Structuring and Analytics Lead

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What will your essential responsibilities include?

• Work with all AXA XL stakeholders and AXA Global Re (the AXA Group global center of competence for reinsurance) to define the placement strategy and assure the effective execution of the placement of the treaty program.
• Contribute to the ceded guidelines for the placement by the business of Facultative (both elective and non-elective) reinsurance.
• Lead the process to design the Ceded Re treaty program for AXA XL working with the Business, Risk Management and Finance to optimally meet the Divisions business needs and risk limits.
• Represent Ceded Re function in the Business Units Reinsurance Committees and in the Boards of the Legal Entities to share the options for the renewed reinsurance structure.
• Capture their feedback and refine the final reinsurance structure proposition.
• Submit the final reinsurance structure proposition to the AXA XL Reinsurance Committee for validation.
• Define & recommend to Global CUOs options for the RI budget allocation.

• Remain current on coverage and legal trends to ensure contracts protect the company from adverse or unexpected loss.
• Work with AXA XL Risk Management to design ad hoc reinsurance structures (e.g., ADC, LPT, etc.) to manage the overall risk profile of AXA XL.
• Support Treasury to design intra-group reinsurance structures to manage the risk profile and capital requirements of individual Division legal entities.
• Perform scenario modelling and actuarial studies on the existing AXA XL reinsurance structure to assess their relevance with the new reinsurance strategy.
• Conduct on-going performance analysis of the current reinsurance structure and reporting outcomes.
• Contribute to the elaboration of the presentation packs shared with the brokers & reinsurers with AXA XL & AGRe Placement officers.
• Develop and enhance processes and metrics to support the analysis of ceded reinsurance transactions.
• Contribute to internal thought leadership relating to evolving approaches towards capital allocation and optimization from perspective of cedant (AXA Group, AXA XL).
• Engage in ongoing research and analysis to derive proprietary insights and conclusions relating to peer group performance and identification of relative value opportunities in market.
• Guarantee adequate collaboration with AXA XL underwriters, actuaries, operations, claims and finance team members for data gathering, processing, pricing and risk analysis.
• Liaise & collaborate on an on-going basis with other Ceded Re teams (placement, operations) and AXA XL/AXA Group stakeholders.
• Ensure an adequate understanding of the Ceded program by key stakeholders, notably: AXA Group, AXA XL Board, Regulators, AXA XL management, underwriting community.
• At the request of the Ceded Re/AGRe placement officers, interact with reinsurers & brokers to address any specific request.
• Provide opinions on the reinsurance contracts terms and conditions.

You will report to Head of Structuring and Analytics Ceded Re.