Senior Actuary

  • Guy Carpenter
  • Dec 04, 2021
Full time Banking

Job Description

What can you expect? The UK Strategic Advisory team is looking for an ambitious, open-minded and driven individual with strong expertise in risk and capital modelling and exceptional technical skills to support our highly experienced and diversified team across the UK and EMEA.We are a leading edge provider of innovative risk management solutions for the (re)insurance market. You will work with our brokers and advisory and analytics teams to develop and expand our offerings by proposing solutions and services that respond to our clients' needs in respect of major regulatory reforms such as Solvency II or in respect of modern capital management solutions.You will be exposed to strategic and leading-edge actuarial and risk management projects that will help you develop an impressive range of broad commercial, advisory and technical skills that will enhance your career.We are specifically looking for experts in risk and economic capital with quantitative, modelling and programming skills, who have either been working in a company or as a consultant advising companies. We have ambitious growth plans over the next few years and the individual will play a major part in achieving thisWork with Guy Carpenter broking, analytics and Global Strategic Advisory and with other MMC operating companies to maintain and develop existing client relationships and develop new business, both brokerage and advisory based, the latter focused on supporting our developments in ERM Advisory and Risk Intelligence including contributing to the development of new products and services.What will you be rewarded with? Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits programs including: health and welfare, tuition assistance, pension, employee assistance program, career mobility, employee network groups, volunteer opportunities, and other programs.27 days' holiday with the option to buy up to 5 days per year.Working in a modern open plan office in heart of the City of London.We will rely on you to: Manage client relationships, creates and develops client solutions, resolves complex or sensitive questions and challenges.Develop a deep knowledge of the key risks and products associated with the clients' portfolios.Ensure that the analytical and advisory team delivers timely, sound high quality work in support of each client engagement.Support the reinsurance transaction process through analytics in respect of pricing, reserving and capital.Supports and/or leads advisory work in respect of risk, growth and capital through reinsurance pricing and analysis, reserving and capital workUpdates brokers, re-insurers, and clients on the latest industry developments to drive businessPerforms actuarial reviews including peer reviews of work undertaken by othersAbility to contribute to talent recruitment and developmentServes as a role model as regards to GC Professional Standards and best practice.Participates in the crafting of departmental strategies for growing our people, capabilities, services and technology.What you need to have: Bachelor's degree in Actuarial Science, Economics, Math, Statistics, or related field.A good working knowledge of risk and capital and its modelling.Qualified or almost qualified as an actuary.What makes you stand out: Commercial mind-set.Good at building relationships and strong communication skills.Technical experience working in risk and capital and the ability to communicate results effectively.About Guy Carpenter Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC is a leading global risk and reinsurance specialist with more than 3,100 professionals in over 60 offices around the world. Guy Carpenter delivers a powerful combination of broking expertise, trusted strategic advisory services and industry-leading analytics to help clients adapt to emerging opportunities and achieve profitable growth. Guy Carpenter is a business of Marsh & McLennan Companies (NYSE: MMC), the world's leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people. The company's 75,000 colleagues advise clients in over 130 countries. With annualized revenue approaching $17 billion, Marsh & McLennan helps clients navigate an increasingly dynamic and complex environment through four market-leading companies including Marsh, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. For more information, visit and follow Guy Carpenter on LinkedIn and