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Asset Management, GFICC, Insurance Investment Specialist, Vice President, London
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
City of London, England, United Kingdom["Full time"]
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Job Summary
As an Insurance Investment Specialist within the Global Fixed Income, Currencies
and Commodities team in J.P. Morgan Asset Management, you will serve as a key
liaison between our investment platform and insurance company clients. Working
closely with portfolio managers, client advisors, and insurance investors, you
will help translate complex investment strategies, market developments, and
regulatory considerations into actionable insights for clients.
You will develop deep expertise in insurance investment solutions and understand
regulatory capital frameworks. The role focuses on servicing existing insurance
client relationships, supporting new business opportunities, and helping clients
navigate evolving market, regulatory, and accounting considerations. Success in
this role requires strong fixed income expertise, a thorough understanding of
the insurance industry, excellent communication skills, and the ability to
deliver high-quality analysis in a fast-paced environment.
Job Responsibilities
• Service insurance company and pension clients throughout the investment
lifecycle, including business development support, onboarding, portfolio
reviews, reporting, and ongoing relationship management.
• Analyse portfolio positioning, risk, performance attribution, capital
efficiency, and asset allocation outcomes to support insurance client
discussions and investment decision-making.
• Develop subject matter expertise in insurance investment management,
including Solvency II, insurance accounting frameworks (IFRS 9 and IFRS 17),
regulatory capital considerations, and insurer balance sheet management.
• Build and maintain expertise on market developments affecting insurance
investors, including Matching Adjustment portfolios, Bulk Purchase Annuity
(BPA) transactions, funded and unfunded reinsurance solutions,
asset-intensive reinsurance, pension risk transfer activity, and evolving
regulatory requirements.
• Prepare and maintain high-quality client presentations, strategy materials,
portfolio reviews, performance commentary, market insights, RFP responses,
DDQs, and thought leadership content tailored to insurance investors.
• Respond to ad hoc client requests and customised portfolio analyses,
including capital efficiency assessments, regulatory reporting requirements,
ALM considerations, and liability-aware investment solutions.
• Support new business opportunities by coordinating pitch materials, RFPs,
portfolio proposals, and insurance-specific investment solutions across
public and private markets.
• Facilitate external and internal meetings, including client reviews, strategy
discussions, consultant meetings, and insurance industry conferences.
• Monitor insurance market trends, regulatory developments, and competitor
positioning to help inform business strategy and client engagement.
• Contribute to strategic projects, process improvements, and automation
initiatives that enhance scalability and client service efficiency.
Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills
• Demonstrated experience in fixed income markets, including credit, rates,
securitised products, or multi-sector fixed income strategies.
• Experience working with insurance investors, pension schemes, asset managers,
consultants, reinsurers, or other institutional investors serving the
insurance market.
• Strong understanding of insurance investment management, including
asset-liability management (ALM), matching portfolios, regulatory capital
considerations, and insurer balance sheet objectives.
• Knowledge of insurance regulatory and accounting frameworks, including
Solvency II, Matching Adjustment requirements, IFRS 9, IFRS 17, and related
insurance investment considerations.
• Understanding of insurance market dynamics, including Bulk Purchase Annuities
(BPAs), pension risk transfer transactions, funded reinsurance,
asset-intensive reinsurance structures, and evolving capital management
trends.
• Proven ability to communicate complex market, portfolio, regulatory, and
accounting concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel, with a demonstrated ability to produce
high-quality client-ready presentations and analytical materials.
• Experience using AI-powered productivity and analytical tools to enhance
research, automate repetitive processes, improve data analysis, and deliver
scalable solutions for clients and internal stakeholders.
• Strong analytical skills, including experience interpreting portfolio risk,
performance attribution, spread analysis, capital metrics, and investment
analytics.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, coordinate across diverse stakeholder
groups, and deliver accurate work under tight deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail, ownership mindset, and commitment to delivering
excellent client outcomes.
• Collaborative working style with the ability to build effective partnerships
across investment, distribution, risk, operations, and product teams.
Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills
• Experience supporting insurance mandates, segregated accounts, pension risk
transfer portfolios, or insurance general account assets.
• Knowledge of securitised credit markets, including ABS, RMBS, CMBS, and CLOs,
and their role within insurance investment portfolios.
• Experience supporting RFPs, DDQs, consultant databases, and institutional
client coverage efforts.
• Familiarity with portfolio analytics, performance attribution, risk systems,
and insurance reporting tools used within asset management.
• Comfort presenting investment and regulatory topics to clients, prospects,
and senior internal stakeholders.
• Experience using data visualisation, automation, or analytical tools to
improve efficiency and scalability.
• Proficiency in a European language
J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice
and products to the world’s most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy
individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a
first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive
to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their
business objectives.
We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring
to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal
opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our
company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute,
including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation,
gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or
disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make
reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and
beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs
[https://careers.jpmorgan.com/us/en/how-we-hire/faqs] for more information about
requesting an accommodation.
J.P. Morgan Asset & Wealth Management delivers industry-leading investment
management and private banking solutions. Asset Management provides individuals,
advisors and institutions with strategies and expertise that span the full
spectrum of asset classes through our global network of investment
professionals. Wealth Management helps individuals, families and foundations
take a more intentional approach to their wealth or finances to better define,
focus and realize their goals.