Reinsurance Actuary

3 weeks ago

Bellville, South Africa Sanlam Full time

Who are we?
Sanlam Life and Savings (SLS) is focused on serving our retail and corporate clients in South Africa and further developing our strategic advantages in the South African market. Sanlam Life and Savings consists of three clusters - Sanlam Corporate, Sanlam Retail Mass and Sanlam Retail Affluent. The Sanlam Life and Savings Office provides strategic direction, coordination and support to the three clusters, as well as performing governance oversight that includes assurance provided by second line of defense functions in SLS, to enable us to meet our business objectives. Role Description

Do you want to be exposed to dynamic and challenging work? Do you enjoy collaborating? Do you like helping people?

In this role you will focus on the management and expansion of Sanlam’s Inward Reinsurance, including:
Reinsurance pricing and modelling
Reinsurance contract management
Reinsurance operational support

You will have regular exposure to Exco and the CEOs of the various businesses. Business Description

Sanlam Life and Savings (SLS) offers retail and corporate life insurance and investment products in South Africa across the spectrum - from entry level market to high-net-worth individuals and all size corporates. The cluster provides clients with a comprehensive range of appropriate and competitive financial solutions, designed to facilitate long-term wealth creation and protection. SLS believes in creating and cultivating a positive, energised working environment that gives you every opportunity to achieve success. We are committed to transformation and embracing diversity.

**SLS**: Actuarial Product Management forms part of the SLS: Actuarial department and provides pricing services and technical support for businesses in SLS to ensure profitability and the fair treatment of customers. The Reinsurance Consultant (Actuarial) will need to collaborate with the Head of Reinsurance, Head of Actuarial Pricing and Head of Balance sheet management to develop and implement reinsurance pricing strategies for financial reinsurance, risk reinsurance and any reinsurance required for balance sheet management purposes as well as manage the operational and contractual requirements of these treaties.

It is important that you value Integrity, Care, Innovation and Collaboration in your work. What will you do?

**Output/Core Tasks**:
Identifying inward reinsurance opportunities and building business cases to improve value generation in SLS
Providing actuarial support to the reinsurance operations and pricing teams
Develop and maintain pricing models for inwards reinsurance products and services
Liaise with the Actuarial Modelling teams to provide specifications and criteria for Pricing Models
Liaise with the Actuarial Valuations and Reporting teams to ensure reasonableness of the reporting of reinsurance valuations
Engage with the Actuarial Experience Management teams to adjust the pricing assumptions
Providing actuarial guidance and support to the ceding company where required
Analyzing reinsurance pricing data and making recommendations to improve profitability and mitigate risk
Manage reinsurance contracts to be up to date and outsourcing contracts
Provide operational support for planning and implementing new reinsurance transactions
Manage monthly operational interactions with all parties involved
Liaise with the Finance, Underwriting and Chief Medical Office, Balance Sheet Management teams in setting of actuarial pricing and determining authorization limits
Build and maintain operational relationship with ceding companies, external partners and reinsurers
Liaising with retrocessionaire partners to ensure effective pricing of retrocession contracts
Preparing and presenting pricing proposals and reports to senior management and clients What will make you successful in this role?

**Qualifications**:
An Actuarial Fellowship qualification

**Experience and skills**:
Minimum 1 year post qualification experience
Strong interpersonal skills

**The following would be advantageous**:
Knowledge and experience with reinsurance including FinRe
Knowledge of risk cover products
Solid actuarial modelling experience
Valuations experience and/or product development experience

**Personal attributes and Competencies**:
Good communication skills
Advanced computer skills
Innovative mindset and desire to drive positive change
Strong technical and operational ability with a track record of delivering results
Driven by the desire to add value in all aspects of work
Effective communicator of complex technical information to diverse stakeholders, both verbal and written
Curiosity and passion for continuous learning and development
Ability to combine conceptual thinking with pragmatic solutions
Exceptional decision-making abilities
Skilled in building and maintaining stakeholder relationships

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