Senior Risk Analyst – Insurance Industry

Overview

A highly sophisticated insurance and reinsurance platform is seeking a Senior Risk Analyst to join its Enterprise Risk Management / Financial Risk team. This role sits at the intersection of actuarial, investments, hedging, ALM, and enterprise risk management, supporting complex annuity liabilities and strategic growth initiatives.

The position offers significant exposure to enterprise-wide financial risk management, capital markets, and transaction activity within a dynamic, analytically driven environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor and manage hedge positions and open risk across annuity and insurance portfolios
• Support hedging strategy analysis for existing and newly acquired/reinsured blocks
• Perform liquidity analysis and stress testing across enterprise portfolios
• Analyze market, interest rate, and asset-related risks
• Partner closely with investments, treasury, actuarial, finance, and hedge trading teams
• Support ALM initiatives and enterprise risk management activities
• Evaluate risks associated with annuity guarantees and capital markets exposure
• Assist with risk assessments related to acquisitions and reinsurance transactions
• Support development of enterprise credit risk frameworks and governance processes
• Conduct stress/scenario testing on investment and general account portfolios
• Contribute to strategic transaction analysis and enterprise risk reporting

Ideal Background

• 5+ years of experience in:
  • Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)
  • Financial Risk Management
  • ALM
  • Hedging
  • Insurance risk analytics
• Strong exposure to:
  • Fixed Indexed Annuities (FIA)
  • Variable Annuities (VA)
  • Hedging and derivatives
  • Asset/liability management
  • Market and liquidity risk
• Life insurance or reinsurance industry experience required
• Strong quantitative and analytical skillset
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced, transaction-oriented environment

Preferred Qualifications

• ASA required or in progress; FSA preferred or near-completion
• Background in actuarial, financial risk, or quantitative analytics
• Exposure to:
  • Capital markets
  • Fixed income investments
  • Derivatives pricing
  • Stress testing
  • Risk modeling
• VBA, SQL, Python, or automation skills are a plus
• Understanding of US GAAP and Statutory accounting preferred
• Bermuda/reinsurance market exposure is a plus