Associate, Insurance Investment Solutions

About this role

Team Overview

The Insurance Advisory & Investment Solutions team is a team of insurance specialists that collaborates with partners across the BlackRock platform to deliver focused solutions for insurance clients.  

The team is comprised of Insurance Investment professionals, with diverse backgrounds from asset management, investment banking, insurance, and consultancy. We use our collective insurance, analytics, and investment expertise and experience to deliver effective investment propositions that address the needs of our insurance clients. 

Responsibilities

• Partner with colleagues globally to develop and deliver materials for client engagement campaigns and whole portfolio construction analytics that deepen client relationships and drive commercial outcomes.
• Enhance, develop and implement scalable analytical capabilities for our client engagement initiatives to help grow the insurance business. Leverage the Insurance platform to position investment product and/or solutions and help capture commercial opportunities
• Apply ALM, strategic asset allocation and capital management techniques and capabilities to design strategies that provide good trade-offs between capital requirements, return, volatility, transaction costs and liquidity needs.
• Develop insights into BlackRock’s capabilities which are of relevance to insurance clients and maintain strong relationships with Regional Insurance Advisory & Strategy teams (APAC, US, EMEA). Use these to drive required enhancements in our insurance capabilities and to structure appropriate investment propositions.
• Develop understanding of the implications of regional regulatory, accounting and capital frameworks on investment and risk management decisions made by insurance companies
• Collaborate on insurance focused research and thought leadership publications.
• Maintain up to date investment insights and campaign collateral, tailored to specific client types and regions.

Knowledge/Experience: 

• Prior industry experience, gained within an asset manager, investment bank, consultancy or insurance company is an advantage. Skills commensurate with holding an investment, risk management, actuarial or other technical role in a life assurance, reinsurance or banking environment would be advantageous
• Practical experience in the design and implementation of investment and ALM strategies utilized by insurers when managing assets invested to meet liabilities
• Familiarity with APAC and EMEA regulations and their implications for insurance companies’ investment strategies and asset allocation
• Experience in building client reports and analysis to support investment decision making
• Broad understanding of financial mathematics
• Strong quantitative skills, supported by practical experience of coding in Python, VBA or other programming languages
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills

Our benefits

To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of benefits including a strong retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive healthcare, support for working parents and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.

Our hybrid work model

BlackRock’s hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship that enriches the experience of our employees, while supporting flexibility for all. Employees are currently required to work at least 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. We remain focused on increasing the impactful moments that arise when we work together in person – aligned with our commitment to performance and innovation. As a new joiner, you can count on this hybrid model to accelerate your learning and onboarding experience here at BlackRock.

About BlackRock

At BlackRock, we are all connected by one mission: to help more and more people experience financial well-being.  Our clients, and the people they serve, are saving for retirement, paying for their children’s educations, buying homes and starting businesses. Their investments also help to strengthen the global economy: support businesses small and large; finance infrastructure projects that connect and power cities; and facilitate innovations that drive progress.

This mission would not be possible without our smartest investment – the one we make in our employees. It’s why we’re dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed, valued and supported with networks, benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive.

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