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London Area, United Kingdom

Overall purpose: creating and implementing strategic plans for RGA EMEA to grow our $350 million annual profitsSpecific tasks:Maintain organisational focus on the biggest opportunities in EMEADeliver data, analytics & AI strategies that support EMEA’s growth ambitionsAnticipate industry changes that materially impact our business in EMEA

London, England, United Kingdom

Overall purpose: developing and supporting the strategy execution in our >$2 billion premium RGA EMEA business.Specific tasks include:Leading strategic initiativesLeading our strategic marketingManaging our innovation-linked investment portfolioKey achievements:Revised EMEA strategy identifying the biggest impact opportunities for growthRe-aligned market-facing businesses in 9 territories across EMEA to focus on these opportunitiesTransferred ownership of innovation-linked equity holdings to best internal and external owners to maximise value

London, United Kingdom

Overall purpose: partnering with carriers and InsurTechs to accelerate new products and services that grow the life insurance market.Specific tasks included:Leading the team delivering a growing portfolio of innovation-led deals across Europe, Middle East and AfricaDeveloping scalable, repeatable solutions to ensure our ongoing relevance in support of partners’ growth ambitionsIdentifying, executing and governing a growing portfolio of equity & debt InsurTech investmentsClient and industry presentations across the regionContinued volunteering for the industry and actuarial professionKey achievements:Over 1 million lives insured in the region by our portfolio partnersStrong financial performance on expenses and investment portfolio valuationHigh employee engagement scores within the newly-created team

London, United Kingdom

Overall purpose: to bring transformational initiatives to the life, health and retirement markets of EMEA as part of RGAX, the transformation engine of RGASpecific tasks include:Identifying opportunities for growth in relevant marketsCreating propositions to deliver that growth and secure an adequate share of the value created for RGAX and our partnersExecuting deals with partners to validate, execute and scale successful propositionsClient and industry presentations in the UK and overseasContinued volunteering for the industry and actuarial professionKey achievements:Substantial growth in revenues, policies issued and partners engaged via our numerous innovation initiatives across EMEABuilding out the profoundly diverse RGAX EMEA team across our regionGlobal deployment of our Life Design Sprint co-creation methodology

London, United Kingdom

Overall purpose: to deliver disruptive innovation within the UK life insurance marketSpecific tasks include:Identifying opportunities for growth in the UK Protection and related marketsCreating propositions to deliver that growth and secure an adequate share of the value created for RGA and our clientsClient and industry presentations in the UK and overseasContinued volunteering for the industry and actuarial professionKey achievements:Establishment of the UK Ventures unit and subsequent launch of RGAX EMEASecuring funding for specific UK Ventures initiatives and investmentsRepeatable methodology for successful C-suite strategic workshops

London, United Kingdom

Overall purpose: building future profitable lines of business for RGA UKSpecific tasks included:Identifying and developing opportunities to leverage RGA's existing worldwide expertise in new areasCreating and executing strategic initiativesContributing directly to the technical and commercial content of the projectsInfluencing and persuading key stakeholders within RGA UK, the international organisation and externallyClient and industry conference presentations in the UK and overseasContinued volunteering for the industry and actuarial profession (including IFoA Health & Care conference organising committee; ABI Protection Committee; and CMI Mortality Projections, Annuities, Assurances, Management and Executive committees)Key achievements:Systematically creating disruptive market strategies from within a major incumbentLaunching a 'mobile first' life insurance propositionCreating and facilitating innovation sessions within RGA and with clients

Nottingham, United Kingdom

NED for roadtohealth Group Ltd, creator of Quealth

London, United Kingdom

Overall purpose: pricing all reinsurance quotes for our UK and Irish Life marketsSpecific tasks included:Producing prices for new business quotes on all our lines of business, including:- Individual Protection- Group Protection- Longevity- Catastrophe excess of lossSummarising key deal metrics for local and central risk managementUsing experience analyses and socio-economic profiling to differentiate our reinsurance pricesUsing quote feedback to prioritise improvements in our pricing basis, processes and strategyDeveloping the processes, tools and skills of the Client Pricing teamSupporting our Business Development team in client-facing pricing discussionsContinued involvement in the CMI via the LOMC and MPCContributing as a member of the committee for the 2013 Health & Care conferenceManaging the Client Pricing team (up to 12 people in total)Key achievements:Executing the first longevity swap deals under our new mandateDeveloping a high potential, low experience teamRestructuring to improve efficiency

