Descrizione dell'offerta
Who we Are
Africa Specialty Risks Ltd (ASR) is a specialty (re)insurer focusing on risks located primarily in Africa, Middle East and developing markets, across all specialty lines of business. ASR also has a syndicate at Lloyd’s in London and South Africa as well as Lloyd’s service companies in the UK, DIFC, Mauritius and Casablanca. Africa Specialty Risks (ASR) is enabling sustainable economic development by fulfilling unmet insurance needs.
Our platform provides local underwriting expertise, an unparalleled distribution network and access to global capacity.
Founded in the heart of Africa and with offices across the continent and the Middle East, we provide regional market knowledge, data insights, and technical proficiency for capital partners who are looking to increase their presence in growth markets.
We also participate on each and every risk we underwrite with balance sheets in Bermuda, Mauritius and through Syndicate 2454 at Lloyd’s. ASR is committed to accelerating business growth by providing customised service and innovative insurance products to enable development.
Role Purpose
Working with the Capital Lead, your role will be to support the growth of ASR through calibration, use and development of the Internal Capital Model (ICM), for Syndicate 2454 and eventually across the ASR Group. You will help to ensure that the ICM reflects the risk profile of insurance risks written and that entity capital is appropriate. You will help to develop the model and ensure that the methods and approaches used are relevant and in line with current best practice. Updates and changes to the model will be sufficiently documented and have rigorous analysis of change performed to understand and explain movements in overall capital and contributions to capital. You will use the model to help management understand the capital and profitability impacts of business decisions such as alternative plans, new lines of business, reinsurance optimisation, alternative investment strategies.
In addition, working collaboratively on Capital requirements for the Bermudian and Mauritian regulatory frameworks.
Role Responsibilities
- Support all deliverables from the capital team, including Lloyd’s LCR
- Assist in parameterisation of Internal Capital Model across all risk areas
- Assist and carry out Model Developments across all risk areas
- Undertake, document and analyse Model Changes
- Advise management on impacts of business decisions
- Model Validation & Documentation – Ensure the Internal Model is thoroughly validated and documented to meet Lloyds and other regulatory requirements
- Regulatory Interactions and Ongoing Compliance with Solvency UK and Lloyd’s Byelaws and Guidance and any other relevant requirements.
- Collaborate with the Risk Function to inform risk appetite, ORSA and stress & scenario testing
- Representing the Capital Modelling function at appropriate committees and forums.
- Assist with any other actuarial activities as necessary
Skills & Experience
Essential
- Reasonable progress with Actuarial Exams and a strong mathematical and statistical background
- Strong Excel, Word and PowerPoint capabilities
- Minimum of 3 years of non-life experience
Desirable
- Understanding and use of Stochastic (simulation) models, such as Igloo, Remetrica, Tyche.
- Basic use of Databases
- Understanding of Capital Regulatory Regimes and Capital Modelling techniques.
- Understanding of Lloyd’s and London Market General Insurance
- French Language skills