degree in an economics, mathematics or an actuarial subject, combined with in-depth experience in reinsurance claims estimation (e.g. reserving, underwriting/pricing or claims) and in project management.
- The position requires a comprehensive knowledge of both the most important insurance lines and national and international accounting standards.
- Your strengths lie in the development and implementation of innovative yet pragmatic approaches to the analysis of special claims exposures, combined with an ability to communicate fluently in German and English and present complex technical matters in a generally understandable fashion.
- A high degree of independence, motivation, organizational flair and assertiveness and a pronounced ability to think analytically go hand in hand with team spirit, a reliable and precise way of working and absolute discretion.

Online Application available at www.jobs4actuary.com

For further information, email info@nasearchg.com and mention Position #19230, or contact any of our recruiters at (905)-477-2962.

Actuarial Pricing & Product Development Manager (Life)

Admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:20:35 GMT

Position: Actuarial Pricing & Product Development Manager

Company: Insurance Organization

Location: Korea

Job ID: 19229

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- New Product Development and Pricing.
- Product Management and Analysis.
- Reports to Actuarial Director.
- Direct Reports 12+ actuarial staff.
- Provide support for the development of new products.
- Participate as a member of the New Product Development Team.
- Complete pricing for new products in all distribution channels.
- Meet filing/reporting requirements to KIDI and FSS.
- Develop risk rates as required.
- Review profitability of products and report to RO/HO.
- Product Management.
- Complete claim experience analysis studies by major product.
- Manage product disclosure.
- Communicate and Manage product withdrawal and modification as necessary.
- Support Sales and Marketing.
- Our differentiated product strategy has been very successful.
- Need to continue developing new products for all distribution channels.
- Both innovative product and existing product enhancement.
- Attaining long-term/stable profitable growth in business.
- Competitive pricing environment.
- Increased consumer protection legislation and strict legal barriers.
- Exposure to top level management.
- Opportunity to take a leadership position in a high profile and high potential area.
- Opportunity to enhance personal competencies.
- FSS, KIDI, product pricing and reporting expertise.
- More than 10 year experience in actuarial department in life insurance companies.
- Product development knowledge / pricing experience / Advanced computer skills.
- Valuation / Financial knowledge of insurance preferred.
- Strategic use of technology.
- Market focus.
- Actuarial judgment.
- Corporate finance.
- English skills are preferred.

QUALIFICATIONS:

- Bachelor’s degree required with a major of mathematics, statistics or business.
- Korean Actuarial License or Foreign Actuarial certification (ASA, FSA, FIA, etc.) preferred.
- Solid practical work experience / Strong analytical capabilities.
- Excellent verbal and written communication and negotiation skills and the ability to effectively interact with all levels of management.
- Good leadership skill to encourage staffs.

Online Application available at www.jobs4actuary.com

For further information, email info@nasearchg.com and mention Position #19229, or contact any of our recruiters at (905)-477-2962.

Senior Statistical Research Analyst (Non-Life)

Admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:58:31 GMT

Position: Senior Statistical Research Analyst

Company: Insurance Organization

Location: California

Job ID: 19228

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Apply background, knowledge, and skills in data handling and data mining to serve critical business uses in Statistical Analysis and Predictive Modeling.
- Serve as a key technical member in one or more projects such as Fraud Detection, Subrogation Identification, Attrition/Retention Modeling, Customer Lifetime Value Modeling, etc.
- Employ appropriate sampling and dimensionality reduction techniques to handle data volume and size.
- Develop multiple models to address the business problem and validate results. Use model selection techniques (e.g., Lift/ROC curves, etc.) to identify the model to deploy.
- Communicate effectively with business stakeholders.
- Provide technical leadership and mentoring for other members in the team and play a key role in driving future direction and strategy of the group.
- Develop, foster, and enhance relationships with internal Business customers.

QUALIFICATIONS:

- Masters degree in Computer Science, Operations Research, Applied Statistics/Mathematics, or a quantitative field is required.
- A Ph.D. degree in Statistical Modeling is strongly desirable.
- Experience in insurance industry is strongly preferred.
- Knowledge and work experience with one or more modeling techniques such as Decision/Regression Trees,
- Regression Analysis (e.g., GLMs), Neural Networks.
- Experience with statistical software (SAS, SPSS, Splus, R, etc.) is required. SAS programming experience is preferred, with SAS Enterprise Miner experience being highly desirable.
- Knowledge and/or experience in Insurance -- Marketing, Underwriting, Claims, or Actuarial is strongly preferred.
- 3+ years of relevant work experience is preferred, although exceptions can be made for strong candidates.
- Strong verbal, written, and presentation skills are required.
- Must be self-motivated, action-oriented and capable of working both independently and as part of a team.

Online Application available at www.jobs4actuary.com

For further information, email info@nasearchg.com and mention Position #19228, or contact any of our recruiters at (905)-477-2962.

Senior Actuarial Analyst (Non-Life)

Admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:42:05 GMT

Position: Senior Actuarial Analyst

Company: Insurance Organization

Location: California

Job ID: 19227

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Maximize earnings through timely and thorough pricing analyses, including manual rates, class plans, pricing credits and deviations, program pricing, industry group pricing, dividend schedules, policy coverages and financial/service arrangements.
- Develop projections of likely corporate/line operating results based on emerging trends, competitive conditions and operational changes.
- Monitor, analyze and report on reasons for variances in corporate, line and regional underwriting results.
- Design, develop, and communicate appropriate solutions to a wide range of quantifiable business problems to meet or exceed business plan.
- Continuously improve accuracy and efficiency of pricing and forecasting templates.
- Develop and maintain knowledge of all Company and industry factors which have an effect on assigned areas of responsibility.
- Act as advisor to business partners by providing counsel and interpretation of actuarial analyses, financial metrics, and rating programs (role will vary based on position level).
- Provide supporting materials to secure regulatory approval of company rating programs.
- Explain analysis results to project leader and participates in discussions with business partners on a limited basis.
- Learn actuarial techniques & applies them within established context to perform rate reviews & reserve analysis.
- Collect and analyzes historical data from various systems and management reports to draw valid conclusions and make recommendations.
- Perform wide range of mathematical calculations.

QUALIFICATIONS:

- Completion of four or more CAS exams.
- Successful completion of college course work equivalent to a math, statistics, economics, finance or other heavy problem solving oriented major, highly desirable.
- At least five years of insurance industry experience.
- Demonstrated high level of problem solving aptitude.
- Strong written & verbal communication skills.
- Demonstrated leadership skills and interest in developing self and others.
- Strong math aptitude.
- Experience with pricing analysis is a plus.
- Ability to work independently.

Online Application available at www.jobs4actuary.com

For further information, email info@nasearchg.com and mention Position #19227, or contact any of our recruiters at (905)-477-2962.

Deputy Manager (Life)

Admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:07:37 GMT

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Job Description

Position: Deputy Manager, Risk Control& Reinsurance Dept

Company: Insurance Company

Location: Taipei

Job ID: 19226

OBJECTIVES:

? Assist the Department Head in verifying the negotiated reinsurance terms and conditions prior to the signing of agreement, and all relevant reinsurance statements/ reports prepared by the Reinsurance Specialist.

? Assist the Department Head in the implementation of relevant risk management policies as required by Regional Office and regulator, and to coordinate in the compilation of Department Risk Registers.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

? Assist in verifying the reinsurance terms and conditions quoted by the reinsurers and to ensure reasonableness of reinsurance rates quoted and the appropriateness and completeness of the reinsurance agreement.

? Verify the reinsurance rate entered into the Reinsurance System and ensure accuracy of reinsurance premium calculation.

? Coordinate with Risk Coordinator for the compilation of Department Risk Registers and to ensure timeliness of submission of the risk registers.

? Conduct review on derivatives transactions to ensure compliance with regulations.

