Actuary

Who are we?

Howden is a collective – a group of talented and passionate people all around the world. Together, we have pushed the boundaries of insurance. We are united by a shared passion and no-limits mindset, and our strength lies in our ability to collaborate as a powerful international team comprised of 18,000 employees spanning over 100 countries.

People join Howden for many different reasons, but they stay for the same one: our culture. It’s what sets us apart, and the reason our employees have been turning down headhunters for years. Whatever your priorities – work / life balance, career progression, sustainability, volunteering – you’ll find like-minded people driving change at Howden.

About us

Across Howden Re we are one global team operating across multiple disciplines:

• We have over 900 employees across over 35 office locations.
• Our aim is to bring the full force of our firm to our clients to improve their performance.
• Client Impact; as a privately owned broker, we are focused on client impact rather than quarterly results.
• Elite Team; we are the destination of choice for the industry’s leading talent.
• Market Leading Advisory; our banking, strategic advisory, analytics, and rating agency capabilities add significant value beyond the placement.
• Innovation; is in our DNA - we are creative and willing to do whatever it takes for our clients.
• Relentless Execution; our passion, expertise, and “no silos” approach generates market-leading outcomes for clients.
• Proven Results; we are, by far, the fastest growing reinsurance broker among the Top Tier; growing 3x faster than competition.

The energy over the past two years across the broader Howden Group has been incredibly exciting. We have grown to a $35bn GWP business, with organic growth of 19%. There are 18,000 employees including 5,200 shareholders, demonstrating the value of an empowered, People First culture underpinned by employee ownership. We are growing our positions in all our markets around the world and with the acquisition of TigerRisk the main pillars of our business are now complete. We are:

• A major force in retail and specialty insurance broking
• The leading international MGA
• The leading risk, capital and strategic advisor.

This is a great time to join our business.

About the role

We seek an experienced actuary looking for a new challenge and to advance to the next level. You will have the opportunity to work on projects on a variety of fields and markets with an elite team of brokers and analysts in a growing, client facing team in a head-office location.

Howden Re’s unique entrepreneurial spirit fosters a culture of innovation which we strongly believe will be key to successfully address and solve the current and future challenges met by the industry. The International Actuarial Analytics team work as one team, which will give you a unique opportunity to benefit from other colleagues’ insights and experience and thus accelerate your professional development.

Day to day you will have the opportunity to bring your expertise to assist clients making decisions around capital, reinsurance and pricing. You will also work in close collaboration with brokers at different stages of the transaction process to deliver best in class and tangible results to our clients. As such, we expect you to have regular contacts with brokers, clients and reinsurers and building your network, whether internally or externally, will be encouraged.

You will contribute to differentiate Howden Re in the marketplace by delivering superior service to existing clients and to shape our Analytical offering to help win new business. We already have a good share of regional and global multi-national accounts that, along with local business in regional markets, make for the opportunity to work on varied actuarial projects and lines of business.

Required Experience / qualifications

• Ideally 5-10 years of relevant experience in the (re-) insurance industry, with a preference for reinsurance broking.
• Profound understanding of actuarial methods, accounting principles, capital and risk management and regulatory environment.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills,
• Team player attitude with an entrepreneurial mindset
• Proficient IT skills including data visualization tools (PowerBI, …).
• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in actuarial science or a related field (mathematics or finance).
• Actuarial certification by a globally recognized actuarial association, or actively pursuing such actuarial qualification.

What do we offer in return?

A career that you define. At Howden, we value diversity – there is no one Howden type. Instead, we’re looking for individuals who share the same values as us:

• Our successes have all come from someone brave enough to try something new

• We support each other in the small everyday moments and the bigger challenges

• We are determined to make a positive difference at work and beyond

Reasonable adjustments

We're committed to providing reasonable accommodations at Howden to ensure that our positions align well with your needs. Besides the usual adjustments such as software, IT, and office setups, we can also accommodate other changes such as flexible hours* or hybrid working*.

If you're excited by this role but have some doubts about whether it’s the right fit for you, send us your application – if your profile fits the role’s criteria, we will be in touch to assist in helping to get you set up with any reasonable adjustments you may require.

*Not all positions can accommodate changes to working hours or locations. Reach out to your Recruitment Partner if you want to know more.

Permanent