London, United Kingdom

Overall purpose: developing Munich Re's reinsurance propositions in the UK & Irish life marketsSpecific tasks included:Longevity pricing and risk analysis, including Probable Maximum Loss definition developmentMortality-longevity hedge quantificationSummarising and seeking head office approvals for UK longevity swap transactionsBusiness line strategy presentations to Board members and heads of central units in MunichApplying predictive models to the life underwriting processAssisting the Continuous Mortality Investigation as a member on two committees (Life Office Mortality & Mortality Projections)Industry and conference presentations in the UK and overseasManaging project teams drawn from across the UK and our global businessesKey achievements:Gaining Head Office Board approval for writing large volumes of longevity riskDeveloping a Probable Maximum Loss methodology for longevity riskWinning our first predictive underwriting deals

London, United Kingdom

Overall purpose: leading the development of data-driven innovations in underwriting, pricing and product designSpecific tasks included:Pooled experience analysis (mortality, morbidity and persistency)Enhancing our terms of trade / pricing basis for term assurance, critical illness and income protectionDeveloping postcode pricing and other non-traditional rating factors for term assurance and longevity riskShort form application pricingGeneralised linear modellingElectronic underwriting rules developmentModelling direct insurance office cashflows and profitabilityAssisting clients in choosing outsourced business process providersBuilding a datawarehouse for our non-traditional insurance dataClient, industry and conference presentationsManaging the three teams within Risk Analytics (12 people in total)Key achievements:Creating new pricing modelsDeployment of electronic underwriting rules in new marketsParticipation in acquisition investigation teams

London, United Kingdom

Overall purpose: leading Munich Re's technical response to client-driven innovationsSpecific tasks included:Pricing reinsurance portfolio tenders for protection insuranceExperience analysis (mortality, morbidity and persistency)Technical support to our reinsurance new business propositionRetail office pricing consultancyGeneralised linear modellingShort form application pricingSupporting our new business clients develop new or improved propositions via enhanced products, pricing, distribution or processesNon-traditional data analysisCatastophic risk modelling for life insurance, in particular accumulated terrorism riskManaging the New Business Development team (5 people in total)Key achievements:Successful transition to a team leadership roleWinning numerous profitable new business dealsCreating the foundations for a data-driven strategy

London, United Kingdom

Overall purpose: inforce management of reinsurance treatiesSpecific tasks included:Reinsurance repricesTreaty documentationExperience analysisValuation supportNew and inforce business metric projectionsHelping clients resolve operational issues relating to their reinsurance treatiesKey achievements:Speedy transition from pensions to life (re)insuranceSuccessful defence of key accountsQualification as an actuary

Leatherhead, United Kingdom

Overall purpose: providing actuarial consultancy services to trustees of occupational pension schemes and their sponsor companiesSpecific tasks included:Valuing occupational pension scheme liabilitiesValuing individuals' pension benefitsAdvising companies and trustees on the design of occupational pension schemesAssessing defined contribution providers for administrative competence and investment fund choiceBuilding calculation tools for clients and internal useKey achievements:Successful entry into consultancyEntrusted with client presentations at an early stage of my careerSpeedy progress through actuarial exams

Ba (Hons), Economics With French

Activities and Societies: AIESEC, French society, Economics society First class Winner of Elizabeth and JD Marsden award

Integral Part Of Degree With The University Of Nottingham, Economics

Activities and Societies: Pub football team International student societies A year studying economics at Toulouse I, the second oldest.

'A' Levels, Double Maths, Chemistry, French, General Studies (As Level), All Grade A

Gcses, Double Science, Maths, English Lit, English Lang, French, Geography, Business Studies, Music, All A* Except Music And Business Studies (Both Grade A)