? Communicate with Risk Coordinators to understand the risk profile of the departments

? Assist in reviewing and enhance the risk management and reinsurance processes in order to achieve operation effectiveness and efficiency.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• University graduate with knowledge in insurance, business administration and statistics an added advantage

• Familiar with Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc, and proficient in English (written and conversation)

• Sense of responsibility, good communication and problem solving skill.

• 3 years and above insurance related experience

Online Application available at www.jobs4actuary.com

For further information, email info@nasearchg.com and mention Position #19226, or contact any of our recruiters at (905)-477-2962.

Associate Actuary (Life)

Admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:56:27 GMT

Position: Associate Actuary

Company: Insurance Organization

Location: Arkansas

Job ID: 19225

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- These health products include Cancer, Accident, Critical Illness and Short Term Disability Income. This position will report to the Senior Valuation Actuary.
- Calculate health statutory, tax and IFRS reserves and liabilities, including DAC by using Polysystems HealthMaster, Excel and Access.
- Assist in preparing the quarterly earnings analysis, including SOX.
- Assist in the annual financial budget and forecast projections, including earnings, balance sheet and inforce information.
- Responsible for completion of experience studies (e.g. Cancer benefit trends and claim payment lag studies).
- Prepare annual statement exhibits, schedules, reports and surveys.
- Work closely with IT staff regarding system issues as they pertain to proper valuation of reserves.
- Assist in supporting modeling projects, including cash flow testing, gross premium reserves and embedded value.

QUALIFICATIONS:

- Minimum 6 years actuarial experience with insurance products (Life and Health).
- Minimum 3 years valuation experience. Experience with Cancer business preferred.
- Demonstrated knowledge of insurance accounting - statutory, tax and GAAP. IFRS knowledge, a plus.
- Demonstrated knowledge of valuation software ? preferably, Polysystems HealthMaster.
- Experience with gross premium reserves and cash flow testing.
- Demonstrated expert level Microsoft Excel skills required.
- Demonstrated strong Access and VBA skills.
- Knowledge of actuarial modeling software (e.g. MoSes, TAS or other comparable software systems).
- Ability to work effectively with other locations; excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated creative problem solving skills and ability to be flexible in working with ambiguous information.
- Demonstrated experience with mainframe administrative systems.
- Bachelor's Degree with at least a minor in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics or related field.
- Career FSA, near FSA, or FSA.
- MAAA or has achieved the education and experience requirements to attain the MAAA within a year, preferred.

Online Application available at www.jobs4actuary.com

For further information, email info@nasearchg.com and mention Position #19225, or contact any of our recruiters at (905)-477-2962.

Associate Actuary (Life)

Admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:36:45 GMT

Position: Associate Actuary

Company: Insurance Organization

Location: Kentucky

Job ID: 19223

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- These health products include Cancer, Accident, Critical Illness and Short Term Disability Income. This position will report to the Senior Valuation Actuary.
- Calculate health statutory, tax and IFRS reserves and liabilities, including DAC by using Polysystems HealthMaster, Excel and Access.
- Assist in preparing the quarterly earnings analysis, including SOX.
- Assist in the annual financial budget and forecast projections, including earnings, balance sheet and inforce information.
- Responsible for completion of experience studies (e.g. Cancer benefit trends and claim payment lag studies).
- Prepare annual statement exhibits, schedules, reports and surveys.
- Work closely with IT staff regarding system issues as they pertain to proper valuation of reserves.
- Assist in supporting modeling projects, including cash flow testing, gross premium reserves and embedded value.

QUALIFICATIONS:

- Minimum 6 years actuarial experience with insurance products (Life and Health).
- Minimum 3 years valuation experience. Experience with Cancer business preferred.
- Demonstrated knowledge of insurance accounting - statutory, tax and GAAP. IFRS knowledge, a plus.
- Demonstrated knowledge of valuation software ? preferably, Polysystems HealthMaster.
- Experience with gross premium reserves and cash flow testing.
- Demonstrated expert level Microsoft Excel skills required.
- Demonstrated strong Access and VBA skills.
- Knowledge of actuarial modeling software (e.g. MoSes, TAS or other comparable software systems).
- Ability to work effectively with other locations; excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated creative problem solving skills and ability to be flexible in working with ambiguous information.
- Demonstrated experience with mainframe administrative systems.
- Bachelor's Degree with at least a minor in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics or related field.
- Career FSA, near FSA, or FSA.
- MAAA or has achieved the education and experience requirements to attain the MAAA within a year, preferred.

Online Application available at www.jobs4actuary.com

For further information, email info@nasearchg.com and mention Position #19224, or contact any of our recruiters at (905)-477-2962.

Assistant Actuary (Level 4) (Life)

Admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:17:02 GMT

Position: Associate Actuary (Level 4)

Company: Insurance Organization

Location: Iowa

Job ID: 19223

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Develops actuarial assumptions to use in pricing, reserving or actuarial modeling, including experience studies in support of assumptions.
- Coordinates, prepares, and performs actuarial analyses to develop pricing strategies, valuation approach or risk management strategies.
- Develops and maintains profit studies, non-forfeiture values and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) or International Financial Reporting Principles (IFRP) actuarial items, reserve programs, rate files, procedures and/or similar processes.
- Prepares actuarial portion of financial reports or other documents (e.g. state insurance department filings, rating agency survey forms, internal management reports, etc.).
- Communicates actuarial research results to business unit management.
- May develop, maintain and document computer-based programs and Sarbanes-Oxley procedures.
- Maintains documentation of actuarial research and analyses.
- Provides consultation and clarification on actuarial models and risk issues.
- Coordinates and directs special actuarial projects.
- May supervise one employee with the authority to hire and fire.
- Responsible for writing and delivering a performance review and providing guidance and direction to the employee.

QUALIFICATIONS:

- Bachelor's Degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics or related field and 5 years of relevant experience.
- In lieu of Bachelor's, will accept Master's in a listed discipline and 3 years of relevant experience.
- ASA or equivalent professional designation required.

Online Application available at www.jobs4actuary.com

For further information, email info@nasearchg.com and mention Position #19223, or contact any of our recruiters at (905)-477-2962.

AFP Associate Actuary (Level 3) (Life)

Admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:49:53 GMT

Position: AFP Associate Actuary (Level 3)

Company: Insurance Organization

Location: Iowa

Job ID: 19222

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Provides reports and analyses to management on sales, persistency and mortality or morbidity experience for various product lines, reserve adequacy, risk management information, or various other similar items.
- Manages studies that underlie actuarial assumptions and provides assumptions and data to others.
- May support creation of systems specifications, contracts, commission structures, and other actuarial aspects of product development.
- Monitors and analyzes developments in actuarial techniques, laws and regulations applicable to company operations, and competitive developments in the marketplace.
- Represents the company on industry and professional committees and/or with regulators.
- May supervise one employee with the authority to hire and fire.
- Responsible for writing and delivering a performance review and providing guidance and direction to the employee.

QUALIFICATIONS:

- Bachelor's Degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics or related field and 5 years of relevant experience.
- In lieu of Bachelor's, will accept Master's in a listed discipline and 3 years of relevant experience.
- ASA or equivalent professional designation required.

Online Application available at www.jobs4actuary.com

For further information, email info@nasearchg.com and mention Position #19222, or contact any of our recruiters at (905)-477-2962.

