Catastrophe Risk Analyst

Canopius; London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a Catastrophe Risk Analyst to join a leading Exposure Management team at a top Lloyd’s syndicate. The role involves delivering analytics, collaborating with underwriters, and influencing risk selection to support catastrophe management. Applicants should have strong analytical skills and experience in catastrophe modelling.

Benefits

Hybrid working

Competitive salary

Pension

Discretionary bonus

Health and dental insurance

Qualifications

• Experience in catastrophe modelling; RMS experience preferred.
• Strong numeracy and statistical skills.
• Excellent communication skills to influence and negotiate.

Responsibilities

• Develop relationships with underwriters for risk selection.
• Utilize RMS for analysis on accounts and portfolios.
• Create narratives to summarize risks for underwriters.

Skills

Numeracy

Mathematical skills

Statistical skills

Communication skills

Excel proficiency

SQL proficiency

Experience in catastrophe modelling

Experience with Power BI

Programming knowledge (Python, R, etc.)

Job description

Job Description

The Role

An exciting opportunity for a Catastrophe Risk Analyst to join a leading Exposure Management team at one of Lloyd’s largest syndicates. The successful candidate will deliver cutting-edge analytics to stakeholders across the business for the D&F Property class, which has seen significant growth over the last 12 months. This is an excellent opportunity for a candidate looking to have a material impact at a top Lloyd’s syndicate and global (re)insurer.

As an analyst, you will work closely with the D&F Property underwriting team and have the ability to influence the risk selection process. The role involves collaborating with various internal stakeholders to ensure timely modelling analytics that support risk pricing and catastrophe management goals.

Responsibilities

• Develop relationships with underwriters to integrate underwriting and catastrophe management goals, delivering analytics that help drive risk selection.
• Utilize RMS and other tools to provide analysis on individual accounts and portfolios.
• Contribute to developing new tools and dashboards to streamline catastrophe modelling and data visualization.
• Collaborate with the Natural Catastrophe Management team across regions to ensure consistent risk assessment and cross-region analytics.
• Create narratives based on modelling data to summarize risks and advise underwriters on data and model uncertainties.
• Work with underwriters to make decisions on complex, non-modelled risks.
• Communicate risk metrics to stakeholders effectively.
• Coordinate with Analytics and Reporting teams to ensure timely data delivery for internal and external reports.

Skills and Experience

• Experience in catastrophe modelling, RMS experience preferred, D&F Property experience advantageous.
• Strong numeracy, mathematical, and statistical skills.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence and negotiate.
• Proficiency in manipulating large datasets using Excel and SQL.
• Experience with Microsoft Power BI is desirable.
• Intermediate to advanced MS SQL skills, with the ability to build and manipulate queries.
• Knowledge of programming languages such as VBA, .NET, R, or Python is an advantage.

Our Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including hybrid working, competitive salary, pension, discretionary bonus, health and dental insurance, and more, supporting your physical, mental, and financial wellbeing.

About Us

Canopius is a global specialty lines (re)insurer and a leading Lloyd’s of London market insurer, with offices worldwide. We foster a positive culture that values diversity, inclusion, and individual contributions. Our London headquarters offers flexible, hybrid working in a vibrant environment committed to employee development and equality.

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. We provide reasonable adjustments during recruitment and employment. Please inform us if you require any accommodations.