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AM Best · 1 month ago

Sr. Financial Analyst (Property and Casualty)

Oldwick, NJ

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

5+ years exp

AM Best is a leading global credit rating agency focused on the insurance industry. The Sr. Financial Analyst will analyze and assign ratings to property and casualty companies, ensuring high standards of professional excellence and integrity while producing credit reports and monitoring assigned portfolios.

Financial Services

Responsibilities

Conduct thorough, objective and efficient company research in respect of increasingly complex insurance companies using financial and non-financial information, including audited financial statements, public accounts and other relevant management information

Produce timely, high quality credit reports to support the assigned ratings, documenting analysis and recommendations to be reviewed and updated by the analytical team leader

Present analysis at rating committee meetings demonstrating good judgment in communicating rating recommendations

Conduct on-going monitoring and surveillance of assigned portfolios, including rating changes, market/industry/regulatory developments, news events etc. identifying early warning signs that need to be brought to committee for event driven rating actions

Keep up to date with relevant industry, market and professional developments through continued professional development and learning, including, for example, undertaking research, attending seminars, market briefings and presentations etc

Manage the relationship with rated companies, increasingly leading management meetings, communicating rating outcomes and effective management of expectations

Proactively identify areas for performance or process improvement, recommending actions and positively contributing to the implementation of changes

Continue to develop a network of contacts in the insurance market (clients, brokers, regulators and prospects) utilizing contacts as a source of informal market research

Maintain or work to develop strong analytical skills through a professional designation and continuing education (CFA, Actuarial, MBA, CLU, FLMI, FRM, etc.)

Willingness to travel up to 20%