AVP Longevity Benefits (Life)

Admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:30:49 GMT

Position: AVP Longevity Benefits

Company: Reinsurance Organization

Location: Quebec

Job ID: 19221

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- The incumbent is expected to provide the knowledge and expertise for Organization to develop the reinsurance of longevity risks in Canada and to provide the expertise and creativity for Organization to help clients reduce their exposure to longevity risks and/or develop innovative Longevity products and benefits.
- Understand the Canadian Longevity Benefits market and products.
- Maintain a dialogue with leading insurers, brokers, pension consultants and other thought leaders in the Annuity market to learn about the opportunities and under-served or un-served needs.
- Lead the research, analysis and development of new products and solutions for Longevity Benefits.
- Establish reinsurance pricing bases for Longevity Benefits.
- Advise and support client companies on Longevity Benefits products, pricing bases and risk management.
- Perform pricing and risk analysis for Longevity risks.
- Provide competitive and profitable quotes with the support of actuarial analysts.
- Leverage Longevity expertise existing within Organization Canada, Organization US and Organization International.
- Keep abreast of regulations and accounting developments in order to:
- Identify potential business opportunities or threats.
- Ensure Organization is anticipating the effect and taking appropriate action.
- Speak on, write articles about and get involved in Industry work on Longevity and be recognized as an expert.
- Provide excellent customer service and reinforce Organization’s partnership approach with its clients, particularly in the area of Longevity Benefits.

QUALIFICATIONS:

- FCIA designation or near FCIA accreditation.
- A minimum of 8 years of actuarial experience.
- A minimum of 3 years of Annuity or Pension experience.
- Living Benefits pricing and product design experience.
- Experience with one, or preferably more, of the following:
- Payout Annuity business.
- Pension Plan risk management.
- Segregated Funds Annuity guarantees.
- Strong Customer focus.
- Self-starter and self-motivated team player.
- Superior communication and interpersonal skills, demonstrated ability to positively influence change.
- Advanced technical, analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to multi-task and meet tight deadlines.
- Knowledge of AXIS preferred.
- Bilingual preferred.

Online Application available at www.jobs4actuary.com

For further information, email info@nasearchg.com and mention Position #19221, or contact any of our recruiters at (905)-477-2962.

Associate Director, Marketing Actuarial (Life)

Admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:51:31 GMT

Position: Associate Director Marketing Actuarial

Company: Reinsurance Organization

Location: Hong Kong

Job ID: 19220

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Promote Organization’s services.
- Develop marketing strategies.
- Manage multiple projects.
- Establish strong working relationship with clients.
- Coordinate requests from clients.
- Travel to Southeast Asia.

QUALIFICATIONS:

- 6 – 8 years of actuarial working experience, pricing experience a plus.
- Nearly or newly qualified.
- Customer focus attitude.

Online Application available at www.jobs4actuary.com

For further information, email info@nasearchg.com and mention Position #19220, or contact any of our recruiters at (905)-477-2962.

AVP Living Benefits (Life)

Admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:36:53 GMT

Position: AVP Living Benefits

Company: Reinsurance Organization

Location: Quebec

Job ID: 19219

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- The incumbent is expected to provide the knowledge and expertise for Organization to further develop Living Benefits reinsurance markets in Canada and to provide the expertise and creativity for Organization to help clients create new reinsured Living Benefits products and features.
- Understand the Canadian (particularly Individual) Living Benefits market and products.
- Maintain a dialogue with leading insurers, brokers and other thought leaders in the Individual Living Benefits market to learn about the opportunities and under-served or un-served needs.
- Lead the analysis and development of new products and solutions for Living Benefits.
- Identify and develop ideas to differentiate Organization from other reinsures in the Living Benefits market.
- Establish reinsurance pricing bases for new Individual Living Benefits products and features and work with the Director Group Pricing for new Group Living Benefits.
- Advise and support client companies on Individual Living Benefits products, pricing bases and risk management.
- Perform pricing and risk analysis for both new Individual Living Benefits treaties and changes to existing ones with the support of actuarial analysts.
- Leverage Living Benefits expertise existing within Organization Canada, Organization US and Organization International.
- Speak on, write articles about and get involved in Industry work on Living benefits and be recognized as an expert.
- Provide excellent customer service and reinforce Organization’s partnership approach with its clients, particularly in the area of Living Benefits.

QUALIFICATIONS:

- Actuarial designation at or approaching fellowship level.
- A minimum of 5 years of Living Benefits pricing and product design experience.
- Experience with one, or preferably more, of the follow.
- LTC business.
- Individual DI & Office expense overhead insurance.
- Loss of employment.
- CI business.
- Strong Customer focus.
- Self-starter and self-motivated team player.
- Superior communication and interpersonal skills; demonstrated ability to positively influence change.
- Advanced technical, analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to multi-task and meet tight deadlines.
- Insurance company/direct market experience preferred.
- Knowledge of AXIS preferred.
- Bilingual preferred.

Online Application available at www.jobs4actuary.com

For further information, email info@nasearchg.com and mention Position #19219, or contact any of our recruiters at (905)-477-2962.

Head of WC Line of Business Actuary (Non-Life)

Admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:37:48 GMT

Position: Head of WC Line of Business Actuary

Company: Insurance Organization

Location: Illinois

Job ID: 19218

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Lead a team of analysts supporting the WC Line of Business.
- Oversight and direction of the regular review and update of pricing studies. These studies would include rate indications, trend, market segment deep dives, and analyses to support portfolio strategies.
- Delivery of the WC Profitability Reviews to Executive Management and will partner with the business to support and drive strategy.
- Additionally, this individual will partner with other units within Pricing to exchange information and insights to assist with internal consistency in products delivered to our customers including WC predictive modeling initiatives.
- The team will be the actuarial technical experts on WC rating, exposure and coverage and data advocates for capture of data elements needed for analysis.

QUALIFICATIONS:

- Bachelors Degree or Equivalent
- 10 Or More Years Of Related commercial lines Workers Compensation Experience
- Minimum of ACAS required FCAS preferred

Online Application available at www.jobs4actuary.com

For further information, email info@nasearchg.com and mention Position #19218, or contact any of our recruiters at (905)-477-2962.

Associate Director, Product Development and Pricing (Life)

Admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:20:27 GMT

Position: Associate Director, Product Development and Pricing

Company: Reinsurance Organization

Location: Hong Kong

Job ID: 19217

RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provide technical/actuarial support for the execution of our product development initiatives.
- Structure and develop required pricing models to complete quotes that meet the clients' objectives and deadlines.
- Ensure all pricing procedures and peer reviews meets documented divisional standards.
- Conduct research and determine pricing basis for new business development initiatives.
- Discuss treaty terms with clients and ensure treaties are completed and signed in a timely fashion.

QUALIFICATIONS:

- 6 – 8 years of actuarial working experience, pricing experience a plus
- Nearly or newly qualified

Online Application available at www.jobs4actuary.com

For further information, email info@nasearchg.com and mention Position #19217, or contact any of our recruiters at (905)-477-2962.

Health Pricing Actuary (Life)

Admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:11:47 GMT

Position: Health Pricing Actuary

Company: Insurance Organization

Location: Mainland China

Job ID: 19216

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Has good experience in pricing & product development of Healthcare Products.
- Develops and implements products and rates based upon the application of actuarial principles (for the China market).
- Serves as an actuarial resource to internal and external contacts.
- Develops and maintains financial models in order to provide information and comply with legal requirements.
- Analyzes data to develop needed information.

QUALIFICATIONS:

- Minimum of 7-10 years in health pricing.
- Plans and coordinates complex projects utilizing broad based knowledge and resources.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Qualified Actuary, FSA, FIA qualified or similar.
- International experience a plus.
- Fluency in Chinese Mandarin preferred.

Online Application available at www.jobs4actuary.com

For further information, email info@nasearchg.com and mention Position #19216, or contact any of our recruiters at (905)-477-2962.

