Portfolio Monitoring & Insights Actuary

About the team

The Portfolio Monitoring & Insights EMEA (PM&I EMEA) team works in close collaboration with various functions in Life & Health (L&H) and in partnership with Market Units in Continental Europe, UK & Ireland, and Middle East & Africa. Our purpose is to generate insights and connect our business to proactively steer the business in delivering sustainable profits.

We achieve this by strengthening feedback loops across L&H and by delivering portfolio monitoring capabilities. We are an engaged and agile group of individuals with a distinct financial foresight and a flair for creativity and problem solving.

About the Role

This role provides an excellent opportunity to collaborate with various teams regionally and globally across the entire L&H business. In your role you will:

• Be the key partner for portfolio monitoring priorities in specific Continental European markets to identify and monitor key portfolio risks.
• Carry out proactive monitoring of the L&H portfolio and execute management actions including in-force rate reviews and material recaptures.
• Perform deep dive investigations to understand the drivers of performance and lead execution of relevant actions.
• Structure and lead strategic projects with partners across L&H Re.
• Use data analytics and visualisations to communicate portfolio performance, highlighting areas of concern and insights that steer business decisions.
• Analyse and interpret financial results under various valuation methods used within Swiss Re.
• Support the Chief Underwriting Officer review of Business unit Reserving Committee materials.
• Be a driving force behind initiatives to further embed and optimise how we monitor the in-force portfolio as well as identify and execute management actions under IFRS.
• Provide training and coaching in support of personal growth opportunities within the team and delivery of PSM objectives.

About You

• Qualified Actuary with an inquisitive, pragmatic and commercial mindset.
• A minimum of 6 years working experience in the insurance/(re)insurance market.
• Excellent understanding of various valuation methods including IFRS17.
• Strong financial acumen, ability to interpret financial results and formulate tangible actions.
• Experience in successfully leading projects of key strategic importance.
• Analytical mindset with a passion for leveraging data and technology to steer business decisions.
• An independent and creative thinker with proven negotiation skills and an ability to constructively challenge.
• Ability to think strategically combined with hands-on approach to get things done and deliver value.
• Excellent at networking, ability to engage and build positive relationships with various internal and external partners.
• Fluency in an additional European language is a plus.

We are looking forward to your application!

About Swiss Re

Swiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance, and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime.

Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally.