{"id":2442,"date":"2013-04-19T14:00:27","date_gmt":"2013-04-19T13:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kbs-news-events\/?p=2442"},"modified":"2013-04-19T14:00:27","modified_gmt":"2013-04-19T13:00:27","slug":"business-placement-student-analytics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/kbs-news-events\/2013\/04\/business-placement-student-analytics\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Placement Student \u2013 Analytics"},"content":{"rendered":"

Willis International<\/p>\n

Position:
\nLocation:
\nReporting to:
\nStart date:<\/p>\n

Job summary<\/strong><\/p>\n

Organisations face an increasingly dynamic, challenging, changing and complex environment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Understanding and managing risk is key in navigating the landscape, delivering performance, achieving<\/div>\n
goals and protecting reputation. That\u2019s where we come in. We\u2019re passionate about helping clients<\/div>\n
understand the risks they face, make risk intelligent decisions and manage risk effectively. There\u2019s never<\/div>\n
been a better time for you to consider risk as a career by joining one of the world\u2019s largest global<\/div>\n
insurance brokers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
As a Business Placement Student within the analytical team, you\u2019ll work with risk and uncertainty. You<\/div>\n
will begin by supporting our actuaries to develop and administer complex financial and statistical theories<\/div>\n
to calculate the likelihood of events \u2013 for example, the impact of a natural disaster \u2013 and how to mitigate<\/div>\n
and minimise risk for our clients. You\u2019ll work out what the financial and reinsurance implications are for<\/div>\n
our clients and you will begin to learn how to communicate your recommendations in a clear and concise<\/div>\n
manner to our clients.<\/div>\n

Principal duties\/responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n

Account analysis; providing analytical support and actuarial analysis to develop loss models for client<\/div>\n
businesses<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Creating and manipulating data using Excel, Visual Basic and Access<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Estimating reinsurance pricing and determining the effect of reinsurance on the client’s business<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Working closely with brokers\/actuaries to assist in designing program structures to meet client needs<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Explaining analysis in clear terms appropriate to the audience<\/div>\n

Communications and relationships<\/strong><\/p>\n

Internal:<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Actuarial Consultants<\/div>\n
Sales and Service and Placement Team Members\/Leaders<\/div>\n
External:<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Carriers<\/div>\n
Clients<\/div>\n
Industry associations<\/div>\n

Required qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience<\/strong><\/p>\n

Qualifications:<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Undergraduate on a four-year course that includes a placement and on course for a 2:1<\/div>\n
Skills:<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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