Actuary (Life)

Admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:17:56 GMT

Position: Actuary

Company: Insurance Organization

Location: Australia

Job ID: 19215

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Managing Life Risk product experience investigations and monitor profitability.
- Monitoring the experience and provide recommendations for assumptions for pricing and valuation.
- Driving process improvements in experience investigations.
- Re-pricing existing business.
- Investigate the experience of Life Risk products.
- Managing the experience investigation process.
- Performing investigation of experience.
- Preparing reports including assumption recommendations.
- Presenting results to management.
- Keeping up to date with industry experience investigations.
- Researching and driving process improvements.
- Supporting lapse investigations, Dealer Group Partnership Program and retention initiatives.
- Monitor the profitability of Life Risk products monitoring Life Risk profitability.
- Assessing risk and financial impact of Life Risk products.
- Development and pricing of Retail Risk products assist in the reprising of existing Life Risk retail products.
- Running profit testing models.
- Mentoring of actuarial analysts.
- Managing relationships with stakeholders (internal/external).
- Handling day to day actuarial enquiries.

QUALIFICATIONS:

- General Experience and Qualifications.
- Between 3 and 5 years professional work experience.
- Excellent computer skills, particularly Excel and Access
- Understanding of life insurance industry.
- Understanding of life risk products.
- Knowledge of Visual Basic.
- Understanding of Life Risk systems experience in Prophet.
- Qualified or nearly qualified actuary.

Online Application available at www.jobs4actuary.com

For further information, email info@nasearchg.com and mention Position #19215, or contact any of our recruiters at (905)-477-2962.

Staff Actuary (Life)

Admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:54:24 GMT

Position: Staff Actuary

Company: Insurance Organization

Location: Arkansas

Job ID: 19214

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Support health products include Cancer, Accident, Critical Illness and Short Term Disability Income. This position will report to the Senior Valuation Actuary.
- Calculate health statutory, tax and IFRS reserves and liabilities, including DAC by using Polysystems HealthMaster, Excel and Access.
- Assist in preparing the quarterly earnings analysis, including SOX.
- Assist in the annual financial budget and forecast projections, including earnings, balance sheet and inforce information.
- Responsible for the completion of experience studies (e.g. Cancer benefit trends and claim payment lag studies).
- Prepare annual statement exhibits, schedules, reports and surveys.
- Work closely with IT staff regarding system issues as they pertain to proper valuation of reserves.
- Assist in supporting modeling projects, including cash flow testing, gross premium reserves and embedded value.

QUALIFICATIONS:

- Minimum 5 years actuarial experience with insurance products (Life and Health). Minimum 3 years valuation experience. Experience with Cancer business preferred.
- Demonstrated knowledge of insurance accounting - statutory, tax and GAAP. IFRS knowledge, a plus.
- Demonstrated knowledge of valuation software preferably, Polysystems HealthMaster.
- Experience with gross premium reserves and cash flow testing.
- Demonstrated expert level Microsoft Excel skills required.
- Demonstrated strong Access and VBA skills.
- Knowledge of actuarial modeling software (e.g. MoSes, TAS or other comparable software systems).
- Ability to work effectively with other locations; excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated creative problem solving skills and ability to be flexible in working with ambiguous information.
- Demonstrated experience with mainframe administrative systems.
- Bachelor's Degree with at least a minor in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics or related field.
- ASA designation

Online Application available at www.jobs4actuary.com

For further information, email info@nasearchg.com and mention Position #19214, or contact any of our recruiters at (905)-477-2962.

Staff Actuary (Life)

Admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:33:18 GMT

Position: Staff Actuary

Company: Insurance Organization

Location: Kentucky

Job ID: 19213

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Support Health products include Cancer, Accident, Critical Illness and Short Term Disability Income. This position will report to the Senior Valuation Actuary.
- Calculate health statutory, tax and IFRS reserves and liabilities, including DAC by using Polysystems Health Master, Excel and Access.
- Assist in preparing the quarterly earnings analysis, including SOX.
- Assist in the annual financial budget and forecast projections, including earnings, balance sheet and inforce information.
- Responsible for the completion of experience studies (e.g. Cancer benefit trends and claim payment lag studies).
- Prepare annual statement exhibits, schedules, reports and surveys.
- Work closely with IT staff regarding system issues as they pertain to proper valuation of reserves.
- Assist in supporting modeling projects, including cash flow testing, gross premium reserves and embedded value.

QUALIFICATIONS:

- Minimum 5 years actuarial experience with insurance products (Life and Health).
- Minimum 3 years valuation experience. Experience with Cancer business preferred.
- Demonstrated knowledge of insurance accounting - statutory, tax and GAAP. IFRS knowledge, a plus.
- Demonstrated knowledge of valuation software preferably, Polysystems HealthMaster.
- Experience with gross premium reserves and cash flow testing.
- Demonstrated expert level Microsoft Excel skills required.
- Demonstrated strong Access and VBA skills.
- Knowledge of actuarial modeling software (e.g. MoSes, TAS or other comparable software systems).
- Ability to work effectively with other locations; excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated creative problem solving skills and ability to be flexible in working with ambiguous information.
- Demonstrated experience with mainframe administrative systems.
- Bachelor's Degree with at least a minor in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics or related field.
- ASA designation.

Online Application available at www.jobs4actuary.com

For further information, email info@nasearchg.com and mention Position #19213, or contact any of our recruiters at (905)-477-2962.

Corporate Actuary (Life)

Admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:21:08 GMT

Position: Corporate Actuary

Company: Insurance Organization

Location: Korea

Job ID: 19212

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- External (FSS/KIDI/KLIA. Etc.) & Internal Statistic related reporting.
- Business Analysis (Profit & Loss Calculation, Profit Analysis by earning source, etc.)
- Sales Value control (Sales target and value achievement)
- Best Estimates Assumptions (Mortality Rate, Lapse Rate, Expense Assumptions).
- Profitability reporting & controlling for Line of Business (LOB).
- Reinsurance Treaty controlling.

QUALIFICATIONS:

- Bachelor’s Degree holder with at least 5 years of industry or related experience.
- FIAK (Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of Korea) is required; ASA, FSA, AIAA, FIAA is a plus.
- Preferred in knowledge of Korean insurance regulations.
- An understanding of life risk business together with knowledge of the various life insurance reporting and reserving regimes.
- Fluency in Korean and English is an asset.

Online Application available at www.jobs4actuary.com

For further information, email info@nasearchg.com and mention Position #19212, or contact any of our recruiters at (905)-477-2962.

Risk Modeler (Non-Life)

Admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:40:23 GMT

Position: Risk Modeler

Company: Reinsurance Organization

Location: Bermuda

Job ID: 19210

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Participates as a part of the corporate actuarial function.
- Builds and maintains actuarial models.
- Develops and enhances complex methodologies to allow the organization analysis of potential risks.
- Monitors and manages risks as well as defines capital needs and prices for the risks.
- Takes leadership role in majority of work.
- Position works under minimal supervision.
- Position is highly collaborative across disciplines and with the management team.

QUALIFICATIONS:

- Work Experience (ie, number of years, within a particular industry or discipline).
- Minimum 8 years experience in property casualty insurance/reinsurance actuarial science.
- 1 -2 yrs Risk Modeling Experience.
- Experience in financials with strong comprehension of financial impacts.
- Statistical experience a plus.
- Education (ie, undergraduate, graduate degrees, designations, industry training).
- BS in mathematics, actuarial science, finance or business.
- Actuarial designation preferred.
- Knowledge, Skills and/or Abilities (ie, particular demonstrated skills, competencies, software knowledge).
- Strong software skills (Excel and Access knowledge a must).
- Exercises strong analytical ability.
- Works efficiently, independently and leads projects.
- Effective communication skills with ability to communicate actuarial information to other disciplines.
- Team player with strong work ethic.
- Effective follow-through skills.
- Ability to see a project through to implementation.
- Thorough understanding of the impacts of management decisions on overall company results.
- Ability to work comfortably with other disciplines and external consultants.

Online Application available at www.jobs4actuary.com

For further information, email info@nasearchg.com and mention Position #19210, or contact any of our recruiters at (905)-477-2962.

