Life Actuary (Capital)

Job Details

We're supporting a leading UK life insurer in the appointment of a nearly qualified or newly qualified actuary to join a specialist capital team.

This is an excellent opportunity to build your expertise in capital modelling, internal model calibration and stress testing within a highly collaborative actuarial environment. Alongside core capital activities, you'll contribute to business-critical projects, helping to shape methodologies, enhance models and support strategic decision-making.

The role offers broad exposure across Finance and Risk, with regular interaction with senior stakeholders and the opportunity to influence both regulatory and commercial outcomes.

• Analyse demographic and economic experience to support actuarial assumptions.

• Perform calibration of stresses within the internal capital model.

• Design, execute and review stress testing to support internal model development and capital management.

• Support the ongoing enhancement and validation of capital methodologies.

• Produce high-quality actuarial analysis and reporting to support regulatory requirements and business decision-making.

• Contribute to capital and change projects, including model enhancements and process improvements.

• Present technical findings and recommendations to a range of stakeholders across the business.

• Support the continuous development of actuarial models, assumptions and methodologies.

This opportunity is suited to a nearly qualified or newly qualified actuary looking to develop their career within capital and risk.

To be successful, you'll have:

• Nearly qualified (typically 1-2 actuarial exams remaining) or recently qualified.

• Experience within UK life insurance.

• A strong understanding of Solvency II / Solvency UK requirements (essential).

• Experience in one or more of:

  • Internal model development or maintenance

  • Capital management

  • Actuarial risk management

• Exposure to calibration, stress testing or capital modelling activities.

• Strong analytical skills and the ability to apply sound actuarial judgement to complex problems.

• Excellent communication skills, with the confidence to explain technical concepts to a range of stakeholders and build effective working relationships across the business.

• Experience using Emblem, GLMs or R would be advantageous.

This is an opportunity to work on technically challenging capital work while gaining exposure to projects that extend beyond day-to-day reporting.

You'll benefit from:

• Significant involvement in internal model calibration and stress testing.

• Exposure to strategic capital initiatives and business change projects.

• A collaborative actuarial team with opportunities to learn from experienced colleagues.

• Regular interaction with senior stakeholders across Finance and Risk.

• A role that combines technical depth with commercial impact.

Company

They have a global team of specialist and established consultants across the UK, Europe and Asia, giving them unparalleled knowledge of their market place. We place on a contract and a permanent basis, in roles ranging from Student Actuary to Chief Actuary.

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+44 (0) 207-649-9464