About the Role: The contract would be rolling for another cycle (total 18-24 months) depending on candidate performance and company need. This role can also be based in Hong Kong/Korea for experienced candidate with more than 3 years working experience (relocation/visa support can be provided if needed).
The key activities of the valuation team that you will be primarily responsible include:
1) Quarterly reserving and reporting processes mainly for Korea business:
- Ensuring the reporting process for L&H business is adequately reflective of the changing business needs
- Ensuring in-force data quality and proper determination of policy liabilities for IFRS, Korea Statutory, Singapore Statutory, and Swiss Statutory
- Monitor, project and communicate performance of Korea and assigned L&H business portfolios
2) Modelling Support mainly for Korea business:
- To assist in setting up and refining data, model points and assumptions for onboarding of business to RAFM models
- Ensuring that the business is onboarded appropriately from RAFM to Swiss Re L&H reporting systems including validating impacts on IFRS and various Statutory basis.
3) Engage with other internal teams and with external clients and regulators to ensure effective management of L&H in-force portfolios:
- Act as the liaison point on Korea L&H business for other functions in Swiss Re, with special focus on actuarial feedback loop from valuation to pricing
- Assist other teams, e.g. Portfolio Management, Technical Accounting& Financial Controlling
About the Team: Reporting to Head L&H Valuation HK, TW & Korea, you will be primarily responsible for the activities of the valuation in Korea market. The valuation team is part of the Risk Management L&H Re in Swiss Re, responsible for managing the actuarial valuation, reporting and analysis for all reinsurance business written in Asia.
The valuation team in Asia supports Swiss Re's L&H business in Asia excluding Australia/New Zealand/China by providing financial information and advice on past and expected future profitability and experience. This team works closely with other departments in Asia's L&H Community, including Pricing, Portfolio Management, and Client Markets teams. Furthermore, the team has interdependent relationships with other units within the Risk Management L&H Re.
The successful candidate will need to proactively liaise with cross functional teams and is required to foster a strong team culture to drive delivery of the overall in-force management mandate.
About You: - 1. Strong knowledge and working experience in L&H business, plus the ability to communicate business needs with internal clients and external regulators is key to success in this role.
- 2. 0~6 years L&H valuation or pricing experience in reinsurance, primary insurance or insurance consultancy.
- 3. Good progress in Actuarial Professional examinations.
- 4. Ability to balance rigorous technical requirements and business mind-set to be solutions oriented, Strong technical knowledge and the ability to analysis large amounts of data.
- 5. Good understanding of IFRS 17. Local statutory knowledge would be considered as an advantage.
- 6. Proficient in Korean and coversational in English
- 7. Good knowledge and proficiency of actuarial modelling systems; RAFM experience is desirable, but not essential.
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