Risk Modeler (Non-Life)

Admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:37:14 GMT

Position: Risk Modeler

Company: Reinsurance Organization

Location: New Jersey

Job ID: 19209

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Participates as a part of the corporate actuarial function.
- Builds and maintains actuarial models.
- Develops and enhances complex methodologies to allow the organization analysis of potential risks.
- Monitors and manages risks as well as defines capital needs and prices for the risks.
- Takes leadership role in majority of work.
- Position works under minimal supervision.
- Position is highly collaborative across disciplines and with the management team.

QUALIFICATIONS:

- Work Experience (ie, number of years, within a particular industry or discipline).
- Minimum 8 years experience in property casualty insurance/reinsurance actuarial science.
- 1 -2 yrs Risk Modeling Experience.
- Experience in financials with strong comprehension of financial impacts.
- Statistical experience a plus.
- Education (ie, undergraduate, graduate degrees, designations, industry training).
- BS in mathematics, actuarial science, finance or business.
- Actuarial designation preferred.
- Knowledge, Skills and/or Abilities (ie, particular demonstrated skills, competencies, software knowledge).
- Strong software skills (Excel and Access knowledge a must).
- Exercises strong analytical ability.
- Works efficiently, independently and leads projects.
- Effective communication skills with ability to communicate actuarial information to other disciplines.
- Team player with strong work ethic.
- Effective follow-through skills.
- Ability to see a project through to implementation.
- Thorough understanding of the impacts of management decisions on overall company results.
- Ability to work comfortably with other disciplines and external consultants.

Online Application available at www.jobs4actuary.com

For further information, email info@nasearchg.com and mention Position #19209, or contact any of our recruiters at (905)-477-2962.

Senior Actuarial Analyst (Non-Life)

Admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:21:12 GMT

Position: Senior Actuarial Analyst

Company: Reinsurance Organization

Location: New Jersey

Job ID: 19208

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Provide actuarial support to newly formed Functional Actuarial Team in Service Company of Organization.
- Participates as a team member of the functional actuarial team providing assistance in the completion of actuarial pricing, reserving and project work.
- Duties include: model maintenance and enhancement, factor updates, participation in reserve reviews, special pricing and reserving projects, and actuarial pricing support for US and Bermuda reinsurance companies.

QUALIFICATIONS:

- 4 years P&C insurance actuarial experience to include 6 mos.
- 1 yr ratemaking CAS exams comparable to level of actuarial experience.
- Bachelors degree in mathematics, actuarial science or business.
- Knowledge, Skills and/or Abilities (ie, particular demonstrated skills, competencies, software knowledge).
- Strong software skills (Excel and Access knowledge a must).
- Strong analytical ability and detail orientation.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and make project recommendations.
- Effective communication skills with ability to communicate actuarial information to other disciplines.
- Team player with a strong work ethic.
- Effective interpersonal and follow-through skills.
- Ability to see a project through to completion.

Online Application available at www.jobs4actuary.com

For further information, email info@nasearchg.com and mention Position #19208, or contact any of our recruiters at (905)-477-2962.

Associate Actuary (TCM) (Life)

Admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:55:39 GMT

Position: Associate Actuary (TCM)

Company: Insurance Organization

Location: Iowa

Job ID: 19207

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Directs and provides leadership in the variable annuity asset/liability management and/or risk reporting functions.
- Specific responsibilities include:
- May be involved with projection and estimation of economic capital and risk reporting; creation of real-time reporting systems and infrastructure will be key.
- May be involved with helping analyze hedging strategy and its effects on statutory and rating agency capital as well as impacts on the income statement.
- May help support product analysis and peer review of product development and pricing of variable annuity products.
- May work with Derivatives team to support hedging projections and review of hedge results.
- Variable Annuity experience preferable.
- Understanding of hedging with derivatives are preferred.
- Modeling experience required (MG-ALFA desirable).
- May supervise one employee.

QUALIFICATIONS:

- FSA or equivalent professional designation along with Bachelor's Degree in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics or related field and 6 years of relevant experience.
- In lieu of Bachelor's, will accept Master's in a listed discipline and 4 years of relevant experience.
- In lieu of FSA or equivalent professional designation and 10 years of relevant experience.

Online Application available at www.jobs4actuary.com

For further information, email info@nasearchg.com and mention Position #19207, or contact any of our recruiters at (905)-477-2962.

VP, Investment Actuary (Life)

Admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:08:05 GMT

A leading Insurance Group is creating a new position within its Asian investment arm
, the main mission of which is to identify ways to add value to their general account investment strategies either through yield enhancement, risk reduction or liability matching.
An actuary type that can understand the liabilities and everything surrounding that in terms of accounting, valuation, capital, etc and who also has experience on the investment side. VP level. Will serve as interface between investments and liability people (ALM and CFO's) to bring value to the general account investments.

Personal Competencies Required:

• Bachelor degree with FSA, FIA, FIAA or equivalent actuarial designation
• At least 10+years all-round investment and actuarial experience

Online Application available at www.jobs4actuary.com

For further information, email info@nasearchg.com and mention Position #19206, or contact any of our recruiters at (905)-477-2962.

Souscripteur Grands Comptes H/F (Life)

Admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:25:57 GMT

Cabinet de recrutement international spécialisé dans les métiers de l’actuariat et de la souscription, nous recherchons pour l’un de nos clients, un souscripteur Grands Comptes H/F.

RESPONSABILITES:

Vous traitez les études sur mesure, et vous rédigez tout type de contrats collectifs sur mesure en Santé, Prévoyance et Retraite.

Plus particulièrement vous êtes chargé de :

- Etudier le cahier des charges proposé par le commercial du réseau : Apprécier le risque en fonction de l’environnement économique et social de l’entreprise ; Décider de la suite qu’il convient de réserver à la demande de tarification ; D’évaluer la prise en charge des risques en cours.

- Prendre en charge lorsque le dossier est traité dans un cadre d’appel d’offre privé ou public, l’ensemble du dossier technique et administratif et assurer un soutien par votre argumentation technique aux chargés de mission Grands Comptes.

- Rédiger le contrat (conditions générales et particulières) en intégrant les clauses adaptées ou spécifiques et concevoir les documents contractuels qui y sont liés.

- Assurer le suivi de ces contrats, suite aux évolutions des produits

- Aider à la démarche commerciale : proposer et expliquer les ajustements contractuels possibles en fonction des besoins formulés, d’éléments techniques, ou de l’argumentaire commercial développé.

- Assister le Responsable du Service, en prenant en charge des études relatives à la réalisation de projets importants ou présentant des spécificités en matière de gestion, de rédaction de tarification ou en terme de qualité. Participer aux différentes phases des projets : proposer une méthode de travail, contribuer au contrôle de la réalisation de celui-ci. Faire l’interface avec les directions supports si nécessaire.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Après une formation de type Bac +4/+5, vous justifiez d’une expérience professionnelle de 5 à 7 ans minimum en souscription, rédaction / tarification de tout type de contrats collectifs sur mesure.
Vos êtes reconnus par vos pairs comme une personne autonome, curieuse, entreprenante et dotée d’excellentes qualités interpersonnelles.
Enfin, vous aimez travailler en mode projet afin d’exploiter au maximum vos talents en terme d’organisation et de gestion des priorités.

Online Application available at www.jobs4actuary.com

For further information, email info@nasearchg.com and mention Position #19202, or contact any of our recruiters at (905)-477-2962.

Directeur Technique Adjoint H/F (Life)

Admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:49:13 GMT

North American Search Group, cabinet de recrutement international spécialisé dans les métiers de l’actuariat, recherche pour un de ses clients, compagnie d’assurance, un Directeur Technique Adjoint - H/F

Notre client est une compagnie d’assurance à taille humaine qui a de fortes ambitions de développement sur le marché français.

