Blessing M Chidyiwa
Highfields, Harare
Summary
Dynamic Actuarial Manager at Claxon Actuaries with a proven track record in model development and client engagement. Adept at automating systems and enhancing financial valuations, I excel in problem-solving and team leadership, driving impactful results in risk assessment and business development. Highly analytical with a strong focus on detail and strategic investment analysis.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Actuarial Manager
Claxon Actuaries
09.2021 - Current
- I work in life and employee benefits
- I work in a team of 18 people that specialize in risk assessment, management, and statutory Actuarial work
- Having started in the role of a Senior Actuarial analyst, to currently being an Actuarial Manager
- My role involves; Client engagement and management
- Business Development
- Information systems management
- Carry out Experience analysis (mortality, lapse claim rates)
- Review Valuation prepared by peers
- Review statutory financial reviews for Pension funds
- Automation Systems Backend development
- Carrying out Investment strategy analysis
- Supervising Team members
- Preparation of data for Financial Valuation (short term and long-term insurance)
- Preparation of Models (Excel and Python) for Financial Valuation and running
Data Analyst
OLSPS
03.2018 - 08.2021
- Company Overview: OLPS is an International Data Specialist company and Marine solutions provider
- I worked in a team of 4 people that specialize in marine life abundance research and assessments
- My role involved; Preparation of data for stock recruitment models
- Developing models used for stock recruitment and assessment in c++
- Model documentation – documenting the workings of the model and the calculations
- Updating and maintaining stock assessment models in c++
- Research on the assumptions to be used in stock assessment models
- Prepare output data from model for analysis
- Analysing the output data using R and SPSS
- Preparation of stock assessment reports
- OLPS is an International Data Specialist company and Marine solutions provider
Mathematics Teacher
Ministry of Education
06.2014 - 12.2017
- I worked as a mathematics teacher at three different schools.
- My responsibilities as a teacher in all three schools included the preparation and presentation of daily lessons, marking of daily exercises, and the preparation of monthly and term tests, and grading.
- Managed consistent, learning-focused classroom environments by establishing and communicating clear objectives for students.
Actuarial Assistant
ZB Life Assurance
09.2009 - 09.2010
- I worked in life and employee benefits
- My role involved; Preparation of data for Financial Reviews of Defined Contribution schemes
- Conversions of annuities from Zimbabwean Dollar to United States Dollar
- Calculating monthly returns for various pension schemes
- Preparation of group life assurance quotations
- Performing data checks
- Maintenance of mortality records
- Calculation of monthly agent commissions and persistence investigation
- Individual annuity calculations upon retirement
- Carrying out Investment strategy analysis
Education
Bachelor of commerce - Actuarial Science
National University of Science And Technology
Buluwayo Zimbabwe12-2013
Skills
- Model development
- Communication
- Problem solving
- Quick thinking
- Highly analytical
- Attention to detail
- Research
- Time management
- Team player
- Conflict resolution
References
References Available on request
Timeline
Actuarial Manager
Claxon Actuaries
09.2021 - Current
Data Analyst
OLSPS
03.2018 - 08.2021
Mathematics Teacher
Ministry of Education
06.2014 - 12.2017
Actuarial Assistant
ZB Life Assurance
09.2009 - 09.2010
Bachelor of commerce - Actuarial Science
National University of Science And Technology
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