Life Actuary needed at AON

What the day will look like
Business developmen

• Establishing Aon’s brand in the life reinsurance brokerage space.
• Building relationships with life clients.
• Performing research into products and services development.
• Developing creative market-relevant reinsurance solutions to emerging client problems.
• Clarify client requirements and translate actuarial concepts into client-friendly terminology, meeting all reporting requirements.
• Providing actuarial analytical work to support solution development. May also be involved in product development.
• Client relationship management throughout the reinsurance brokerage process.
• Delivering on Aon’s promise of outstanding customer service.

General duties

• Providing quality advice and actuarial services to clients, consistently meeting approved quality standards.
• Responsible for setting budgets, meeting profit targets and managing business risk.
• Responsible for the management, development and growth of the actuarial division.
• Communicating effectively with all partners, including the EMEA reporting lines and local Executive Committee.

Skills and experience that will lead to success
Qualifications

• Degree in Actuarial Science, Statistics, Financial Mathematics or similar
• Fully qualified fellow member of the Actuarial Society of South Africa or equivalent Actuarial body (consideration will also be given to outstanding Associate member applicants)

Skills and Attributes

• Problem solving with a positive client solution attitude
• Excellent numerical and analytical skills
• Attention to detail
• Self-motivated and the ability to work with minimum supervision
• The ability to work under pressure
• Strong client delivery work ethic
• Excellent client management and communication skills are a necessity
• Ability to work with a team to deliver large transactions

Experience

• Experience within the life reinsurance industry is desirable, covering one or more of mortality, morbidity, longevity or capital solutions
• Experience with statutory, regulatory and economic capital
• Consulting skills and experience
• Understanding of reinsurance treaties and reinsurance operational processes advantageous
• Management experience advantageous