Vos responsabilités s’articulent autour des missions suivantes :

- La coordination et l’organisation des différents services de la direction technique (entre autres, création des nouveaux produits, suivi du portefeuille, des états financiers et des inventaires, …)

- La mise en place et le maintien des procédures et des outils adéquats.

- L’aménagement des relations avec les autres Directions internes (Direction Commerciale, Direction Administrative, …) ainsi qu’avec le groupe.

- Le support technique au développement commercial de la compagnie sur le marché Français.

- La conformité avec la réglementation en vigueur et les règles professionnelles définies par le groupe (politique de tarification, règles de consolidation, …)

- La vigie réglementaire et la représentation auprès des instances professionnelles relevant de son périmètre de compétences.

- La participation à certains projets de la Direction Générale.

Votre profil :

Actuaire diplômé, vous justifiez d’une expérience de 10 ans et plus en direction technique, dans les domaines de l’assurance Vie ou Prévoyance/Santé individuelle. Au-delà des compétences techniques, vous êtes reconnus pour vos qualités relationnelles et votre capacité d’adaptation. Vous aimez travaillez en transversal, et êtes doté de réelles qualités interpersonnelles vous permettant de manager et d’animer des équipes pluridisciplinaires.

Vous êtes une personne de terrain et souhaitez vous investir dans une structure a taille humaine, partager les projets ambitieux d’une entreprise au sein de laquelle l’impact de votre travail sera rapidement quantifiable.

Online Application available at www.jobs4actuary.com

For further information, email info@nasearchg.com and mention Position #19205, or contact any of our recruiters at (905)-477-2962.

Life Insurance Consultant (Life)

Admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:45:03 GMT

Position: Actuary

Company: Management Consulting Firm

Location: Ontario

Job ID: 19204

The Role

As a Life Insurance Consultant you will work as part of a team on a wide variety of complex projects such as financial modelling, mergers and acquisitions for life insurance firms, developing economic capital frameworks and nested stochastic projections, and variable annuity hedging strategies for embedded guarantees.

Performance Objectives:

Clients
- Deliver superior, consistent project management for assigned clients:
- Draft statements of work, project plans and budgets involving multiple workflow streams and client teams
- Serve as the day to day project lead, ensuring the progress of the team against established objectives, budget, timeline, deliverables and quality standards
- Serve as primary, daily contact to clients on delivery of services
- Manage client expectations and raise appropriate issues to Senior Consultants and Client Relationship Managers
- Working as part of a multidisciplinary consulting or joint client-consultant team to analyze issues and develop value-added solutions
- interface with colleagues from other practices and regions on assignments that reflect the client’s broader business issues
- Develop a trusted advisor relationship with client contacts through effective communication and efficient, quality execution of projects

Excellence
- Help the insurance industry clients improve business performance in areas related to their financial, risk, capital and product distribution issues
- Provide strategic direction and leadership to clients on matters affecting their business such as: variable annuity markets, corporate restructuring, product development, sales effectiveness, capital efficiency and related topics
- Contribute to the development of new tools and approaches

Financial
- Meet revenue and billable hour goals as described by manager
- Support the generation of new business as part of the broader team
- Develop new business opportunities and enhance existing relationships
- Directly contribute to clients’ success through applying your technical expertise

People
- Build relationships internally and collaborate effectively on cross-functional teams
- Demonstrate natural ease and effectiveness when dealing with clients/colleagues at all levels
- Serve as mentor to project team associates

The Requirements
- Experience in a consulting firm, financial services organization or life insurance firm
- Experience or interest in selling projects to insurance / financial institutions
- Experience in at least one core service area: financial modeling, analysis / management, risk management embedded value, ALM or Actuarial Software Implementation
- A track record of performing life insurance work as well as the ability to contribute to cross-practice client engagements
- Proven experience successfully managing multiple projects and producing quality deliverables on time and within budget
- Demonstrated success or strong evidence to support new business generation
- Strong client relationship, interpersonal and team skills
- Well-developed verbal communication skills
- Self-starter attitude and ability to work within ambiguity
- Flexibility and proven ability to diagnose and resolve issues
- Strong analytical and creative skills
- Enjoy training/mentoring junior staff
- The ability to see the "big picture," leveraging the resources of related practices to address the clients' business challenges
- Working knowledge of Excel, MS Project, MS Word
- Availability to travel on an as needed basis
- ASA is required; FSA credentials are encouraged and a major advantage

Online Application available at www.jobs4actuary.com

For further information, email info@nasearchg.com and mention Position #19204, or contact any of our recruiters at (905)-477-2962.

Actuarial Specialist (Life)

Admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:06:16 GMT

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support financial analysis including source of earnings analysis on CGAAP basis focusing on Par business
• Participate in various actuarial projects including asset/liability management (CALM), valuation and financial reporting to corporate
• Provide ad hoc financial analysis and support for business initiatives and projects

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Degree holder with reasonable progress in professional qualification toward FSA or equivalent
• At least 2 years of relevant experience in life insurance industry
• Able to learn and master the actuarial theories fast
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Demonstrate initiative, commitment and responsibility as a team member

Online Application available at www.jobs4actuary.com

For further information, email info@nasearchg.com and mention Position #19203, or contact any of our recruiters at (905)-477-2962.

Actuarial Assistant (Risk Mgmt & Modeling) (Life)

Admin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:52:33 GMT

Position: Actuarial Assistant (Risk Mgmt & Modeling)

Company: Insurance Organization

Location: Texas

Job ID: 19173

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- As an Actuarial Assistant you will assist actuarial personnel in the modeling and analysis of Embedded Value, Economic Capital Cash Flow Testing, DAC Recoverability, 20F and ad-hoc projects. - Responsibilities include the following:
- Support Model system maintenance by coding new products and validating coding through recalculations.
- Contribute to processes by gaining knowledge of various reporting standards
- Assemble data and create reports for auditors, internal and external customers, and to demonstrate compliance with Sarbanes Oxley.
- Understand, validate and review financial data for completeness and reasonableness.
- Maintain and improve databases and mainframe applications supporting the various functions.
- Develop understanding of, and establish relationships in the Actuarial Department.
- Perform special projects and other duties as assigned by manager.
- Maintain good standing in the Actuarial Student Program by taking and passing exams administered by the Society of Actuaries.
- Maintains compliance with all standards, controls, policies and practices as an active participant in the Company’s Information Privacy and Security Program.
- Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

- Bachelor degree (Math, Actuarial Science or related field).
- Up to one year of relevant work experience.
- Passed 1 SOA exam.
- Familiarity with insurance practices and principles.
- Good communications skills, both oral and written.
- Able to produce accurate results.
- Ability to work independently.
- Programming languages, or ability to develop skills with computer applications including desktop, actuarial and financial software.
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S

Online Application available at www.jobs4actuary.com

For further information, email info@nasearchg.com and mention Position #19173, or contact any of our recruiters at (905)-477-2962.

Assistant Manager (Life)

Admin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:32:26 GMT

Position: Assistant Manager

Company: Insurance Organization

Location: Tokyo

Job ID: 19201

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Financial reporting (J-GAAP, US-GAAP, IFRS)
- Actuarial reporting to government agency
- Reporting to parent company
- Experience study pricing.
- Position will be decided based on knowledge, experience and designation.

QUALIFICATIONS:

- Min 2-3 yrs experience (up to 50 yrs old).
- PC skill (Excel, Access).
- Progress towards Actuarial exams.
- Japanese MUST be above Japanese level.

Online Application available at www.jobs4actuary.com

For further information, email info@nasearchg.com and mention Position #19201, or contact any of our recruiters at (905)-477-2962.

Manager (Life)

Admin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:21:08 GMT

Position: Manager

Company: Insurance Organization

Location: Japan

Job ID: 19200

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Financial reporting (J-GAAP, US-GAAP, IFRS).
- Actuarial reporting to government agency.
- Reporting to parent company.
- Experience study pricing.

