Catastrophe Risk Strategy & Reporting Lead

AXA XL; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

AXA XL in London seeks a senior Catastrophe risk specialist to lead the DFA model development and the risk appetite framework across AXA XL. You will own quarterly risk reporting and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to deliver clear insights into the evolving portfolio.

This 9-month role offers exposure to global CAT risk management, regulatory reporting, and portfolio steering, enabling informed decision-making at senior levels.

Qualifications

• Outstanding analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and provide practical insight.
• Good understanding of Cat risk, exposure management, risk modelling or a related insurance risk discipline.
• Comfortable working with statistics, probability and uncertainty in risk analysis.
• Knowledge of commercial lines insurance and the wider insurance or reinsurance industry.
• Influential communication skills, with the ability to explain technical topics clearly to senior stakeholders.
• Highly organised, detail-focused and able to manage priorities under time pressure.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and enhancement of the DFA model used to evaluate Cat risk across AXA XL.
• Drive the development and ongoing maintenance of AXA XL’s Cat risk appetite framework, ensuring robust reporting, clear governance and active monitoring against agreed risk appetites.
• Own the delivery of quarterly Cat risk reporting for AXA XL and its legal entities, providing clear, value-added insight into the evolving portfolio and key risk drivers.
• Lead the annual risk budget process for future-year Cat exposure, supporting informed portfolio planning and strategic decision-making.
• Partner with the Ceded Reinsurance team to analyse and optimise the natural catastrophe ceded programme against the planned risk profile.
• Play a key role in Cat event response activities, developing timely loss estimates and insight against AXA XL’s underwriting portfolio.
• Deliver Cat risk regulatory requirements, including model analysis and exposure reporting for established regulatory returns as well as ad hoc requests.
• Work closely with AXA Group to ensure relevant Group requirements are understood, embedded and delivered effectively.
• Prepare and present clear, actionable Cat risk insight to senior management and key stakeholders.
• Build effective relationships across AXA XL, AXA Group and the wider market to enhance understanding of Cat risk and emerging risk trends.
• Champion Cat risk awareness across the organisation, helping embed risk-informed thinking into business planning and decision-making.

Skills

Analytical judgement

Cat risk knowledge

Statistics & uncertainty

Insurance risk discipline

Stakeholder communication

Organisation & prioritisation

Tools

DFA tools

Moody’s RMS

Verisk

CoreLogic

Job description

AXA XL in London seeks a senior Catastrophe risk specialist to lead the DFA model development and the risk appetite framework across AXA XL. You will own quarterly risk reporting and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to deliver clear insights into the evolving portfolio.

This 9-month role offers exposure to global CAT risk management, regulatory reporting, and portfolio steering, enabling informed decision-making at senior levels.