Pricing Manager

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About UK Life Branch:

With the office in Munich, it forms the Life 1 division of Munich Re. The UK life market is one of the, if not the, most competitive life markets in the world. We understand that Life insurers work in a dynamic market where medical progress, demographic trends and changing lifestyles are constantly giving rise to new risk landscapes. This demanding situation is made even more challenging by changing laws and regulations and ever tougher competition.

So we need a smart strategy and structure in order to succeed.

At UK & Ireland Life we have three pillars to our business strategy, protection, longevity and reinsurance structuring. All three are key to the success of our business so it’s important to look at the big picture.
In terms of clients, we trust them as experts of their business and provide them with the financial strength of the world’s largest reinsurer, global expertise and sharp pricing so that they are both competitive and profitable.

The role holder will be a manager within the Protection Pricing team. They will have line management responsibility and will be responsible for checking and reviewing the work of other colleagues within the team.

The team is responsible for delivery of Protection quotes (which includes both production of data/Biometric analysis and Pricing deliverables); supporting with client queries and changes on existing open to new business treaties; monitoring performance of open to new business treaties; monitoring of experience on inforce treaties for reporting purposes; supporting the Basis development team in the review of assumptions for both existing and new propositions;

and supporting the Infrastructure and Tools team with continued improvement and maintenance of our tools and processes. Where appropriate the team will also support the commercial Protection team on other related activities including new product and proposition development.

• Be a key technical expert within the team across Pricing and Biometric elements, developing technical expertise and knowledge relevant to reinsurance pricing for Protection business
• Input in to Head of Protection Pricing to support the planning and prioritisation of the team.
• Represent the team and communicate results to senior management and other departments.
• Take responsibility for the delivery of accurate and timely work. Checking and peer reviewing other team members’ work and providing guidance to more junior members of the team.
• Checking and reviewing work that’s produced by the team, which includes taking a leading role in the delivery of quotes and projects, ensuring the accurate use of data and production of experience analysis, setting of appropriate Pricing assumptions and supporting the negotiation of commercial terms.
• Understand and be able to explain the financial implications, across all appropriate metrics, of decisions made. Ensuring the right balance between commercial needs and risk is achieved.
• Develop strong client-focused relationships with the Protection department and construct an important branch wide network of contacts.
• Direct line management responsibility and supporting the development of the team by setting expectations, providing feedback and looking for opportunities where individuals can challenge themselves and have autonomy.
• Contribute to the team’s on-going drive to ensure we are the most efficient we can be by proposing and supporting improvements to Pricing tools and process’ and embracing new technology.
• Support the development and review of the Protection basis and assumptions.
• Where required provide technical input in to the development of new Protection propositions and support the Protection department on their activities.
• Input in to discussions with the Head of Protection Pricing and other managers to help set the direction of the team, inputting in to non-technical topics (including people and culture).
• Develop and maintain an understanding of the Protection market.

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