QUALIFICATIONS:

- Min 5 yrs experience (up to 50 yrs old).
- PC skill (Excel, Access)
- AIAJ or FIAJ
- Japanese MUST be above Japanese level.
- English Mail, conversational level.

Online Application available at www.jobs4actuary.com

For further information, email info@nasearchg.com and mention Position #19200, or contact any of our recruiters at (905)-477-2962.

Actuaire Tarification lignes personnelles H/F (Non-Life)

Admin — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:23:27 GMT

Notre cabinet de recrutement international spécialisé dans les fonctions actuarielles, recherche pour un de ses clients, compagnie d’assurance, un Actuaire Tarification Lignes Personnelles - H/F

VOTRE MISSION:

Au sein de la branche Assurance de dommages et rattaché au Directeur tarification des lignes personnelles, vous prenez en charge les responsabilités suivantes :

Établir le niveau de tarification requis afin d’atteindre les objectifs de croissance et de rentabilité (25%)
- Analyser et comprendre les tendances de l’expérience de sinistralité de notre clientèle ainsi que celle de l’industrie
- Déterminer en collaboration avec son directeur les méthodes actuarielles appropriées afin de projeter le coût futur des sinistres
- Présenter et expliquer les résultats obtenus à son directeur
- Proposer à son directeur des améliorations de changements de taux afin d’atteindre les objectifs de l’entreprise en tenant compte du contexte compétitif et réglementaire
- Produire le document justifiant les propositions pour la haute direction
- Collaborer avec le département de finance afin de déterminer les composantes financières appropriées (taux de dépense, capital, taxes, impots,…) par type de clientèle et produit pour une région donnée
- Collaborer avec l’équipe de l’actuariat corporatif afin de déterminer les facteurs de développement des réclamations appropriés

Établir les critères de classification qui permettront à l’entreprise de se démarquer de la compétition afin d’attirer la clientèle désirée (40%)
- Analyser et comprendre les stratégies de classification de nos compétiteurs
- Déterminer en collaboration avec son directeur les méthodes actuarielles appropriées afin d’optimiser la segmentation de notre clientèle
- Comprendre et utiliser au maximum les outils technologiques de l’équipe de tarification afin de modéliser notre expérience de réclamations
- Proposer des améliorations de segmentation de clientèle en utilisant au maximum toutes les sources de données
- Proposer à son directeur des améliorations à la segmentation de clientèle afin d’atteindre les objectifs de l’entreprise en tenant compte du contexte compétitif et réglementaire
- Suggérer des améliorations des entrepôts de données de tarification

Collaborer à la production des dépôts réglementaires des changements de taux (10%)
- Comprendre toutes les exigences et règles des différents gouvernements de la région concernée
- Faire un contrôle qualité des dépôts réglementaires avant leur envoi
- Collaborer avec son directeur à répondre aux questions des autorités réglementaires afin d’obtenir l’approbation des changements proposés

Collaborer à l’implantation des changements de taux dans les systèmes (10%)
- S’assurer de la qualité des documents (sommaire d’implantation et calculateur) afin que les techniciens implantent exactement les changements approuvés
- S’assurer de respecter les procédures et standards de documentation
- Offrir le support requis à l’équipe de gestion des systèmes en répondant à leurs questions

Supporter nos partenaires d’affaires sur les enjeux de tarification (10%)
- Préparer les documents destinés à nos groupes clients expliquant les changements de taux, les raisons justificatives ainsi que montrer graphiquement les différents impacts sur les clients
- Supporter les partenaires en répondant aux questions quotidiennes concernant la tarification

Collaborer au développement des outils et techniques d’analyse (5%)
- Évaluer les possibilités d’utiliser des nouveautés technologiques ainsi que de nouvelles sources de données qui pourraient permettre d’améliorer la segmentation de clientèle / compétitivité et l’efficacité
- Se garder informer des développements des méthodes actuarielles

VOTRE PROFIL:

- Après un baccalauréat en actuariat, vous justifiez idéalement d’une expérience similaire de 2/5 ans.
- Par ailleurs vous poursuivez les examens dans le but d’obtenir le titre ACAS ou justifiez déjà du titre ACAS.
- Vous aimez travailler dans un environnement dynamique et challengeant, et avez un fort esprit d’équipe.
- Enfin vous êtes bilingue Français / Anglais.

Online Application available at www.jobs4actuary.com

For further information, email info@nasearchg.com and mention Position #19199, or contact any of our recruiters at (905)-477-2962.

Actuarial Analyst (Life)

Admin — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:53:31 GMT

Major Responsibilities:

The incumbent will be responsible for performing experience studies and monthly valuation.
• To prepare various experience studies for Group and Individual Business, including mortality study, morbidity study and lapse study.
• To maintain various system program used in experience studies.
• To prepare month end valuation and annual filing for Group and Guardian business.
• To provide support for Group and Pension business quotations.
• To assist in ad-hoc analysis and projects

Requirements:
• University graduate in Actuarial or related subjects;
• Possess ASA or close to ASA designation;
• at least 2-3 year experience in actuarial operation;
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel & Access;
• Strong programming skills;
• Strong knowledge in actuarial principles and technical/analytical skills;
• Good understanding in Group and Pension products is an advantage;
• Good problem solving and analytical skills;
• Good communication and report writing skill;
• With financial acumen and detailed-minded

Online Application available at www.jobs4actuary.com

For further information, email info@nasearchg.com and mention Position #19198, or contact any of our recruiters at (905)-477-2962.

Senior Actuarial Associate to Actuarial Manager (Life)

Admin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:02:40 GMT

Position: Senior Actuarial Associate to Actuarial Manager

Company: Insurance Organization

Location: Hong Kong

Job ID: 19197

RESPONSIBILITIES:

You will be part of the company’s valuation team and the major responsibilities will be:
- Risk Management: environmental risk, valuation risk, market risk
- Improve the process and infrastructure, review and improve the models and reports
- Communicate frequently and effectively within the regional office and the different local offices
- Participate and lead in other ad hoc actuarial projects

QUALIFICATIONS:
- Degree holder and Fellow of the Society of Actuaries, or equivalent qualification
- Around 7 years of relevant experience
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Strong finance, actuarial, risk management and control skills
- Comprehensive knowledge of reporting requirements and actuarial standards for life insurance industry, including CGAAP, USGAAP
- Excellent communication skills, English and Chinese
- More experience will be considered for Managerial role

Online Application available at www.jobs4actuary.com

For further information, email info@nasearchg.com and mention Position #19197, or contact any of our recruiters at (905)-477-2962.

Spezialist (m/w) für innovative Garantieprodukte (TwinStar) im Risikom (Life)

Admin — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:34:35 GMT

Position: Spezialist (m/w) fuer innovative Garantieprodukte (TwinStar) im Risikomanagement

Company: Insurance Organization

Location: Germany

Job ID: 19196

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Sie arbeiten in einem hochqualifizierten und engagierten Team als Spezialist (m/w) fuer innovative Garantieprodukte der TwinStar-Produktlinie.
- Mit einem hohen Maß an Eigenverantwortung sind Sie eingebunden in die konzeptionelle Weiterentwicklung des Unternehmensmodells fuer das Garantiemanagement.
- Sie koordinieren die Anforderungen der Fachbereiche und stellen den Produktivbetrieb der Garantiemanagement-Tools durch interne und externe Kommunikation sicher.
- Des weiteren unterstuetzen Sie die zentrale Risikomanagementfunktion fuer das Hedging der TwinStar-Produktlinie aktuarielle Sonderaufgaben und die Beteiligung an interessanten Projekten runden diese anspruchsvolle und vielfaeltige Querschnittstaetigkeit ab.

