Fearghas provides support for a range of general insurance clients, with a focus on capital modelling, internal model validation, model use, and insurance strategy.
He has over ten years’ experience in capital modelling for general insurance and has worked on internal model development and approval, and major model change applications with both PRA and Lloyd’s.
Fearghas brings expertise in embedding capital modelling techniques to wider risk management and business decision making processes, and in explaining technical and statistical information to senior stakeholders.
He also works directly with Insureds, advising on insurance and risk mitigation strategies and leading work with captive insurers.
Led regulatory capital submissions to Lloyd’s and PRA for a multinational general insurer
Carried out major model changes to enhance functionality and to meet regulatory changes with approval from regulators
Developed and presented model outputs to senior stakeholders, including board and governance committees, to achieve capital and model approval
Embedded model use within the business to ensure accurate modelling and to inform decision making processes, such as business planning and reinsurance purchasing
Acted as interim Head of Capital for a run-off syndicate
Appointed as Head of Actuarial for two Irish captives
Fearghas graduated from the University of St Andrews with an MMath in Mathematics and Statistics, with a focus on data mining.
Prior to joining Barnett Waddingham, Fearghas worked for a multinational insurer as a capital actuary in their capital modelling team. This was one of the first UK GI firms to receive approval for their internal model. He qualified as a Fellow of the IFOA in 2016.
Outside of work, Fearghas is a keen photographer and enjoys collecting vinyl records.
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