Senior Reserving Actuary

We are delighted to be working on a Senior Reserving Actuary position with a leading global reinsurer. This role sits within the Worldwide Non-Life Reserving team, supporting the Head of Non-Life Reserving – Specialty, with a focus on reserving for the global Specialty Reinsurance portfolio. This role offers significant exposure to underwriting, claims and senior stakeholders, contributing directly to reserving decisions and business insight.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to and lead deep dive reserve reviews across Specialty portfolios including Aviation, Financial Lines, Property, Engineering, Marine and Energy.
• Work with underwriting, pricing and claims teams to determine ACE reserves and support Management Best Estimate (MBE) reserves.
• Ensure a consistent flow of reserving insights to Underwriting, Pricing, Claims, Reinsurance Accounting and Finance.
• Maintain a strong feedback loop with Underwriting and Pricing to support forward-looking decisions.
• Support internal and external reporting and contribute to the interpretation and discussion of reserving results.

Requirements

• Minimum 3+ years post-qualification experience in non-life re/insurance.
• Strong track record and experience in non-life reserving.
• Experience working closely with underwriting teams.
• Experience in Specialty Reinsurance/Insurance preferred.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain actuarial concepts clearly.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Programming/data skills advantageous (VBA, R, Python, Power BI).
• Strong business judgement and ability to solve complex problems pragmatically.
• Highly motivated, adaptable and team-oriented.
• Innovative thinker able to anticipate and respond to change.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• High integrity, self-awareness and accountability.
• Fellow or Associate of a recognised actuarial body.

Interested?

If you'd like to discuss this opportunity in confidence, please contact Kate Henebry

📧 [email protected] 📞 085 127 9934