Catastrophe Risk Analyst – 28724

Emerald Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Emerald Group in London is seeking a Catastrophe Risk Analyst to drive analytics that support risk selection and underwriting decisions.

You will work with RMS and a range of tools (Power BI, MS SQL, VBA/.NET, Python/R) to deliver portfolio and account level insights, develop dashboards, and collaborate with the Natural Catastrophe Management team across regions to standardise risk views.

Qualifications

• Catastrophe modelling experience; RMS desirable.
• SQL and data querying experience is important.
• Power BI analytics experience desirable.
• Programming knowledge in VBA/.NET/R/Python advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Develop relationships with underwriters to align analytics with risk selection.
• Deliver analytics confidently and explain value to stakeholders.
• Use RMS and other tools to deliver portfolio and account level analysis.
• Collaborate with Natural Catastrophe Management across regions to standardise risk views.

Skills

Cat modelling experience

RMS familiarity

Underwriting relationships

Tools

Power BI

MS SQL

.NET

VBA

R

Python

Job description

Key Duties (Including but not limited to):

• Active involvement in developing relationships with underwriters with the aim of integrating underwriting and Catastrophe Management goals. This involves confident and timely delivery of analytics and the ability to explain how these analytics can help drive risk selection
• Use RMS and various other tools to deliver market leading analysis both on individual account and portfolio basis
• Contribute to developing new tools and dashboards to streamline the catastrophe modelling process and build more innovative ways of displaying data
• Work closely with the Natural Catastrophe Management team, across different regions, to ensure close communication across the team, consistent application of view of risk and contribute to cross-region analytics

Experience required:

• Experience in a Cat Modelling role - RMS experience is highly desirable and D&F Property class experience is advantageous
• Experience using Microsoft Power BI for analytics is desirable
• Intermediate/Advanced Experience with MS SQL is a strong advantage. Ability to build/design and manipulate queries to improve process
• Familiarity with another programming language such as VBA, .NET, R, Python is an advantage

Catastrophe Risk Analyst - 28724 London