What are the responsibilities and job description for the VP, Senior Auditor - P&C Insurance Actuarial and Risk Management position at Swiss Re?
Are you an experienced Property& Casualty (P&C) professional with deep actuarial roots looking to apply your technical expertise in a role with enterprise-wide impact?
Join Swiss Re's Group Internal Audit team and gain broad exposure across the Property & Casualty (re)insurance value chain, including pricing, reserving, underwriting, risk management, governance, and strategic business initiatives. This role offers an opportunity to leverage your actuarial expertise to provide credible, independent challenge on important business and risk topics, while expanding your experience beyond traditional actuarial responsibilities. You'll build relationships with senior leaders and develop a deep understanding of how the business operates while helping to strengthen Swiss Re's resilience and risk culture.
About The Role
Reporting to the Director of Audit for Risk Management and Actuarial, based in London, you will be a senior member of a global audit team and a key US-based resource for P&C actuarial topics. You will work closely with senior stakeholders across Actuarial, Risk Management and the P&C (re)insurance businesses and gain a unique enterprise-wide perspective on Swiss Re's business.
The Senior Auditor for P&C Actuarial and Risk is an exciting opportunity for an actuary who enjoys looking beyond technical modeling and wants broader exposure to business operations, risk management, governance, and strategic decision-making.
Key Responsibilities
Group Internal Audit offers a platform to develop a broad understanding of Swiss Re's business. Team members work closely with stakeholders across actuarial, underwriting, finance, risk, and business functions, providing valuable exposure to senior leadership and diverse career development opportunities across the organization.
About You
You bring deep P&C actuarial knowledge and the credibility to engage with and constructively challenge senior actuarial and business leaders. You are intellectually curious and interested in understanding issues beyond your immediate area of expertise. You can quickly get to the heart of complex topics, translate technical concepts into clear business insights, and assess actuarial matters within a broad risk, governance, and business context.
We are looking for candidates who meet the following requirements:
About Swiss Re
Swiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. We cover both Property & Casualty and Life & Health. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 15,000 employees across the world.
Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.
If you are an experienced professional returning to the workforce after a career break, we encourage you to apply for open positions that match your skills and experience.
Swiss Re is an equal opportunity employer. It is our practice to recruit, hire and promote without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, pregnancy, sexual orientations, marital status, military status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Decisions on employment are solely based on an individual's qualifications for the position being filled.
During the recruitment process, reasonable accommodations for disabilities are available upon request. If contacted for an interview, please inform the Recruiter/HR Professional of the accommodation needed.
We may use AI-powered tools to support the review and evaluation of applications for this position. These tools provide additional insights to our recruitment teams, but all hiring decisions are carefully reviewed and made by people. To learn more about how we use AI in recruitment and how we handle your personal data, please review our Data Privacy Statement before applying.
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Reference Code: 137811
Join Swiss Re's Group Internal Audit team and gain broad exposure across the Property & Casualty (re)insurance value chain, including pricing, reserving, underwriting, risk management, governance, and strategic business initiatives. This role offers an opportunity to leverage your actuarial expertise to provide credible, independent challenge on important business and risk topics, while expanding your experience beyond traditional actuarial responsibilities. You'll build relationships with senior leaders and develop a deep understanding of how the business operates while helping to strengthen Swiss Re's resilience and risk culture.
About The Role
Reporting to the Director of Audit for Risk Management and Actuarial, based in London, you will be a senior member of a global audit team and a key US-based resource for P&C actuarial topics. You will work closely with senior stakeholders across Actuarial, Risk Management and the P&C (re)insurance businesses and gain a unique enterprise-wide perspective on Swiss Re's business.
The Senior Auditor for P&C Actuarial and Risk is an exciting opportunity for an actuary who enjoys looking beyond technical modeling and wants broader exposure to business operations, risk management, governance, and strategic decision-making.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and contribute to audits involving actuarial and risk topics across the P&C (re)insurance value chain, with a particular focus on reserving, pricing, and risk management
- Assess key risks, governance, processes, and controls, applying actuarial expertise and business judgment to provide independent assurance and challenge at executive levels
- Identify emerging risks and develop insights and recommendations that strengthen risk management and decision-making
- Engage with senior actuarial and business leaders, communicating complex findings clearly and constructively
- Lead audit engagements from planning through completion, collaborating with and coaching colleagues across the global GIA team
Group Internal Audit offers a platform to develop a broad understanding of Swiss Re's business. Team members work closely with stakeholders across actuarial, underwriting, finance, risk, and business functions, providing valuable exposure to senior leadership and diverse career development opportunities across the organization.
About You
You bring deep P&C actuarial knowledge and the credibility to engage with and constructively challenge senior actuarial and business leaders. You are intellectually curious and interested in understanding issues beyond your immediate area of expertise. You can quickly get to the heart of complex topics, translate technical concepts into clear business insights, and assess actuarial matters within a broad risk, governance, and business context.
We are looking for candidates who meet the following requirements:
- 7 years of experience in P&C insurance and/or reinsurance, with significant actuarial experience
- Strong knowledge of P&C actuarial methodologies, particularly pricing, reserving and/or quantitative risk management
- Actuarial credentials or substantial progress toward qualification preferred
- Understanding of risks and trends affecting the P&C (re)insurance industry
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders across business functions
- Ability to assess actuarial topics within a broader risk management, governance, and business context
- Experience leading complex projects or workstreams and collaborating across functions
- Knowledge of IFRS 17 and/or US GAAP governance, processes, and controls
- Experience in internal audit, risk management, or control functions preferred
- Knowledge of regulatory frameworks applicable to (re)insurance companies
- Experience with data analytics tools and techniques
- People leadership and team coaching experience
About Swiss Re
Swiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient. We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime. We cover both Property & Casualty and Life & Health. Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients. This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 15,000 employees across the world.
Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics. In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.
If you are an experienced professional returning to the workforce after a career break, we encourage you to apply for open positions that match your skills and experience.
Swiss Re is an equal opportunity employer. It is our practice to recruit, hire and promote without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, pregnancy, sexual orientations, marital status, military status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Decisions on employment are solely based on an individual's qualifications for the position being filled.
During the recruitment process, reasonable accommodations for disabilities are available upon request. If contacted for an interview, please inform the Recruiter/HR Professional of the accommodation needed.
We may use AI-powered tools to support the review and evaluation of applications for this position. These tools provide additional insights to our recruitment teams, but all hiring decisions are carefully reviewed and made by people. To learn more about how we use AI in recruitment and how we handle your personal data, please review our Data Privacy Statement before applying.
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Reference Code: 137811
Salary : $150,000 - $188,000