Function: Financial Risk Management
OVERVIEW
About KPMG in India
KPMG entities in India are professional services firm(s). These Indian member firms are affiliated with KPMG International Limited. KPMG was established in India in August 1993. Our professionals leverage the global network of firms, and are conversant with local laws, regulations, markets and competition. KPMG has offices across India in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Chennai, Gurugram, Jaipur, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Noida, Pune, Vadodara and Vijayawada.
KPMG entities in India offer services to national and international clients in India across sectors. We strive to provide rapid, performance-based, industry-focused and technology-enabled services, which reflect a shared knowledge of global and local industries and our experience of the Indian business environment.
Key Responsibilities
1. IFRS 17 – Non‑Life Implementation & Reporting
- Support end‑to‑end IFRS 17 implementations for Non‑Life business including:
- PAA (Primary focus) and GMM (where applicable)
- Grouping of contracts, unit of account, and coverage units
- Fulfilment Cash Flows (FCF) and Risk Adjustment
- Perform IFRS 17 actuarial calculations for: Premium Allocation Approach (PAA)
- Loss Components and profitability testing
- Assist in: Dry runs, parallel runs, transition, and post‑go‑live activities
- Reconciliations between IGAAP, IFRS 17, and Solvency figures
- Work closely with Finance on actuarial‑accounting interpretation
- Support preparation of IFRS 17 disclosures, roll‑forwards, and analysis of movements
2. IGAAP – Non‑Life Actuarial Valuation
- Perform IGAAP reserving including:
- Unexpired Risk Reserve (URR)
- Outstanding Claims Reserve (OCR / IBNR / IBNER)
- Apply traditional actuarial reserving techniques:
- Chain Ladder, BF, Cape Cod, Loss Ratio methods
- Support:
- Statutory valuation and regulatory filings
- Actuarial reports and disclosures under Indian GAAP
- Ensure alignment and controlled differences between IGAAP and IFRS 17 results
- Assist in statutory audits and regulatory reviews
3. Capital Modelling & Risk
- Support economic and regulatory capital modelling for Non‑Life insurance
4. Pricing – Non‑Life Insurance
- Deliver technical pricing support across Non‑Life products including:
- Motor, Property, Health, Casualty, Marine, Specialty lines
- Development and review: Rate adequacy studies Experience analysis and loss ratio monitoring
- Assist with: Pricing assumptions (frequency, severity, expenses), Portfolio optimization and underwriting performance analysis
- Support implementation of pricing tools and automation
- Partner with Underwriting and Business teams on pricing decision
5. Modelling, Data & Systems
- Build and maintain actuarial models for: Reserving IFRS 17 Capital and pricing
- Work with actuarial and data tools such as:
- Excel, VBA, SQL, Python / R (preferred)
- Ensure: Model controls, validation, and documentation and Data quality checks and reconciliations
6. Stakeholder Management & Governance
- Collaborate with: Finance, Risk, Underwriting, Claims, IT
- Support interactions with: Auditors, Regulators, Consultants
- Prepare: Actuarial reports, methodology papers, presentations
- Ensure compliance with: Actuarial standards
Education & Certification
- Bachelor's / master's in actuarial science, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, or similar
- Progress toward IAI / IFoA / SOA actuarial qualification (Associate or Fellow preferred)
Technical Skills
- Strong understanding of:
- IFRS 17 – Non‑Life (PAA/GMM)
- IGAAP reserving
- Capital modelling concepts
- General Insurance pricing
- Solid knowledge of:
- Claims data analysis
- Reserving methodologies
- Risk and capital frameworks
- Advanced Excel skills: VBA / SQL / Python / R preferred
Equal employment opportunity information
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