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Employment Opportunities

This page was last modified on December 15, 1997.

Click below to see if there are career opportunities available in the following areas:

  • Human Resources
  • Legal
  • Administration
  • Claims
  • Treaty Underwriting

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Transatlantic Reinsurance Company is an equal opportunity employer.

Accounting Positions

Transatlantic's Corporate Accounting Department is responsible for all Statutory and GAAP Financial Statements which are prepared on a quarterly and annual basis. The department also provides various schedules and reports for the SEC 10Q and 10K filings, and ensures the completion and accuracy of all filings, which also includes the Risk Based Capital (RBC).

The Corporate Accounting Department has an opening for a senior accountant to assist in achieving the objectives stated above whose responsibilities will include, among others, various investment reports.

Position: Senior Accountant

Requirements:

  1. Three or more years of statutory financial accounting experience.
  2. Investment accounting experience.
  3. Excellent communication skills.
  4. Experience in Microsoft Windows software.
  5. Experience in Freedom software desirable.

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Actuarial Positions

Transatlantic has a full service Actuarial Department which is intimately involved with all facets of the company. The department establishes and monitors loss reserves, analyzes the profitability of the various profit centers for senior management, provides pricing support to the underwriting areas, and assists in the preparation of various financial statements and reports.

The Actuarial Department has openings for senior manager, mid-level manager, and entry level positions with the respective requirements below. In general, we are looking for bright, highly motivated people who are technically competent and who possess excellent analytical and communication skills.

Position #1: Senior Manager

Requirements:

  1. Six or more years of actuarial experience.
  2. Three or more years of reinsurance pricing and/or loss reserving experience.
  3. Staff management experience.
  4. Excellent communication skills.
  5. Associate or Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society.

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Position #2: Mid-level Manager

Requirements:

  1. Two to five years of actuarial experience.
  2. Reinsurance pricing or large account commercial pricing experience.
  3. Excellent communication skills.
  4. Three or more CAS exams.

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Position #3: Entry Level

Requirements:

  1. College degree with strong mathematical background.
  2. Excellent analytical and communication skills.
  3. Leadership ability.
  4. One or more CAS exams.

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Administration Positions

No administration positions are posted at this time.

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Claims Positions

No claims positions are posted at this time.

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Facultative Underwriting Positions

The Property Facultative Department within our Chicago branch is seeking a well presented and motivated individual.

Position: Underwriter

Ideally, this individual should be capable of managing day to day underwriting of his or her particular segment of the book of business. Reporting to the branch Property Manager, he or she will be responsible for developing and marketing both broker and direct sources within the Mid-West and West Coast regions. Strong marketing skills are essential, as well as the ability to consider both traditional and nontraditional product lines.

Requirements:

  1. Five (5) or more years experience within either Onshore Energy, Construction, Multi-National or Global markets.
  2. Progress toward CPCU or similar professional qualification.
  3. Good communications skills, both oral and written.
  4. Strong computer skills. Software skills should include Microsoft Windows NT, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Lotus 1-2-3, etc.

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Human Resources Positions

No human resources positions are posted at this time.

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Legal Positions

No legal positions are posted at this time.

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Systems Positions

Transatlantic's Information Systems Department, located in New York, provides IS services for the company worldwide. The department is responsible for the company's technological direction, applications programming, network administration and support, data communications, Internet access, help desk and operations support, and corporate training.

The Systems Department has an opening for a Corporate Trainer with the requirements below. In general, we are looking for a bright, highly motivated person who is technically competent and who possesses excellent communication and presentation skills.

Position : Corporate Trainer

Requirements:

  1. Two or more years of software training experience, combination of classroom and one-on-one.
  2. Knowledge of Microsoft Office Software Suite.
  3. Knowledge of any report writer or database software a plus.
  4. Some Help Desk or other user support experience a plus.
  5. Excellent communication skills.

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Treaty Underwriting Positions

No treaty underwriting positions are posted at this time.

Treaty/Facultative Property Department

Transatlantic's Treaty/Facultative Property Department offers a full range of coverages from standard to complex, including reinsurance of Personal, Commercial, Excess and Surplus, Forced Order, Flood, and other Specialty classes - such as Onshore Energy and Nuclear risks. As a prominent property writer with large risk capacity, we can also provide national and regional catastrophic coverage in conjunction with our clients' risk business.

The Treaty/Facultative Property Department currently has an opening for an Underwriting Assistant.

Position: Underwriting Assistant

Requirements:

  1. Excellent computer skills. Software experience should include
    Microsoft Windows NT, Excel, Word, Paradox, and Lotus 1-2-3.
  2. Cat modeling-IRAS/CATMAP (preferred).
  3. Strong math background.
  4. Good communication skills - oral and written.
  5. Self motivated and highly organized.
  6. Some insurance experience.
  7. Reinsurance experience (preferred).
  8. Associates or bachelors college degree or equivalent coursework.

 

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