Head Actuarial Services (all gender) Active Reinsurance, Full-Time or Part-Time

St. Gallen / Zurich – Management – 80% - 100%

40% FlexOffice /

Your department

Anyone taking out insurance wants to feel secure. You can assist our customers here – through risk transfer and capital optimization in numerous risk classes. Based on our Swiss values, our vision is to be a strong reinsurance partner throughout the world, both in life and in non-life insurance. Are you on board – and ready to be part of our dynamic, sustainable growth?

Your responsibility

You are responsible for all actuarial topics (i.e. pricing, reserving and Nat Cat Modelling) related to the global treaty reinsurance portfolio of Helvetia's Active Reinsurance Market Unit; this includes Life & Non-Life (e.g. Property, Casualty and Specialty Lines) lines of business.
You are a member of Active Reinsurance's Management Team and therefore jointly responsible with the rest of the management team for the success of the Market Unit.
You interact with internal and external stakeholders, such as Group Actuarial, Group Finance, Group Risk Management, external auditors, and others.
You oversee the development and implementation of suitable pricing and reserving approaches and methodologies for the various insurance / reinsurance products and structures.
You are responsible for all Risk Management related topics within Active Reinsurance.
You lead and develop the actuarial team within Active Reinsurance to ensure that Helvetia has the actuarial talent and capabilities it requires.
Location: St. Gallen or Zurich Stettbach and Flex-Office.

Your qualification

Qualified actuary with a university degree in mathematics, physics, or related field.
Solid and proven understanding of reinsurance markets, its products, and economics, as well as the requirements and implications of IFRS 17.
Proven track record of progressive actuarial experience within the insurance / reinsurance industry.
You lead through visions and goals and communicate them convincingly to your team.
You are able to develop stable partnerships at all levels with a clear focus on achieving the common goals.
You demonstrate initiative and drive to further develop the business.
Proficient in English, business-level German preferred, and any other language is an asset.

Your contact

Alice-Alexandra KallRecruiting Partner

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What we offer

Flex Office enables people to work independently of time and place
Staff restaurants at our main locations
Attractive staff discounts and stock programmes
Above-average retirement provision benefits
Buy yourself extra vacation days

Flex Office enables people to work independently of time and place

Staff restaurants at our main locations

Attractive staff discounts and stock programmes

Above-average retirement provision benefits

Buy yourself extra vacation days

Your contact

Alice-Alexandra KallRecruiting Partner

For this position we cannot consider applications through recruitment agencies.

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