Cigna

Finance / FinServ

InvestmentActuary

$0–0k Bloomfield, Connecticut, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Investment Actuary at Cigna. Skills: Investment Actuary, Insurance Portfolio Management, Asset Liability Management, Quantitative Analysis, Risk Management. Management of assigned international and US Insurance portfolios. Development of portfolio strategies”

What You'll Achieve.

Management of assigned international and US Insurance portfolios; Development of portfolio strategies; Monitoring portfolio metrics; Managing liquidity, credit, interest rate risks; Implementing purchase and sale programs; Allocating investments; Perform quantitative analysis for portfolio strategy and risk management; Collaborating with team members incorporating stochastic scenarios, regulatory compliance, liquidity, counterparty exposure, and investment income; Perform analysis of derivative hedging strategies; Continuously monitor advancements in financial and investment modeling, risk measurement and analytical approaches; Provide recommendations on practical applications for PM team; Work with portfolio analysts to create communication materials such as quarterly reports to clients, presentations for senior management and external stakeholders and portfolio management reports; Manage overall allocation process serving as point person for insurance portfolios and communicating with asset teams on deal specifics, relative value and portfolio appetite; Manage quarterly Net Investment income review and coordinate with CIM finance to incorporate feedback

Industry & Context.

Finance / FinServ
Problems you'll solve

Enjoys solving complex problems

Eligibility Requirements

Ability to accommodate limited travel (up to 10%), Flexibility to participate in calls after normal business hours with international customers, Internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload if working from home occasionally or permanently.

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

BAS in a related subject, CFA or FSA/ASA required, Minimum of 8 years of investment experience, Advanced understanding of pension and insurance investing concepts including ALM, LDI, RBC, regulatory requirements, Advanced understanding of investment accounting principles and their impact on portfolio management across multiple relevant accounting frameworks such as insurance regulatory, US GAAP, IFRS and tax accounting

Nice to Have

CPA, MBA or other advanced financial designation a plus

What You'll Do.

Management of assigned international and US Insurance portfolios

Development of portfolio strategies

Monitoring portfolio metrics

Implementing purchase and sale programs

Allocating investments

Perform quantitative analysis for portfolio strategy and risk management

Collaborating with team members incorporating stochastic scenarios

regulatory compliance

counterparty exposure

and investment income

Perform analysis of derivative hedging strategies

Continuously monitor advancements in financial and investment modeling

risk measurement and analytical approaches

Provide recommendations on practical applications for PM team

Manage overall allocation process serving as point person for insurance portfolios

Communicating with asset teams on deal specifics

relative value and portfolio appetite

Manage quarterly Net Investment income review

Coordinate with CIM finance to incorporate feedback

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Ability to influence cross functional partners; Collaborating with team members incorporating stochastic scenarios, regulatory compliance, liquidity, counterparty exposure, and investment income; Work with portfolio analysts to create communication materials; Communicating with asset teams on deal specifics, relative value and portfolio appetite

Communication Scope

Demonstrated communication skills; Write strategy memos; Create communication materials such as quarterly reports to clients, presentations for senior management and external stakeholders and portfolio management reports; Communicating with asset teams on deal specifics, relative value and portfolio appetite

Process & Methodology

Implementing purchase and sale programs, Managing competing priorities

Full Job Description

Investment Actuary/ Insurance Portfolio Manager - Cigna Investment Management **Who we are** Cigna Investment Management (CIM) manages over $20 billion in assets and has oversight of over $15 billion of joint venture portfolios on behalf of Cigna, a publicly traded global health services company. CIM’s assets are invested in public and private corporate bonds, commercial mortgages, private equity, private credit, real estate equity, public equity and short-term investments. **What we are looking for:** The Investment Actuary is part of the team that manages Cigna's US insurance, International Insurance and Pension portfolios. This role requires leadership in judgement, accountability and the ability to influence cross functional partners combined with strong hands-on technical skills. Our ideal candidate has experience in insurance portfolio management or asset liability management, enjoys solving complex problems with smart people while managing competing priorities, has both big picture thinking and attention to detail and likes working with teams across Cigna and within CIM. **Key Responsibilities** * Management of assigned international and US Insurance portfolios, development of portfolio strategies, monitoring portfolio metrics, managing liquidity, credit, interest rate risks, implementing purchase and sale programs and allocating investments * Perform quantitative analysis for portfolio strategy and risk management, collaborating with team members incorporating stochastic scenarios, regulatory compliance, liquidity, counterparty exposure, and investment income * Perform analysis of derivative hedging strategies and write strategy memos * Continuously monitor advancements in financial and investment modeling, risk measurement and analytical approaches and provide recommendations on practical applications for PM team * Work with portfolio analysts to create communication materials such as quarterly reports to clients, presentations for senior management and ext

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