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Head of IFRS 17 & PBR Development

PWW Recruiting, LLC.

Head of IFRS 17 & PBR Development

Frederick, MD
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Overview

    Responsible for project execution and oversight of internal & external assigned resources in the aggressive completion of the conversion of existing valuation and projection models to GGY Axis including the implementation of IFRS 17 (International Financial Reporting Standard) and PBR (Principle-Based Reserving) reporting requirements. Effort will potentially require parallel model building, and expected results creation for In-force business for all legal entities and associated captive reinsurance arrangements, and leading the validation of all model components being built. Provide appropriate analysis and insights to facilitate decision making for LGA leadership, and represent team’s interests in all IFRS 17 methodology decisions with parent. Provide review and analysis of impacts for all model purposes including valuation, financial planning, capital strategies, cash flow testing, financial reporting, pricing and others as appropriate.

    Responsibilities

    1. Support the VP & Corporate Actuary and the Valuation Actuary in the timely execution of corporate actuarial deliverables to support IFRS 17 and PBR implementation. These deliverables encompass, managing outside resources, Axis model development, model review & analysis, model governance and control, and other work efforts as determined by leadership to support Group’s approach to IFRS requirements.
    2. Liaise with model development, valuation, finance, investment modeling, financial planning, controller, & IT to ensure models built using GGY Axis, Excel, or other software components are fit for the intended purpose and built according to the agreed model specifications. The model review methods should have diligence commensurate with the materiality and risks associated with the model purpose and may require a parallel build on an alternative platform.
    3. Review production metrics as needed for accuracy and to ensure appropriate controls and validation has been performed. Be able to understand the movements in these metrics, and be able to relate movements back to underlying models.
    4. Ensure required model reviews are performed and documented in a timely manner to satisfy all reporting and analysis obligations and to ensure sufficient time for model validation, user acceptance testing, MRCF model governance requirements, and all LGA policies and procedures.
    5. Perform appropriate sensitivities on models as requested.
    6. Help to automate procedures and processes outside of the actuarial modeling software (MG-Triton, MG-Alfa & GGY Axis) to enhance accuracy and efficiency.
    7. Build and maintain custom testing models as needed to analyze movements in key metrics, and to provide expected results for testing and validation purposes.
    8. Build/Review models for the projection of new and existing reinsurance structures with parent or external companies, and prepare comprehensive documentation as required in support of analysis.
    9. Document and communicate clearly the results of review and analysis highlighting all potential issues to stakeholders, manager and the Chief Actuary.
    10. Perform attribution analysis and investigation of drivers of earnings and profitability under Statutory, GAAP, Tax, IFRS, EC, SII, and EV reporting, and other analysis as appropriate.
    11. Other duties as required.

    Qualifications

    Education

    BS/BA Math/Statistics

    Fellow of the Society of Actuaries

    Experience/Knowledge

    10+ years of life insurance & actuarial modeling experience

    3+ years of leadership experience

    Skills

    • Strong actuarial analytical skills and problem solving ability
    • Ability to multi-task in a deadline-oriented environment
    • Actuarial projection software skills in MG-ALFA, GGY Axis, and VBA
    • Proficient verbal and written communications
    • Database/Spreadsheet capabilities (Excel, MS Access, SQL, SAS)

    Experience with:

    • Capital Markets Transactions & Financial Reinsurance preferred
    • Life Insurance Valuation (Term, UL, WL)
    • Economic Capital / Solvency II preferred
    • Asset Adequacy Analysis & Cash Flow Testing helpful
    • Statutory, Tax, GAAP, & IFRS (especially IFRS 17)
    • Stochastic modeling (working knowledge)