Director, Financial Risk, Life Insurance

Financial Risk Team Leader specialised in Life Insurance for a top-tier insurer

Your new company

A well-established global insurer is looking for a local financial risk representative for the life insurance business.

Your new role

  • Representing local risk management on the Board Risk Committee to advise on life, health, and financial risks.
  • Implement and adapt the Company's Risk Management Standards and policies to fit the operations.
  • Lead the team to review and provide technical second opinions for analyses/reports.
  • Maintain and develop the Risk Appetite Framework, including annual reviews, risk limit determinations, and quarterly risk position quantifications.
  • Collaborate with various business functions to prepare and maintain comprehensive risk profiles and support annual risk assessments.
  • Review and validate reinsurance strategies, including execution, retention limits analysis, and catastrophe reinsurance capacity.
  • Oversee financial, ALM, and investment risk profiles and mitigation strategies.

What you'll need to succeed

  • Minimum 15 years of actuarial/finance/risk management in insurance or financial services, with at least 3 years at a managerial level.

  • Degree/Master’s in insurance or related fields; qualified actuary and CERA/FRM preferred.

  • Strong knowledge of the local life and health insurance market, including regulations, product, pricing, valuation, distribution, underwriting, claims, and reinsurance.

  • Extensive experience in quantitative finance, including derivatives for hedging, ALM, and VaR.

  • In-depth understanding of financial parameters, profitability metrics, capital, profit, and value measures.

  • Fluent in English; Chinese proficiency preferred.

What you'll get in return

  • Competitive package with flexibility at work
  • Career advancement as a local risk representative on the board risk committee
  • Stable platform and a dynamic working environment

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role or would like to consult about other professional career opportunities within the insurance industry, please send your CV in Microsoft Word format to winifred.tsang@hays.com.hk.


Summary

Job Type
Permanent
Industry
Insurance
Location
HongKong
Specialism
Insurance
Ref:
1268041

Talk to a consultant

Talk to Winifred Tsang, the specialist consultant managing this position, located in Hong Kong
6604-06,66/F, ICC, 1 Austin Road West, West Kowloon

Telephone: +85222307439

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