At Zurich we believe in creating a brighter future for our customers, partners, our people and the planet by providing products and services which have a positive impact on peoples lives. We want to be one of the most responsible businesses in the world.
In the UK, Zurich provide a suite of general insurance products covering business, casualty, motor, property and travel insurance, life insurance and pensions products to individuals and corporate customers. We employ over 4,500 people in the UK and are based across a number of locations with our head office being in Swindon.
AMS is a global workforce solutions partner committed to creating inclusive, dynamic, and future-ready workplaces. We help organisations adapt, grow, and thrive in an ever-evolving world by building, shaping, and optimising diverse talent strategies.
We partner with Zurich to support their contingent recruitment processes. Acting as an extension of their recruitment teams, we connect them with skilled interim and temporary professionals, fostering workplaces where everyone can contribute and succeed.
On behalf of Zurich, AMS are looking for a Reserving Actuary for an initial 4- month contract based in London. It is a hybrid model.
Purpose of the role:
Lead the Personal Lines sub-team within the UK Retail Actuarial Reserving team, overseeing quarterly reserving outputs and communicating insights to senior stakeholders. Collaborate with the Head of Retail Reserving, provide trend analysis to support Pricing Portfolio Management, and contribute to process improvement, planning, and group reporting.
What you'll do:
* Providing support to the Head of Retail Reserving with reporting and communication of the results.
* Detailed and timely analysis and communication of emerging trends.
* Providing support to the business functions, including Portfolio Management, Pricing and Claims.
* Driving discussions and production of the business plan with a focus on loss ratios.
* Providing guidance and support for team members.
* Supporting and advising Finance, Portfolio Management, and other functions on reserving and strategic business decisions.
The skills you'll need:
* Qualified actuary, with strong experience in P&C Actuarial.
* SQL and/or other coding experience would be desirable, as well as familiarity with ResQ and PowerBI
* Experience in IFRS17 is desirable.
* A high level of numeracy skills and an analytical approach to work is essential.
* Excellent team-working, communication and interpersonal skills are also required.
* A serious and professional attitude towards compliance of regulatory submissions with an eye for attention to detail in order to support accuracy.
* Enthusiastic and positive can-do attitude.
* Ability to manage competing priorities and driven to deliver to set deadlines.
* Adaptability and Flexibility.
Next steps
This client will only accept workers operating via an Umbrella or PAYE engagement model.
If you are interested in applying for this position and meet the criteria outlined above, please click the link to apply and we will contact you with an update in due course.
At Zurich, we are proud of our culture. We are passionate about Diversity and Inclusion. We want you to bring your whole self to work we have a diverse mix of customers and we want our employee base to reflect that. Our diversity and inclusion initiatives are creating an environment where everyone feels welcome regardless of protected characteristics.
With the above in mind, we accept applications from everyone regardless of your background, beliefs or culture however we especially welcome applications from women, people from ethnic minorities, people with a disability and people who are LGBT+ as these groups are currently under-represented in our organisation.
AMS, a Recruitment Process Outsourcing Company, may in the delivery of some of its services be deemed to operate as an Employment Agency or an Employment Business.
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