Head of Reinsurance

4 days ago

Sandton, South Africa Guardrisk Full time

**Introduction**
- Implementing strategic initiatives, making strategic recommendations, managing treaty placements and ensuring governance and compliance.

**Disclaimer**
- As an applicant, please verify the legitimacy of this job advert on our company career page.

**Role Purpose**
- Implementing strategic initiatives, making strategic recommendations, managing treaty placements and ensuring governance and compliance.

**Requirements**:

- Degree in Actuarial Science, Finance or related field.
- Qualified Actuary, CA, or equivalent qualification will be advantageous.
- Extensive knowledge of reinsurance arrangements (treaty and facultative) and structures (quota share, surplus, excess of loss etc).
- At least 7 years relevant working experience in the life insurance/reinsurance industry.

**Duties & Responsibilities**
- Lead negotiations for reinsurance treaties and risk sharing arrangements, including structuring, pricing and terms.
- Act as senior contributor to the execution of company reinsurance strategy in alignment with business objectives and risks appetite.
- Advice executive management on reinsurance structures, market conditions, and risk transfer options.
- Perform experience and other investigations on the reinsurance and risk sharing portfolios and making sound risk and profitability management recommendations.
- Understand clients’ needs and their priorities and ensuring that their needs are met.
- Build and maintain strong relationship with reinsurers and clients.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders (actuarial, underwriting and claims, finance, legal, compliance, risk) and reinsurers to ensure effective communication and execution of reinsurance arrangements.
- Enforce policies, procedures and controls relating to reinsurance activities.
- Manage the performance and development of direct reports.
- Cover operations in South Africa and Mauritius.

**Competencies**
- Excellent negotiation and relationship management skills.
- Strong analytical, financial, and actuarial modelling skills.
- Strategic thinker with the ability to balance risk, growth and cost.
- Team management and stakeholder engagement abilities.
- High integrity and decision-making skills.

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