AVP, Basis Development, R&D

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 22 March 2026
LOCATION
London
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Research & Development
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SKILLS

Basis Development Actuarial Reinsurance Longevity Insurance SQL R

FULL DESCRIPTION

AVP, Basis Development, R&D – 28680

Looking for an ambitious individual to lead a team of basis development actuaries and join the London Research and Development leadership group

Overview

Key Duties (Including but not limited to):

  • Lead the development and maintenance of base and trend assumptions (Terms of Trade)
  • Scaling the capabilities of the team through improving their processes and cultivating the talent of the team
  • Build strong working relationships with other teams in the business
  • Support the development of wider research capabilities of the team, including promoting time dedicated to research

Qualifications required:

- Qualified Fellow of the Institute or Faculty of Actuaries or other similar organisation with 4+ years post qualified experience

Experience required:

- Demonstrable exposure to basis development with a reinsurer, life company or consultancy. This could be through working directly in a pricing or basis setting team or through a review function

- A good understanding of the Longevity insurance/reinsurance market and/or the Protection insurance/reinsurance market

- Interest in programming and comfortable with or willing to learn software packages, such as Tableau, SQL (or comparable database language) and R

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