Catastrophe Risk Manager

Markel; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global insurance firm is seeking a leader for its Catastrophe and Exposure Management Team in Greater London. This role focuses on catastrophe modelling, working with multiple classes of insurance while managing analytical services. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in catastrophe modelling leadership and regulatory reporting, along with strong IT skills. The position offers a competitive salary, bonuses, and a generous benefits package, including a pension scheme and private medical cover.

Benefits

A great starting salary plus annual bonus

Up to 16% company pension scheme

Private medical and dental cover

25 days paid holiday plus Bank Holidays

Qualifications

• Proven leadership in catastrophe modelling with line management experience.
• Experience in Marine & Energy classes, Property D&F knowledge is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of industry models and regulatory reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead the NatCat exposure management team for specified classes.
• Build relationships with divisional underwriters and manage services.
• Deliver portfolio analysis and reporting.

Skills

Proven catastrophe modelling leadership experience

Experience working across multiple classes

Proven experience with catastrophe management best practices

Experienced user of industry standard models

Proven experience with regulatory reporting

Excellent IT skills with strong knowledge of SQL

Experience building and maintaining relationships

Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines

Job description

The risk landscape and demands of the business are constantly evolving, and we strive to deliver forward‑looking, best‑in‑class analytics to support Markel International’s (MINT) continued growth. As a member of the Catastrophe and Exposure Management Team leadership, you will act as a strategic business partner across multiple lines of business, managing and developing the analytical services provided. This role offers a unique opportunity to influence exposure management processes from the ground up, while delivering critical modelling, analysis, and reporting that informs underwriting decisions and strategic decision‑making in the business.

We’re all about people | We win together | We strive for better | We enjoy the everyday | We think further

Who we are

The Catastrophe and Exposure Management Team at Markel International delivers a comprehensive suite of analytical services, ranging from pre‑bind assessments to portfolio‑level analysis and reporting. These insights support informed underwriting decisions and robust risk management practices. The team’s mission is to enable MINT to achieve consistent underwriting profitability and superior financial outcomes by providing high‑quality, data‑driven analytical support across the business.

Part of Markel Group (NYSE – MKL) a Fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20+ countries, is a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory, and investment operations around the world.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead NatCat exposure management team for specified classes (Marine and Energy; but subject to change)
• Build and maintain strong relationships with divisional underwriters
• Manage pre‑underwriting catastrophe analytical services
• Deliver portfolio analysis and reporting, providing insights into aggregations and risk drivers
• Internal and external reporting including to Lloyds and the PRA
• Lead ad hoc project work, including process design and transformation
• Inform internal view of risk through catastrophe model validation, providing recommendations on model adjustments
• Build and maintain effective relationships with all internal and external stakeholders

Key Skills

• Proven catastrophe modelling leadership experience (line management experience essential)
• Experience working across multiple classes (Marine & Energy required, Property D&F a plus)
• Proven experience with catastrophe management best practices and aggregation techniques
• Experienced user of industry standard models (Verisk preferred)
• Proven experience with regulatory reporting (Lloyds preferred)
• Excellent IT skills with strong knowledge of SQL (python a plus)
• Experience building and maintaining successful relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• The ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines

What’s in it for you

• A great starting salary plus annual bonus & strong benefits package
• Up to 16% company pension scheme
• Private medical and dental cover, Menopause plan, emergency care benefit (children/Pets/dependants)
• Income protection, Life assurance, electric car scheme, travel insurance
• 25 days paid holiday plus Bank Holidays, with the opportunity to buy/sell extra leave
• As well as other great benefits on offer there are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career!

Are you ready to play your part?

If you’re looking for a place where you can make a meaningful difference, you’ve found it. The work we do at Markel gives people the confidence to move forward, reach their full potential and seize opportunities. You’ll find your fit amongst our diverse global community of optimists and problem‑solvers. We’re always pushing each other to think further because we believe that when we strive for better and realise our potential, we can help others reach theirs.

Join us and play your part in something special

Choose ‘Apply Now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

At Markel we are all about the people, celebrating the value of a diverse workforce that brings experience and expertise from a wide variety of backgrounds and life circumstances. Whatever your background, if you feel you meet the requirements of this role then we want to hear from you. We are also happy to consider candidates who are looking for flexible working patterns.

We will ensure that individuals are provided with any reasonable accommodations to be able to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions if successful. Please contact us via email at [e-mail] or call us at 0161 507 5827 to request any accommodations or adjustments that may be needed, including alternative formats of documents or information on how to apply offline.

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