Assistant Catastrophe Analyst

Arch Insurance; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Arch Insurance is seeking a detail-oriented analyst to support the Non-Natural Catastrophe team within Exposure Management. The role involves ensuring accurate data entry, producing key business reports, and analyzing movements monthly to inform underwriters before risks are written.

You will work with underwriters and the outsource team to capture risks accurately, augment data quality and maintain the exposure database while contributing to portfolio analysis and analytics development.

Qualifications

• Solid data handling and analytical skills.
• Clear communication with stakeholders.
• Experience using Excel to process large data sets and check data integrity.
• Familiarity with programming/scripting languages (R, VBA, C#, SQL).
• Ability to work collaboratively with internal and external teams.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with underwriters to support Exposure Management services.
• Liaise with outsourced team to ensure timely data capture and query resolution.
• Improve data quality in the exposure database.
• Maintain accuracy of exposure data and related metrics.
• Run pre- and post-bind reports and assist with portfolio analysis.
• Support development of class processes and analytics.
• Foster cross-class collaboration within Exposure Management.
• Monitor workflows as needed.
• Assist team members as required.

Skills

Data handling

Good communication

Excel

R

VBA

C#

SQL

Collaboration

Job description

Role Summary & Purpose

• The Non-Natural Catastrophe team in Exposure Management is responsible for key classes in Arch, including Terrorism, Contingency, Cyber, and Liability.
• We ensure data is entered accurately into our systems and produce key business reports, and analyse movements monthly, as well as providing quote analysis to underwriters before risks are written.
• This role is responsible for assisting the Non-Natural Catastrophe team with the processing and smooth-running of these classes.

Key Tasks & Responsibilities

• Communicate with underwriters to ensure the smooth operation of Exposure Management services within the business.
• Communicate with the outsource team to answer queries and ensure the timely and accurate capture of risks into our systems.
• Augment data where the quality is poor to improve the accuracy of our key metrics.
• Maintain the accuracy of the exposure database.
• Run reports for pre and post-bind accounts, and assist with portfolio analysis.
• Assist with the development of key class processes and analytics.
• Work with other members of Exposure Management to ensure cross-class collaboration.
• Workflow monitoring where required.
• Assisting other members of the Exposure Management team if required.

Skills / Competencies

• Data handling.
• Good communication.
• Experience using tools (e.g., Excel) to process large volumes of data and check for errors and ensure data integrity.
• Advantageous to have experience using programming languages (e.g., R, VBA, C#) or scripting languages (e.g., SQL).
• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with others both internally and externally.

Qualifications / Experience

• Sound judgment, good organisation and administrational skills and adaptability to work using your own initiative.
• Strong interest in understanding complex man-made risk.
• Curiosity about data, patterns with a natural inclination to explore how different scenarios could impact portfolios.
• Engagement with geopolitical, socio economic, and technological trends, and enthusiasm for staying informed about global events that may shape non-natural catastrophe exposure.
• Interest in translating analytical outputs into actionable insights and communicating with key stakeholders.
• Motivation to continuously learn, including new tools, analytical techniques, and developments in the non-natural catastrophe risk landscape.
• No prior experience in insurance or Exposure Management is required.