Website Road Accident Fund
The Road Accident Fund is a social security Fund that provides compensation to all drivers of motor vehicles in South Africa in respect of liability incurred or damage caused as a result of a traffic collision. Liability incurred in relation to property damage (such as damage to vehicles, buildings, vehicle contents) is excluded from cover. The Road Accident Fund operates a system whereby the claimant is assigned a percentage of responsibility for the accident, and the Road Accident Fund pays the claimant a percentage of a full settlement based on a percentage that was not deemed to be their responsibility.
Key Performance Areas
Valuation of Outstanding Claims Provision
- Build, develop and assess models for reserving/valuation using appropriate techniques to ensure that the data is accurate, and that model processes are effective, efficient, of high quality, well documented and verifiable.
- Data manipulation to determine reserves.
- Development of an appropriate valuation model/method.
- Setting of valuation assumptions.
- Running the model and producing results.
- Applying sensitivity and scenario testing to the results.
- Producing the valuation report.
- Standardize the actuarial valuation report to Actuarial professional guidance.
- Oversee that the actuarial results are correctly interpreted and reported in the RAF’s quarterly and annual financial statements.
- Manage the whole actuarial valuation process.
Development and Management of Funding Model
- Data manipulation for modelling future projections.
- Development of an appropriate modelling method – deterministic and/or stochastic.
- Set projection or modelling assumptions.
- Running model and reporting on results.
- Producing report on required funding from National Treasury and demonstrating period required by RAF to become solvent.
- Oversee that the actuarial results are correctly interpreted and applied.
Quotation of “Loss of Earnings” and “Loss of Support” Benefits for Motor Vehicle Claims
- Developing model and assumptions for benefit quotations.
- Data manipulation to state of quotation of loss of earnings or loss of support benefits – especially the model input.
- Running model to produce benefit results.
- Check quotation results actuarially for reasonability.
- Produce quotation report.
- Manage the quotation processing.
Modelling of Regulatory Solvency Capital Requirements and Providing Technical Actuarial Information for ESB Reporting
- Use actuarial valuation results to compile the FSB report.
- Run a few model scenarios that are required for statutory reporting.
- Produce reports as appropriate.
Providing Executives with Input to the Strategic Plan
- Apply the Funding Model for financial projections.
- Set of model assumptions to make them suitable for projection purposes.
- Run model for Strategic Plan results.
- Apply scenario and sensitivity testing to model results.
- Produce necessary report on findings and results.
- Responsible for correct interpretation and application of actuarial results.
- Oversee and manage all related process.
Providing Monthly Claims Statistics for Management Reporting
- Extract data and data reports from IT claim system.
- Provide results in statistical and graphical form to provide information for monthly, quarterly, half-yearly and annual management reporting.
Actuarial Investigations
- Investigate mortality and morbidity experience to assist in setting the quotation of loss of earnings and loss of support benefits.
- Assist with expense investigation for the company budgeting purposes.
- Produce appropriate reports for different relevant users of investigation results.
- Oversee that the actuarial investigation results are correctly interpreted and applied.
Manage Actuarial Department Risks
- Assist with reviewing and monitoring risk mitigating tasks or measures.
Policy Review and Implementation
- Contribute to the development and implementation of departmental policy, procedures and processes.
- Keep up to date with effective policy and practice execution strategies.
Reporting
- Prepare and submit reports as and when required to provide progress updates and/or inform management decisions.
- Develop reports/ policies/ procedures and guide the process through the alignment of the documents to the overall RAF’s Strategy.
- Develop functional reporting systems, for management, projects or performance reporting.
Stakeholder Management
- Facilitate and manage communication with relevant internal and external stakeholders in relation to investments and proactively and progressively manage the relationships.
- Manage relationships with vendors, service providers or procurement teams and ensure that all relevant procured items are invoiced and paid on time.
- Communicate with all levels of stakeholder contact.
- Represent the Fund in relevant external activities and events.
People Management
- Ensure the sourcing, development and retention of a high-performance team.
- Manage staff in the department to ensure that they achieve their objectives in line with the strategic objectives of the RAF.
- Manage the implementation of human capital processes and procedures to control/regulate workplace conflict and/or institute corrective measures and consultation processes to address deviations from standards.
- Allocate, direct, motivate and evaluate subordinates to help them achieve their individual goals.
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree/ Advanced Diploma in Actuarial Science/ Mathematics related qualification.
- Postgraduate in Actuarial Science/ Mathematics related qualification will be an added advantage.
- At least eight (8) professional actuarial exam passes/ exemptions will be an added advantage.
- Relevant 6 – 8 years’ experience in Actuarial environment of which 2 years must have been on a management/ supervisory level/ area of expertise.