Employer: QBE Management Services (UK) Limited Salary: Date Added: 20/11/2023
Primary Details
Time Type: Full time Worker Type: Employee
The opportunity
We are looking for an individual to lead the QBE Re Pricing team in London. QBE Re is a global reinsurer writing a diversified portfolio of property, casualty, speciality and life business. Working closely with the underwriters, you will be working on case pricing, developing pricing tools and producing actuarial studies to ensure appropriate business decisions are made using the best possible tools and information available. You will be joining the global coordination of QBE Re Technical team leading global projects to align pricing work to QBE Re strategic priority.
Your new role
People management: lead a team of 3 highly qualified pricing analysts and actuaries
International: join the global technical coordination group to drive global analytics projects
Strategy: Develop a pricing strategy working with the Portfolio Manager to deliver profitable business growth.
Case pricing & reviews: perform actuarial – and peer review – pricing/risk assessment of complex reinsurance treaties of high materiality for all lines of business
Pricing tools: develop and maintain pricing tools and rates and ensure rating methods adopted by the business are robust and valid
Portfolio analyses: perform portfolio/market analyses to provide insights for the underwriting teams and other stakeholders
Understand and keep up to date with your pricing skills and market knowledge with the support from QBE on your career development
Build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders to improve customer focus, in particular with:
Underwriting teams
Reserving, Capital Modelling, Cat Modelling, Data Science
About you
Experienced Pricing Actuarial background, with proven track record in pricing management in a high volume business
Effective communication skills and ability to persuade and influence others
Effective people management skills
Knowledge of reinsurance and London Market
Ability to drive change and lead transformation projects
Strong analytical skills and ability to interpret numerical data
Strong skills in Excel and preferably other analytical tools, e.g. Python, SAS, Visual Basic, to develop sophisticated models to support our pricing needs
Knowledge of industry best practice in actuarial analysis, modelling and underwriting (preferred)
Ability to work independently and to organise your own work to meet deadlines
Desire to learn and develop new skills and knowledge
Why QBE? At My Best
At QBE, we want our people to feel rewarded and inspired to perform at their best, that’s why we have created “At My Best”.It’s our connection, our way of showing we have your back. We understand that one size doesn’t fit all and that priorities can change depending on your life stage. That is why our blend of wellbeing initiatives and benefits offer flexibility to suit what matters most to you. It’s in the culture of our business, our QBE DNA, to support our people. Everything we do is underpinned by our QBE DNA – because we know it’s not just what we do that matters, it’s how we do it that makes the difference. In addition to this, we also offer flexible parental leave for both parents and have several employee network groups that support and empower our diverse workforce.
At QBE, we view our people as our most precious asset. We understand the importance of fostering a work environment that is responsive to the changing needs of today’s workforce. QBE aims to build a workplace that is fair and inclusive because we want to attract and retain the best people to do the job, we have adopted flexible working across the company and welcome this conversation (https://careers/flex-qbe/).
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Some of the award’s QBE are proud to have won, been a finalist for, and shortlisted for include;
5-star Diversity, Equity and inclusion (DEI) awards, 2023 Winner – Insurance Business Canada
Employer of the Year 2022Winner – Insurance Insider
British Claims Awards 2022 Winner – InsurTech Award
Insurance Times Claims Excellence Awards 2022 Winner – Claims Product Solution of the Year
Working Families Best Practice Awards 2021 Finalist for:Best COVID-19 Response?
Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2022 Shortlisted for: Best Customer Care, Diversity & Inclusion Initiative of the Year 2022, Specialist Insurer of the Year (for Construction), General Insurer of the Year
We are proud to have partnerships with organisations such as Stonewall and Working Families, and our commitment to the Women in Finance Charter, the UN Women’s Empowerment Principles and Race at Work charter helps keep us accountable and transparent
Inclusion of Diversity
We are striving to create a workplace culture where all our people feel included, and we are committed to building a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we operate in.
We know that diversity of thought, background and experience enables better decision making, improves the quality of our delivery and helps us to meet the needs of our customers.
