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(Senior) Financial Analyst - Insurance Rating
What’s this role about? Conduct credit assessments and assign ratings for a portfolio of insurers and reinsurers, maintaining ongoing surveillance and producing accurate documentation to support rating decisions. Engage with company management and market stakeholders, present analysis to rating committees, and contribute to market research, external presentations, and specialist reports.
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Responsibilities
- As the primary analyst, the candidate will take responsibility for timely and high-quality credit assessments on a portfolio of (re)insurers, as well as producing accurate and informative documentation to support the credit decision
- Regular interaction with senior management of (re)insurers and requirement to attend company meetings, with support from more senior colleagues, to obtain relevant information to support the credit assessment
- Conduct on-going surveillance of assigned portfolios and develop industry knowledge, including the identification of key trends and issues that may affect the assigned portfolio of (re)insurers
- Present analysis at rating committee, participate in rating committees of other analysts, and contribute to internal discussions regarding the state of the (re)insurance markets and rating issues
- Contribute to external presentations, seminars and the writing and research of external specialist reports commenting on key market issues and trends. Additionally, the candidate will be expected to develop a network of contacts in the (re)insurance market (including clients, brokers and other stakeholders) for the purpose of developing market intelligence
- Occasional international travelling will be required for this role.
Qualification
- Developed knowledge of the insurance market and principles of finance and accounting
- Experience of conducting financial analysis, ideally within the insurance industry, financial services sector, or a financial services consultancy firm
- Experience within insurance, actuarial or IFRS 17 is an advantage
- Experience of developing and managing professional relationships with external stakeholders
- Additional relevant professional qualifications are an advantage (MSc, MBA, CFA, ACA/ACCA, Actuarial, etc.)
Company
AM Best
Our Insight, Your Advantage™
AM Best is a global credit rating agency, news publisher and data analytics provider specializing in the insurance industry. Headquartered in the United States, the company does business in over 100 countries with regional offices in London, Amsterdam, Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore and Mexico City. AM Best rating services assesses the creditworthiness of and/or reports on over 16,000 insurance companies worldwide. Our credit ratings are independent, indicative and interactive, and summarize our opinion on an insurance company’s ability to pay claims, debts and other financial obligations in a timely manner. Our commentary, research and analysis provide additional insight. AM Best information services integrates credit ratings, commentary, research and analysis with insurance news, financial data and thought leadership to help consumers and professionals make more informed personal and business decisions. Our customers include agents, brokers, investors, regulators, educators and policyholders interested in measuring and managing insurance-related risks. Follow our other social media accounts through www.ambest.com/socialmedia
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