Job Description

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. We cover both Property & Casualty and Life & Health. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 14,000 employees across the world.

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 regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work.



Function title:

Corporate Actuarial Analyst



Corporate band title:

F1



Corporate title

Corporate Actuarial Analyst



Working degree:

100%



No. of direct reports

NA



Line Manager (Name & function title):

Navneet Sharma – Team Lead, MCoE



Deputy of function: (Name & function title)



Job holder deputizes for (Name and function title):



Function

Global L&H Actuarial Systems and Process, AXIS Modelling Centre of Excellence



Organizational Unit:

Life & Health Business Management



Location:

Bangalore


The Opportunity (Description of the opportunity working for Swiss Re in Bangalore)


Reporting to the Team Lead, MCoE Lead BLR, this is an exciting opportunity for a skilled actuarial student to join the Life & Health Business Management division, which is responsible for the inforce management of Swiss Re's global L&H Reinsurance business.


About the Role: Position summary & Main tasks/activities (short and precise definition of the role and most important activities listed)

• Support the development and maintenance of Life & Health AXIS models used for financial reporting and portfolio management in US and Canada
• Provide support to AXIS MCoE team leads to help resolve model issues through debugging, unit testing and knowledge sharing as required
• Ability to handle stakeholder requests and deliver solutions independently
• Produce high quality models and associated documentation for the user community. Ensure model development and testing activities are in accordance with agreed model governance framework and testing procedures
• Enhance and extend various existing model building tools and model validation tools as needed
• Support the development of IT systems to enable the rapid transition to the target landscape, and help drive operational excellence
• Drive continuous process improvements to maximize productivity and work product quality

About the Team (Description of the team and context into which the role sits in)


We reside within the L&H Business Management division, which manages our reinsurance business. With a team size of approximately 20 colleagues spanning multiple geographic locations, you will have the opportunity to influence a wide variety of team goals and add to team spirit.


About you: (education, linguistic ability, professional experience, leadership qualities, and soft skills)

• A highly motivated and internally driven individual with good progress toward fellowship with at-least 0 - 2 years of experience
• Proficiency in AXIS and SQL is desirable
• Excellent understanding of fundamental actuarial concepts
• Ability to work independently, accurately and deliver to deadlines
• Excellent communication and social skills to build and maintain positive relationships, internally within the team and externally with key partners
• Reliability – integrity, judgement, energy/will, ownership, analytical power
• Excellent organisational and analytical skills with attention to detail; able to quickly absorb details on business structure, product features and model requirements
• Shows initiative in identifying issues and supporting other team members, peers and senior stakeholders
• Growth mentality with a dedication to maintain a team spirit based on openness and respect
• Desire to learn from highly skilled industry professionals across multiple fields to grow your professional development