QUALIFICATIONS:

- Sie bringen gute Voraussetzungen fuer diese Aufgabe mit, wenn Sie ein Studium der (Wirtschafts-) Mathematik oder einer vergleichbaren Fachrichtung absolviert haben.
- Sie sollten gute finanzmathematische Kenntnisse (Kapitalmarktmodelle, Derivate, Hedging) mitbringen und idealerweise ueber einschlaegige Berufserfahrung verfuegen.
- Kenntnisse im Bereich Lebensversicherung (Produkte, Bewertungsverfahren und internationale Bilanzierung) sind von Vorteil.
- Sehr gute Excel-Kenntnisse setzen wir voraus, idealerweise haben Sie Erfahrung in C++ und/oder aktuariellen Projektionstools (z.B. Prophet oder Moses).
- Sehr gute analytische und konzeptionelle Faehigkeiten sowie gute englische Sprachkenntnisse runden Ihr Profil ab.
- Die Faehigkeit zum selbstaendigen Arbeiten in einem komplexen, internationalen Umfeld und ein hohes Maß an Eigeniniative setzen wir voraus.

Online Application available at www.jobs4actuary.com

For further information, email info@nasearchg.com and mention Position #19196, or contact any of our recruiters at (905)-477-2962.

Group Reinsurance Actuary (Non-Life)

Admin — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:12:32 GMT

Position: Group Reinsurance Actuary

Company: Insurance Organization

Location: Germany

Job ID: 19195

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- In this role you will actively contribute in achieving the goals of the global Reinsurance Analytics function within Group Reinsurance.
- You will collaborate with ‘Life Re’ within Group Reinsurance to manage Organization’s life business loss potential due to catastrophic incidents. This includes accumulation control of exposures, applying catastrophe and DFA models, evaluate risk mitigation through internal and/or external reinsurance and presenting the results to senior management.
- Within General Insurance you will be responsible for Group reinsurance analytical key performance indicators (KPIs) which value the external reinsurance purchases.
- You oversee the production, storage, reporting and steer future enhancements of the KPIs.
- You will lead and or participate in projects on various levels such as Group, Group Reinsurance or Group reinsurance Analytics and you can contribute in shaping the organization and bringing Group Reinsurance to the next level.
- We will count on you to collaborate in Group Reinsurance Analytics core activities such as optimizing reinsurance structures, data collection, pricing of internal and external of property & casualty reinsurance treaties and allocation of reinsurance costs to the Business Units.

QUALIFICATIONS:

- Qualified or nearly qualified actuary or equivalent with a strong academic background (university degree).
- You have two to five years of working experience in a non life actuarial role.
- Life actuarial experience is a plus.
- You have solid knowledge of the basics of insurance risk modeling and have experience in the practical application of probabilistic methods for insurance/reinsurance.
- You are proficient in Microsoft Excel and Access, knowledge of another database application is a plus.
- You are fluent in English and preferably German and/or another European language.
- Essential attributes are strategic thinking, analytical-, organizational-, networking- and presentation-skills.
- We expect an ambitious, results-driven, credible and committed expert with strong interpersonal, communication and relationship building skills and with accurate, persistent and efficient working methods.

Online Application available at www.jobs4actuary.com

For further information, email info@nasearchg.com and mention Position #19195, or contact any of our recruiters at (905)-477-2962.

Actuarial Technician I - Valuation (Life)

Admin — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:31:06 GMT

Position: Actuarial Technician I - Valuation

Company: Insurance Organization

Location: Iowa

Job ID: 18906

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- This is an entry-level position that is responsible for assisting the Actuarial department with most tasks.
- Based on specific business needs, this position will do some or all of the following:
- Significant data manipulation with some use of macros and other programs.
- Significant analysis on a few smaller projects.
- Has authority to sign off on a limited number of smaller projects.
- Works somewhat independently with some guidance.
- Performs valuation projects with a fair amount of direction.
- Verifies and reconciles financial reporting data and prepares periodic reports with supervision.
- Provides assistance with actuarial modeling.
- This position is not part of the Actuarial Student Program and does not require completion of an SOA exam.

QUALIFICATIONS:

- Bachelors degree in actuarial science, mathematics, or other relevant area. 0 - 4 years relevant work experience.
- Strong communication and mathematical skills.
- Strong Microsoft Excel and Word skills.
- Effective organizational skills.
- Ability to analyze and understand data.

Online Application available at www.jobs4actuary.com

For further information, email info@nasearchg.com and mention Position #18906, or contact any of our recruiters at (905)-477-2962.

Head of Risk Modeling & Quantification Team (Life)

Admin — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:28:47 GMT

Position: Head of Risk Modeling & Quantification Team

Company: Insurance Organization

Location: Germany

Job ID: 19194

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- In this role you will lead the risk modeling & quantification team in risk analytics.
- Together with your team you will improve the quantitative risk modeling capabilities of Group Risk Management, ensure consistent risk modeling across risk types and business units as well as maintain and further develop risk quantification tools on the risk modeling platform.
- You will develop and implement a consistent risk tolerance framework, follow regulatory developments and ensure that Organization is aware of their potential consequences for risk quantification.
- You will be responsible for the production of the SST report and market risk section in the annual report and lead appropriate technical discussions with internal and external key stakeholders.
- We will count on you to help drive business decisions in Organization by providing high quality quantitative risk information.

QUALIFICATIONS:

- To your university degree in physics, mathematics econometrics or equivalent you should add at least 5 years of experience in financial market risk management, solid technical understanding of risk models as well as familiarity with modern asset allocation principles and with recent regulatory developments in the insurance industry.
- Further essential skills are solid technical understanding of risk models, basics of insurance risk modeling, sophistication in analysing data and fluent written and spoken English.
- We expect a resilient, culturally sensitive, credible and committed expert with strong interpersonal, communication, analytical and leadership skills and with accurate, persistent and efficient working methods.
- If you prefer to work in an international, multi-cultural environment, then we look forward to your application.

Online Application available at www.jobs4actuary.com

For further information, email info@nasearchg.com and mention Position #19194, or contact any of our recruiters at (905)-477-2962.

Life Reinsurance Management Actuary (Life)

Admin — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:57:01 GMT

Position: Life Reinsurance Management Actuary

Company: Reinsurance Organization

Location: Germany

Job ID: 19193

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- In this role you will actively contribute to the implementation of our reinsurance policy for the whole Life segment of Germany and act as a point of contact in Group Reinsurance for internal and external partners.
- You will support Life Reinsurance Management in the appraisal of our ceded life reinsurance businesses and related needs of our Business Units as well as the affordable risk appetite for Organization in their global life businesses.
- Amongst others you will review pricing and reserving assumptions for the life businesses to be reinsured and will perform appropriate modelling work.
- You will liaise with business partners on life reinsurance terms and conditions.
- You regularly update our knowledge in pricing and reserving by accessing and analysing Organization internal performance data as well as public sources for life actuarial data.
- You will advise stakeholders on life reinsurance matters, securitizations and capital efficient transactions.
- We will count on you to perform business-negotiations with Life Business Units and to lead such negotiations also with external markets.
- This role requires occasional travelling.

QUALIFICATIONS:

- In addition to your qualification as Life Actuary including membership in an Actuarial Society you have working experience in life insurance product development, in life reinsurance management as well as pricing and valuation.
- Further you should have working knowledge of standard reinsurance-contract terms and conditions, a solid understanding of modern stochastic valuation techniques, knowledge of international life (re)insurance markets and products.
- You are fluent in English and preferably German and/or another European language.
- Essential attributes are strategic thinking, analytical-, negotiation-, networking- and presentation-skills and the willingness to extend your knowledge continuously by attending appropriate trainings or by just accepting new challenges in the day job.
- We expect an ambitious, results-driven, credible and committed expert with strong interpersonal, communication and relationship building skills and with accurate, persistent and efficient working methods.

Online Application available at www.jobs4actuary.com

For further information, email info@nasearchg.com and mention Position #19193, or contact any of our recruiters at (905)-477-2962.