Lead Pricing Actuary for Global Line Agriculture

  • Posted: 28/09/2023
  • Salary: CHF 170,000
  • Location: Zurich, Switzerland
  • Job Type: Permanent/Fixed Term
JCW are currently working together with a leading re/insurance firm in the search for an Agriculture Pricing Actuary to be based in Zurich. 

For this position, we are searching for experienced candidates with the following background:
  • Seasoned pricing leader in the reinsurance industry, >7 years of relevant work experience
  • University degree in agronomy, climatology/meteorology, environmental sciences, physics, maths, or similar quantitative subject
  • A track record in reinsurance pricing or underwriting of specialty lines, agricultural risk modelling or natural catastrophe modelling
  • Proven experience as a lead pricing actuary
  • Excellent quantitative skills and experience with meteorological and/or agricultural data globally
  • Powerful programming skills in R/R shiny or equivalent
  • Excellent communication skills in English
  • Following knowledge is an advantage
  • Assessment of climate change impacts with a focus on agriculture
  • Financial modelling and commodity market modelling
  • Structuring of parametric insurance products

If interested, get in touch!
We aim to be an equal opportunity recruiter and we are determined to ensure that no applicant receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements.
Jason Edmunds Senior Manager

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