The Role
Executive role overseeing all actuarial functions: lead strategy, pricing and product development for annuity and life products, manage liabilities/reserves and financial projections, govern assumptions, coordinate with appointed actuary, handle regulatory and rating agency filings, and manage vendors and cross-functional communication.
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JOB TITLE: Chief Actuary
EMPLOYER: A-CAP Services LLC
DEPARTMENT: Actuarial
REPORTS TO: Chief Financial Officer
LOCATION: Onsite in Des Moines, IA
ABOUT THE COMPANY
A-CAP is a leading provider of capital and third-party asset management solutions. Through our synergistic platform of insurance carriers, reinsurers, and asset management businesses, A-CAP delivers tailored capital solutions to individuals, insurance companies, and small- to medium-sized businesses.
Backed by a leadership team and operational experts with deep expertise across insurance, reinsurance, and asset management sectors, A-CAP is committed to delivering meaningful results and adding value to our clients and capital partners. This commitment is demonstrated through the industry-leading risk-adjusted returns we achieve, and the innovative capital solutions we provide to meet the needs of a diverse range of partners.
A-CAP's Core Business Includes:
A-CAP has an immediate opening for a self-motivated, detail oriented, and well-organized candidate to join the team as Chief Actuary. The Chief Actuary is an executive role crucial for overseeing all actuarial functions of the company. This role demands a proactive approach in managing and evaluating actuarial strategies, ensuring financial integrity, and positioning ACL's insurance products competitively in the market.
The Chief Actuary will report directly to the CFO and will interact regularly with group executives, team members from other departments, as well as third-party stakeholders. While the Chief Actuary will serve in a senior management role, the right candidate will be willing and able to go “hands-on” to create and support technical processes when necessary.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
EMPLOYER: A-CAP Services LLC
DEPARTMENT: Actuarial
REPORTS TO: Chief Financial Officer
LOCATION: Onsite in Des Moines, IA
ABOUT THE COMPANY
A-CAP is a leading provider of capital and third-party asset management solutions. Through our synergistic platform of insurance carriers, reinsurers, and asset management businesses, A-CAP delivers tailored capital solutions to individuals, insurance companies, and small- to medium-sized businesses.
Backed by a leadership team and operational experts with deep expertise across insurance, reinsurance, and asset management sectors, A-CAP is committed to delivering meaningful results and adding value to our clients and capital partners. This commitment is demonstrated through the industry-leading risk-adjusted returns we achieve, and the innovative capital solutions we provide to meet the needs of a diverse range of partners.
A-CAP's Core Business Includes:
- Capital Solutions
- Commercial Real Estate
- Third-party Asset Management
- Private Credit
- Primary Insurance Carriers
- Accredited Reinsurers
A-CAP has an immediate opening for a self-motivated, detail oriented, and well-organized candidate to join the team as Chief Actuary. The Chief Actuary is an executive role crucial for overseeing all actuarial functions of the company. This role demands a proactive approach in managing and evaluating actuarial strategies, ensuring financial integrity, and positioning ACL's insurance products competitively in the market.
The Chief Actuary will report directly to the CFO and will interact regularly with group executives, team members from other departments, as well as third-party stakeholders. While the Chief Actuary will serve in a senior management role, the right candidate will be willing and able to go “hands-on” to create and support technical processes when necessary.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
- Strategic Leadership and Innovation: Lead the strategic direction of all actuarial functions, aligning with corporate goals for product innovation, market leadership and financial strength.
- Pricing & Product Development: Manage the modeling and pricing for all new annuity and life products as well as enhancements to existing products. Manage the modeling of new proposed reinsurance transactions.
- Liability and Reserve Management: Manage and report on insurance policy liabilities (Stat & GAAP) and ensure adequacy of reserves to meet future obligations.
- Financial Projections & Planning: Manage financial projection process for all insurance products (projections are used to develop the group’s 3-year financial plan). Develop process to run projections on a more frequent regular basis and produce actual-to-expected analyses.
- Assumption Governance & Experience Studies: Develop process for regular re-evaluation and analysis of key actuarial assumptions. Develop governance process for recording existing assumptions and properly documenting future changes to assumptions.
- Vendor and Consultant Management: Develop a strategic framework for determining which actuarial functions to build internally versus outsource and establish governance processes to ensure quality, accountability, and cost-effectiveness of all external engagements.
- Partnership with Appointed Actuary: Interact with the ACL’s external appointed actuary, ensuring a productive and well coordinated relationship that supports the timely completion of all required actuarial opinions, reserve certifications and regulatory filings.
- Regulatory and Rating Agency Compliance: Serve as the company’s primary actuarial liaison with state insurance regulators, the NAIC and rating agencies. Oversee the preparation and filing of all required actuarial materials including; RBC calculations an asset adequacy analyses. Support regulatory examinations and respond to actuarial inquires from rating agencies and departments of insurance.
- Communication: Keep all other departments apprised of developments within the actuarial function. Communicate complex actuarial concepts to non-actuarial stakeholders. Create cross-functional harmony with finance, technology, administrative, and other teams.
- Annuity Product Knowledge: Experience with MYGA, FIA, GIA type products and familiarity with indexed hedging strategies.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree or higher in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Finance, or related field.
- Certification: MAAA and FSA (or career ASA) designations.
- Experience: At least 10 years in the actuarial field, including 5 years in leadership roles within financial or actuarial departments.
- Skills: Proficiency in actuarial software, excellent analytical capabilities, and the ability to effectively communicate complex concepts.
Skills Required
- Experience with MYGA, FIA, GIA products and familiarity with indexed hedging strategies
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Finance, or related field
- MAAA and FSA (or career ASA) designations
- At least 10 years in the actuarial field, including 5 years in leadership roles
- Proficiency in actuarial software
- Excellent analytical capabilities and ability to communicate complex concepts to non-actuarial stakeholders
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The Company
What We Do
A-CAP Services LLC provides tailored solutions leveraging diverse expertise in insurance, reinsurance, and investments. The company is dedicated to giving its customers peace of mind through professional services in the finance and financial technology sectors.
