Data Analyst - Property & Casualty Commercial Lines

GIG Gulf; United Arab Emirates; On-site; USD 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Data Analyst, where your expertise in data analysis and coding will help enhance portfolio performance. You will work closely with various stakeholders, ensuring accurate data for pricing tasks and reporting. This role offers an opportunity to contribute to innovative pricing approaches while supporting a diverse and inclusive culture. If you have a passion for data and a desire to drive improvements in a dynamic environment, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience in a Data Analyst role within Property & Casualty.
• Proficient in SAS/WPS/SQL coding and MS Office suite.

Responsibilities

• Gather, cleanse and prepare data for analysis and reporting activities.
• Support the forecasting process and contribute to new pricing techniques.

Skills

Data Analysis

SAS/WPS/SQL

MS Office Suite

Communication Skills

Education

Degree in Actuarial Science

Degree in Data Analytics

Tools

EMBLEM

RADAR

PYTHON

R

Job description

Who we are

GIG Gulf is part of the Gulf Insurance Group (GIG), the #1 largest regional composite insurer in the Middle East and North Africa, with presence in 13 markets including the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, and Turkey. GIG Group reported consolidated assets of US$ 3.83 billion and $69 million net profit for the year 2023. The majority shareholder of GIG Group is Toronto based Fairfax Financia Holding, a global leader in insurance and reinsurance with a presence in 40 markets.

GIG Gulf is an A rated regional insurer with a top 5 position in each of its markets (UAE, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain). GIG Gulf has been present in the region for over 70 years with a strategic focus on both growth and investments and is a one stop shop offering a wide range of insurance products and services that cater to a broad variety of needs for corporates, SMEs and individual customers throughout UAE, Oman, Bahrain, and Qatar. GIG Gulf also owns a 50% stake in GIG Saudi. Our strategic objectives and guiding principles are focused on Regional Growth, Customer Experience and Digital Transformation.

GIG Gulf has created a diverse and inclusive working environment and culture with a workforce of over 800 employees, with over 60 nationalities, across 15 branches and retail shops region-wide and over 1 million customers. GIG Gulf is a caring partner that encourages customers to achieve their goals and live an inspiring and fulfilling life. We are obsessed with customer feedback and continuously evolving to become the region's digital insurer of reference, committed to running our operations in a responsible, sustainable way.

Job purpose:

Assist P&C CL RO Heads and other stakeholders in the preparation of data for monitoring of portfolio performance and recommend solutions to improve monitoring.

Assist in pricing tasks, from data gathering to model preparation, liaising with other departments where necessary to ensure accurate and complete data.

Provide accurate and complete MI to various stakeholders, including Finance, Reinsurance and Compliance Teams where required on a regular or Ad-hoc basis.

Key Responsibilities

• Gather, cleanse and prepare data required for analysis and reporting activities
• Reconcile data between various systems and reports on a regular and ad-hoc basis
• Maintain pricing modules and underwriting rules in various systems
• Support the forecasting process
• Support where necessary on pricing activities
• Contribute to the development of new pricing approaches and techniques
• Strive continuously for improvements to enable tasks to be performed in a more efficient manner
• Produce all periodic reports for reporting quarterly financial results
• Produce ad hoc reports as requested

Minimum requirements of role

Essential:

• Minimum 2 years of experience in a Data Analyst role within Property & Casualty is required.
• SAS/WPS/SQL coding proficiency
• Proficient skills in MS Office suite
• Good communication skills (Written and Oral)

Desirable:

• Degree in Actuarial Science or Data Analytics would be an asset
• EMBLEM/RADAR
• PYTHON/R knowledge