Life Reinsurance Pricing Actuary (all gender), Full-Time or Part-Time
Key information
- Publication date:07 May 2025
- Workload:50 – 100%
- Contract type:Permanent position
- Language:English (Fluent)
- Place of work:Zürich
50% - 100%
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? In this technical and client-facing role, you will lead actuarial pricing exercises while engaging directly with clients and brokers. We seek a candidate who combines market expertise, technical proficiency, and innovative thinking with a deep understanding of client needs and challenges. This position requires occasional travel and a balance of analytical skills and interpersonal communication.
Your responsibility
- Develop, maintain, and enhance pricing methodologies and tools for Life reinsurance pricing
- Establish pricing bases for target markets and product lines
- Conduct detailed pricing of proportional and non-proportional reinsurance solutions, including experience analyses, assumption development and cash flows modeling
- Support the life underwriting function in responding to client and broker requests for proposals
- Review performance of the in-force portfolio against pricing expectations and recommend corrective actions as required
Your qualification
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in a numerate subject such as actuarial science, data science, mathematics
- Experience in life reinsurance pricing is a strong plus, but we welcome applications from candidates with varying levels of experience.
- Proficiency in R or Python
- Strong analytical skills, with hands-on experience in data analytics being an advantage
- Familiarity with modern AI tools and techniques is highly desirable.
- Fluency in English (any other language is an advantage)
- A curious personality enjoying collaboration with other team members
- Proactive, solution-oriented mindset with a high level of self-initiative
Working at Helvetia
Team Helvetia is there together when it matters. We are people who can be relied on. Who support one another and stand up for each other. Who encourage and challenge each other. Who are inspired and who inspire others. That's how we shape the future together. &Go!
Contact
Alice-Alexandra Kall
Recruiting Partner
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Andreas Thierer Head of Life Pricing / Active Reinsurance