Actuary, Americas Risk Management

Reinsurance Group of America•Chesterfield, MO

20d•$156,374 - $175,000•Hybrid

About The Position

RGA Enterprise Services Company (RGA) seeks an Actuary, Americas Risk Management to develop mortality and morbidity research for RGA’s Americas region by providing critical actuarial expertise into population mortality and morbidity trends and insurance implications for key stakeholders, including management, pricing teams, valuation teams, risk teams, and clients. This position will provide guidance and recommendations on future population and insured mortality and morbidity views; lead mortality and morbidity research across Americas business units through management of appropriate committees and working groups; coordinate collaboration on mortality and morbidity insights across Americas business units through regular communications; monitor population mortality and morbidity trends, review new studies, and educate stakeholders on insights; develop mortality improvement assumption and post-pandemic excess claims guidance for Americas business units; serve as an expert through internal presentations, client meetings, industry meetings, and external thought leadership; lead projects on current and emerging topics of interest to RGA or clients, including mortality and morbidity research, industry studies, third party data insights, statistical analysis, and data analytics; foster and energize positive collaboration with key stakeholders, such as pricing, business development, underwriting, global data analytics, global risk, and external clients, etc.; and participate in special projects, committees, meetings and client presentations as required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree, or its foreign equivalent, in Math, Finance, Actuarial Sciences, Statistics, or a related field. Employer will accept any suitable combination of education, training, or experience.
Seven (7) years of actuarial experience in life insurance and/or reinsurance.
Experience leading mortality and morbidity research using statistical analysis and data analytics, including, but not limited to, population trend analysis.
Experience managing cross-functional teams and liaising with individuals across a variety of operational, functional, and technical disciplines to ensure projects are driven to conclusion.
Experience developing and validating complex actuarial and statistical models and interpreting and deriving valuable insights from large datasets using advanced statistical techniques.
Experience presenting and/or communicating complex actuarial and statistical analyses to technical and non-technical internal and external stakeholders in a way that is meaningful and well received by the specific audience.
Experience independently learning and using data visualization, database, and actuarial software applications.
Experience analyzing and modeling life, health, and/or annuity insurance products, including conducting mortality and lapse experience studies.
FSA Accreditation.

Responsibilities

Provide guidance and recommendations on future population and insured mortality and morbidity views.
Lead mortality and morbidity research across Americas business units through management of appropriate committees and working groups.
Coordinate collaboration on mortality and morbidity insights across Americas business units through regular communications.
Monitor population mortality and morbidity trends, review new studies, and educate stakeholders on insights.
Develop mortality improvement assumption and post-pandemic excess claims guidance for Americas business units.
Serve as an expert through internal presentations, client meetings, industry meetings, and external thought leadership.
Lead projects on current and emerging topics of interest to RGA or clients, including mortality and morbidity research, industry studies, third party data insights, statistical analysis, and data analytics.
Foster and energize positive collaboration with key stakeholders, such as pricing, business development, underwriting, global data analytics, global risk, and external clients, etc.
Participate in special projects, committees, meetings and client presentations as required.