Life Consultant

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We have an exciting opportunity for a high calibre, ambitious individual to take on a role within our award-winning Insurance & Financial Services practice, supporting the Partners and Client Directors across a variety of assignments. The role will be primarily focussed on supporting clients in understanding and managing their assets. Alongside this there are opportunities to get involved in a diverse range of projects including, Risk and Capital Management, Solvency II, Longevity Risk Management, Reinsurance & Risk Transfer, and Pricing & Product Development.

Core to our requirements is the ability to both generate proposition ideas and successfully bring the solutions to the current client base. It is also essential that the individual has the ambition to operate on a project basis while relishing the opportunity to work across a number of areas.

Key Responsibilities

Providing high quality support to our insurance and reinsurance clients both in the UK and globally, either on a consulting basis or via secondment to the client, delivering projects on time and within budget

Developing and maintaining a good relationship with nominated clients, building a strong network of contacts in the insurance industry

Identifying and developing further consultancy opportunities with new and existing clients

Collaborating across the business, particularly with our investment specialists in the firm, to deliver on cross-practice projects

Helping to promote our insurance offerings to a wider audience, which includes conference speaking and writing articles

Developing and shaping new investment propositions to take to our clients and prospects

The Candidate

Experience in investment and ALM work for insurers, either ‘in-house’ at an insurer or asset manager or, in consulting

Confident checker who can develop into peer reviewer, with appreciation for the importance of audit trail and controls

Experience of planning projects and track record of delivering work on schedule

Strong consulting skills and track record of achievement and delivery

Flexible in approach and comfortable with working in a changing environment

Proven ability to manage multiple and sometimes conflicting demands

Strong personal values, including a commitment to professional and ethical behaviour

Collegiate worker with high emotional intelligence, able to quickly establish rapport and chemistry with new colleagues

Ability to develop a strong network of contacts in the insurance industry

Ability to both generate proposition ideas and successfully bring solutions to the current client base

Ability to mentor and coach junior staff

Willingness and ability to travel where necessary

Qualifications and Experience

Strategic business acumen and knowledge of risks facing the insurance industry, which will have been acquired in an ‘in-house’ or consultancy role

Good knowledge of the requirements of Solvency II and familiarity with the relevant parts of the PRA handbook

Experience of credit risk management or modelling, private debt and/or responsible investment is desirable

Sound grounding in actuarial techniques and strong IT skills

Dependent on experience, but candidates are likely to be qualified UK actuaries with at least 2 years of post-qualification experience (CERA an advantage, but not essential), or hold another professional or quantitative risk qualification

Proven commitment to continuous professional development

Appreciation of risk management frameworks typically used by insurance businesses

Reward and Support

The firm is committed to the personal and career development of all employees and this position offers excellent growth potential within a dynamic and growing organisation.

Hymans Robertson is committed to equal opportunities and inclusion. We welcome all applications regardless of race, gender, gender reassignment, disability, religion/belief, pregnancy & maternity, marriage & civil partnership, sexual orientation or age.

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