At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead pricing analysis for Protection reinsurance and manage tender processes.
- Company: Globally renowned life reinsurer with international reach.
- Benefits: Opportunity for international collaboration and exposure to senior stakeholders.
- Other info: Dynamic role with coaching opportunities and strong team relationships.
- Why this job: Make a meaningful impact in a high-calibre reinsurance business.
- Qualifications: Qualified actuary with strong pricing experience, ideally in UK or Irish market.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
A globally renowned life reinsurer is seeking to hire a qualified actuary into their European Protection Pricing team. This is an excellent opportunity for a technically strong pricing actuary to join a high‑calibre reinsurance business with genuine international reach across Europe, Asia, Australia and North America. The role will focus on Protection business, covering Life, Critical Illness and Income Protection, with a particular focus on UK and Ireland reinsurance opportunities.
The team is responsible for experience analysis, best‑estimate assumption setting and technical pricing work as part of new business tenders and in‑force reviews. They work closely with teams across underwriting, claims, client solutions, research, analytics and wider actuarial functions to deliver commercially robust pricing recommendations. This role would suit a qualified actuary with strong pricing experience who enjoys combining technical analysis with commercial judgement.
The successful candidate will take ownership of pricing work, lead parts of the tender process, derive assumptions, review outputs, produce clear documentation and help deliver high‑quality responses to clients.
Key Responsibilities- Leading pricing analysis for Protection reinsurance opportunities across the UK and Ireland
- Setting and reviewing assumptions for Life, Critical Illness and Income Protection business
- Managing pricing work during tenders and in‑force reviews
- Producing clear reports and executive summaries for senior stakeholders
- Working directly with client‑facing teams and pricing counterparts during quote processes
- Balancing technical accuracy with commercial pragmatism
- Improving pricing processes, documentation and controls
- Coaching junior actuarial team members and supporting their development
- Building strong relationships across pricing, underwriting, claims, analytics and business development teams
The ideal candidate will be a qualified actuary with strong technical ability and previous pricing experience, ideally within the UK or Irish Protection market. Experience with tools such as Tyche, SQL, Tableau, R and Excel would be highly beneficial. This is a strong opportunity for someone who wants to work in a visible pricing role with senior stakeholder exposure, international collaboration and the chance to make a meaningful contribution to a major Protection reinsurance business.
ContactTo discuss or apply, get in touch: bradley.grant@goodmanmasson.com 0207 019 8869.
