DB Reinsurance Actuary
Date Posted: 20/02/2025
Location: London
Job Type: Full time
Apply NowWho are Just?
We’re a FTSE 250 Financial Services company who specialise in retirement solutions and right now, our world is moving pretty quickly. With the defined benefit buy in / buy out space growing each year, Just continues to annually grow its business by over £4bn of assets.
We are a purpose driven company with compelling and credible goals. Quite simply, we help people achieve a better later life. We achieve this by providing competitive and innovative products, services, financial advice and guidance to help our customers achieve security, certainty and provide them with peace of mind in retirement.
That’s who we are. We’re a company on a mission: to become a beacon for the entire retirement industry. Because we believe everyone deserves a fair, secure, and fulfilling retirement.
Purpose
In this role you you will help to develop Just’s reinsurance capabilities for the Defined Benefits (DB) business. Working across the DB team to analyse reinsurance pricing and implement reinsurance terms from multiple counterparties into the DB Pricing framework and to optimise use of reinsurance from an operational and commercial perspective.
Skills and Knowledge
- Problem analysis and resolution skills.
- Ability to work without close supervision
- Capable of working collaboratively, effectively and understand resource
- Strong IT skills including Excel and programming languages, and a keen attitude to learn where these skills don’t exist
- implications/Excellent verbal, written communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Open minded and willing to engage in challenge
- High degree of understanding of the products and services provided by the Group, the markets, and the regulatory / legal framework that the Group operates within
- Knowledge of the DB de-risking market, pricing of DB liabilities and associated metrics, Annuity products and pricing systems, Solvency II capital requirements and Reinsurance arrangements
Experience
- Experience gained in the Life Insurance industry, including reinsurance experience.
- Experience in the bulk annuity market.
- Defined benefit experience is desirable.
- Coding experience is desirable, for example Julia, Python and/or VBA.
Company Benefits
- A Competitive Salary, Pension Scheme and Life Assurance
- Along with 25 Days Annual Leave plus an Additional Day on us for your Birthday
- Private Medical Cover and Income Protection, just in case
- A generous and highly achievable bonus scheme – paid annually based on individual and company performance against targets
- Opportunity to progress within your career both in-role and within the company
- FREE access to the Headspace App, a 24/7 Employee Assistance Helpline and Trained Physical & Mental Health First Aiders (On-Site)
- A variety of Employee Funded Benefits available to you via our Online Benefits Portal
- Plus, several additional purchase options available for you and your loved ones