Senior Analytics Analyst

IQUW Property Insurance; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

IQUW Property Insurance is seeking a Senior Analytics Analyst to support its Exposure Management Team, focusing on geospatial analysis and analytics development for underwriting. The role involves optimizing portfolio management, monitoring catastrophe exposures, and contributing to data-driven decisions. Close collaboration with underwriting teams is essential, and the environment encourages innovative approaches in a hybrid working model.

Qualifications

• Expertise in geospatial analysis, preferably using QGIS or ARCGIS.
• Strong programming skills in Python or R.
• Experience in catastrophe modeling and exposure management.

Responsibilities

• Support geospatial analytics and maintain exposure frameworks.
• Develop automated reporting for underwriting decisions.
• Manage aggregate catastrophe exposures and assist in regulatory reports.

Skills

Geospatial analysis

Python

R

Catastrophe modelling

Data visualization

Communication

Tools

QGIS

ARCGIS

Job description

Overview

Senior Analytics Analyst

Location: London

About us

IQUW is a speciality (re)insurer at Lloyd’s (Syndicate 1856) underwriting a diverse range of Property, Commercial and Speciality (re)insurance products from Cargo and Marine to Political Violence, Terror and War. We combine data, intelligent automation and human expertise to make smart decisions, fast.

ERS is the UK's largest specialist motor insurer with an A+ rating. We recognise that for some, motor insurance is more than just a must-have; it's a way of taking care of what stands at the heart of their passion or livelihood. For those people, standard insurance isn't enough. That's why we work exclusively with motor insurance brokers to help get under the skin of the most difficult insurance risks, helping build products to meet their customer’s needs.

IQUW Group has a hybrid working model that offers flexibility while maintaining opportunities for collaboration and connection with colleagues in person. Our hybrid working model will consist of 3 days per week in the office and 2 days working remotely.

Teams can coordinate specific in-office days to support collaboration and flexibility.

The role

The Senior Analytics Analyst supports the Exposure Management Team as IQUW expands its underwriting of Specialty, Commercial and Reinsurance business. The successful candidate will focus on developing advanced analytics on our portfolios, supporting underwriting teams to optimize capital use and manage exposures.

This role emphasizes geospatial analysis, suitable for an analytically minded individual skilled in coding, exposure modelling, geospatial analysis, and data visualization. It offers a unique opportunity to work in a rapidly evolving environment where exposure management and analytics are central to our business.

We seek a candidate who will bring expertise and contribute to developing robust, innovative analytics to help IQUW achieve a profitable and optimized portfolio.

Key responsibilities

• Support the Senior Analytics Manager in building geospatial analytics and developing the Unified Exposure Framework to identify opportunities and risks, including:

• Design, implement, and maintain exposure frameworks, analytics, and tools
• Monitor and manage the Group’s aggregate catastrophe exposures (natural and non-natural perils)

• Ensure catastrophe exposures are well understood, measured, and communicated across the business

• Develop automated reporting for underwriting decisions to support risk controls and optimization

• Assist in cascading the ‘View of Risk’ into underwriting processes and articulating risk appetites

• Support regulatory exposure management reports to meet submission deadlines

• Develop analytics for reinsurance strategy and data submissions, representing portfolios via multiple risk views

• Participate in ad-hoc projects to enhance Exposure Management capabilities

Note: The above duties are not exhaustive and may change to reflect business needs.

Qualifications, skills and experience

• Expertise in geospatial analysis (e.g., QGIS, ARCGIS)
• Strong programming skills with Python or R
• Experience designing systems and dashboards for catastrophe exposure monitoring
• Experience in a Catastrophe Modelling / Exposure Management team
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal
• Knowledge of catastrophe models and their application
• Experience with reinsurance structures and portfolio recoveries

Core behavioural competencies

• Analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills
• Ability to question assumptions and challenge proposals
• Effective communication and collaboration skills
• Organized, self-motivated, and capable of working independently
• Excellent interpersonal skills

Please note this is not a Data Analyst role.