Life Health Pricing Actuarial Student

Shape Your Future With Us

General Re Corporation, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., is a holding company for global reinsurance and related operations, with more than 2,000 employees worldwide. It owns General Reinsurance Corporation and General Reinsurance AG, which conducts business as Gen Re.

Gen Re delivers reinsurance solutions to the Life/Health and Property/Casualty insurance industries. Represented in all major reinsurance markets through a network of 37 offices, we have earned superior financial strength ratings from each of the major rating agencies.

Gen Re is seeking a part qualified Pricing Senior Actuarial Student to join our London Life & Health team. In this challenging and rewarding role, you'll work across multiple life insurance product lines, serving Gen Re and our diverse client base. You'll support the management of client pricing relationships and work closely with colleagues in the UK and other Gen Re offices to drive our strategic objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Support delivery of quotes for individual and group reinsurance business, including setting pricing assumptions, securing approvals, and generating premium rates.
• Perform experience analyses to monitor Gen Re's portfolio performance and inform pricing decisions.
• Collaborate with colleagues across Gen Re offices to advance broader business objectives.
• Contribute to the teams' ongoing aim to improve processes

Qualifications & Experience

• Part qualified actuary. Candidates must have completed Core Principles and Core Practices modules of the IFoA exams.
• Work experience, preferably in UK and Irish individual/group protection markets and reinsurance pricing.
• Advanced MS Excel skills; familiarity with R, or similar statistical/programming tools
• Applies strong statistical and financial modelling skills, underpinned by curiosity and analytical rigour.

Behavioural Competencies

Risk & Commercial Acumen

• Exhibits sound commercial judgment and a deep understanding of risk management principles.
• Integrates risk and commercial thinking into actuarial analysis and recommendations.

Decision Making & Accountability

• Able to manage time to perform multiple short-term tasks and a couple of medium term task in parallel.
• Works with regular supervision, can perform medium size tasks independently with only self-checking,
• Proactive ownership of decisions and outcomes; delivers high quality work with minimal supervision.

Communication & Influence

• Communicates complex actuarial concepts clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing.
• Is persuasive and open to constructive challenge, fostering respectful debate to improve outcomes.

Collaboration & Relationship Building

• Works effectively with cross-functional teams and builds strong working relationships across all levels of the organization.
• Actively collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to deliver high-quality outcomes.
• Demonstrates strong interpersonal skills

Continuous Improvement & Learning

• Maintains a high-performance mindset, always striving for excellence in their field.
• Displays a strong desire to learn, improve, and stay current with industry developments.
• Adapts to changing priorities and remains flexible under pressure.

Closing Date

30 November 2025

Please note, only successful candidates will be contacted.

Our Address

General Reinsurance, London Branch

Corn Exchange

55 Mark Lane

London, EC3R 7NE (UK)

It is the continuing policy of the Gen Re Group to afford Equal Opportunity to qualified individuals without regard to race, color, sex (including childbirth or related medical conditions), religion, national origin or citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any characteristic protected by applicable law. In addition, Gen Re provides reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.