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Job Summary: The purpose of the role is to ensure the financial success of Life Solutions through development and implementation of compelling reinsurance solutions for the company's clients that achieve appropriate returns relative to the risk profiles assumed by Hannover Re affiliates. Involves close cooperation with a variety of disciplines that interface with new business generation, including Accounting, Finance and Reporting, Local and Group Risk Management, Global Investment Management, and internal and external legal counsel.  Role is primarily focused on the modelling of various reinsurance and structured transactions, pricing according to local and group underwriting guidelines and regulatory requirements, oversight of direct and retrocession agreements and transaction documentation, and coordinating the implementation these transactions.

Essential Functions: 
(40%) Structuring and Pricing: 
Structures and prices transactions, including reviewing and analyzing historical experience on the underlying business, developing appropriate pricing assumptions and actuarial models, projecting cash flows and financial results, developing a transaction structure, and effectively presenting and communicating results to key internal stakeholders as well as clients. 
Documents pricing work in a form that facilitates peer review, internal approvals, and communication of the details of the transaction throughout the company and group. Achieves an attractive risk/return profile for the company on new transactions while complying with all applicable underwriting guidelines and regulatory requirements.

(20%) Deal Management:
Collaborates with clients to ensure that all data and documentation required throughout the pricing process is obtained, and that the developing transaction continues to meet the clients' needs from a business perspective. 

Communicates with clients to keep them informed of any issues that arise during the structuring and pricing process that may impact the clients' desired execution timelines or that may necessitate changes to the originally contemplated transaction structure or pricing.

(15%) Treaty Construction:
Collaborates with internal and external counsel and with clients to produce reinsurance treaties and contract documentation that accurately describe the transaction structure and pricing and the obligations of the counterparties. Ensures that contractual obligations undertaken by the company are consistent with the pricing, structuring, and model work undertaken for the transaction.

(15%) Implementation:
Liaises with different functional units within the company to ensure the efficient implementation and management of new transactions.  Works with the company's internal retrocession partners to obtain retrocession coverage where necessary, and other forms of credit support.  Ensures that the transaction optimizes the regulatory, capital and tax position of the company and group.

(10%) Research & Development:
Research regulatory developments, differences between various accounting standards, developments in tax law changes, product development and filings, client developments and other aspects necessary to ensure the relevance and value of life reinsurance solutions.

Competencies: 
  Technical Modelling Capabilities
  Decision Quality
  Project Management
  Communicates Effectively 

Essential knowledge, skills, and abilities: 
Education/Experience:
  Undergraduate degree in Mathematics, Statistics or Actuarial Science or similar.
  Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (or ASA with equivalent experience)
  Minimum six years' experience pricing various kinds of insurance and annuities.
  Ability to read, analyze, manipulate, and interpret complex, technical documents and data.  Ability to respond effectively to the inquiries from employees and management
  Ability to analyze large amounts of information in an organized manner, identify issues or inconsistencies, fill in any information gaps and draw accurate sound conclusions.  
  Ability to quickly conceptualize the most efficient design for complicated transactions
  Significant experience in valuation and pricing of life insurance products
  Experience with and working knowledge of reinsurance for life insurance products

Computer Skills:
  Microsoft PC software: Excel, Word, Access, Outlook, Teams, Co-Pilot 

Language Ability:  
  Must possess excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills

Desired knowledge, skills, and abilities:
  Working knowledge of U.S. statutory, tax and GAAP/IFRS accounting for life products.
  Working knowledge of multi-jurisdictional tax and capital requirements.  
  Experience managing and coordinating projects, resources, and people Strong organizational skills, and ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines
  Actuarial modelling experience (e.g., MoSes/Risk Agility, MG-ALFA, TAS, AXIS, PTS, etc.) 

Travel: 10%  Time expected to be spent traveling to visit clients, attend conferences/seminars 

Company Standards:
  Adhere to Hannover Re policies, procedures and rules of conduct
  Perform all duties with the goal of supporting our mission statement and maximizing shareholder value
  Develop and maintain professional and productive working relationships with co-workers, customers, and/or vendors

Work Environment: This job is a full-time position that operates in either a home office or local office environment. It requires the ability to utilize standard office equipment, including but not limited to, computers, phones, and communication tools as needed.  
 

Compensation (Inclusive of Base + Bonus)
  $166,900 - $225,800