Insurance Analyst
Dual-headquartered in New York and London with 50 offices worldwide, Fitch Ratings is a global rating agency dedicated to providing value beyond the rating through independent and prospective credit opinions, research and data. Offering a world of knowledge and experience behind every opinion, we transform information to deliver meaning and utility to investors, issuers and other market participants. Fitch Ratings’ global expertise draws on local market knowledge and spans across the fixed-income universe. The additional context, perspective and insights we provide help investors make important credit judgments with confidence.
Fitch Solutions is committed to delivering value beyond the rating by providing a range of fixed-income products and professional development services to the global financial community. In addition to offering proprietary content, the firm also distributes the ratings, research, financial data and analytical tools of Fitch Ratings. With innovation and experience behind every product and service, Fitch Solutions' flexible offerings are designed to meet the diverse needs of the credit markets. Fitch Ratings and Fitch Solutions are part of the Fitch Group, a jointly-owned subsidiary of Fimalac, S.A. and Hearst Corporation.
Department Overview:
Fitch Ratings knows what it takes to deliver value, meaning and insightful ratings to market participants. With coverage across all areas of the insurance market including life, non-life, and reinsurance, our experienced analysts apply an open and balanced approach to credit assessment. Leveraging industry data and well-tested credit metrics, our analytical process is supported by a careful mix of quantitative and qualitative factors. Our global insurance team transforms data into actionable opinions that help investors confidently evaluate risk.
Our London based Insurance team provides ratings and research on European insurers and supports Fitch’s growing coverage of insurance markets across Europe.
Job Description:
- Candidates will be required to carry out data analysis and insurance research and write credit rating reports in English.
- Candidates will support key departmental projects including the development and enhancement of models, data manipulation and warehousing as well as other tasks to support rating process efficiencies.
- Candidates will be expected to assume a considerable degree of responsibility and autonomy at an early stage.
- They will conduct in-depth meetings with senior management at rated institutions, alongside senior experienced colleagues.
- They will also be expected to present credit analysis on insurers for which they are responsible to a rating committee, deal with investor queries on their companies, prepare for and attend rating committees on other insurers and contribute to internal discussions on rating issues.
Person Specification:
Candidates must have a strong educational background including a good first degree, and relevant experience in an accounting, actuarial or a credit analysis role. Fluency in English is essential, while fluency in Italian would be viewed favourably.
The successful candidate will demonstrate:
- A good knowledge of insurance accounting and financial statements
- Initiative, ability and organisational skills to take responsibility for a portfolio of insurance ratings
- A questioning mindset to identify the pertinent questions to assess an insurer’s financial profile
- Understanding of – and interest in – financial metrics
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Ability to write clearly and to explain technical concepts in simple terms
- Capacity to work independently while also being a good team player
- Ability to cope with time pressure and deadlines.
Application:
To apply please submit a cover letter and most recent CV, including any remuneration details, via the enclosed links.
Fitch is an equal opportunity employer that employs people across the full spectrum of society. Fitch works hard to create a workplace with an emphasis on inclusion, innovation and merit. By valuing diversity and equality in our workplace, we believe it adds strength to our business
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