James Gillespie
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Credentials
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Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries (FIA)
Institute and Faculty of ActuariesDec, 2019- Nov, 2024
Experience
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NatWest Markets Plc
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Banking
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700 & Above Employee
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Associate
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Apr 2022 - Present
Insurance & Pensions, Content & Solutions Insurance & Pensions, Content & Solutions
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Deloitte
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Business Consulting and Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Actuarial Manager
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Sep 2021 - Mar 2022
• Led the investment workstream of multiple climate exercises, calculating the impact of climate risk on clients' investment portfolios for the PRA's Climate Biennial Exploratory Scenario.• Supported the buy side due diligence of multiple European life insurance groups.• Led the Solvency II audit of a global credit insurer's UK-based subsidiary.
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Senior Actuarial Consultant
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Sep 2019 - Aug 2021
• Audited a number of leading life insurance clients, with experience assessing the pricing, reserving and capital processes, including data, assumptions, models, results and replication.• Led workstreams for IFRS 17 impact assessments, determining the effect of the new standard on life insurers' balance sheets and KPIs, and communicating these to senior stakeholders.• Developed thought leadership on climate risk and its impact on insurers, helping to develop the department's climate risk proposition. Show less
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Actuarial Consultant
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Sep 2018 - Aug 2019
• Led teams of actuaries and programmers to develop and test cashflow models for complex derivative products.• Developed a suite of models to optimise the reporting process of a large UK life insurer.
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Actuarial Analyst
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Sep 2016 - Aug 2018
• Used data science techniques in Python to develop an internal proposition, determining the likelihood of road accidents.• Spent 6 months in the DTRB pensions team, assisting with audits, valuations and M&As.• Supported the buy side due diligence of a German life insurer.
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KPMG
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Canada
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Accounting
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700 & Above Employee
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Public Sector Audit Intern
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Jun 2015 - Aug 2015
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Education
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University of Nottingham
Master of Science (MSc), Financial and Computational Mathematics -
University of Nottingham
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Mathematics -
The Ecclesbourne School