Senior CAT Analyst

Venquis; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Catastrophe Risk Analyst to join their dynamic UK Property Team in London. This role involves leading client analytics on reinsurance and catastrophe projects, collaborating with brokers and academic partners, and advising clients on risk management and potential incurred losses. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in catastrophe analytics, strong communication skills, and proficiency in relevant tools and programming languages. Join a forward-thinking team dedicated to evolving clients' understanding of catastrophe risk and making informed decisions in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in catastrophe analytics in financial services.
• MSc or higher in finance, statistics, or science is ideal.

Responsibilities

• Lead client analytics on reinsurance and catastrophe projects.
• Advise clients on potential incurred losses and risk management.
• Collaborate with teams and participate in practice groups.

Skills

Catastrophe analytics

Communication skills

MS Office suite

Catastrophe modelling (RMS, AIR, JBA, CoreLogic)

Python

SQL

R

Tableau

PowerBI

Machine learning

Education

MSc or higher in finance, statistics, science

Tools

Tableau

PowerBI

Job description

Background

Currently recruiting an experienced Catastrophe Risk Analyst to join our UK&I Property Team in London.

Comprised of enthusiastic and team-oriented individuals, the UK Property team is continuously looking for ways to evolve our clients’ understanding and view of catastrophe risk. Working very closely with our brokers, academic partners, and our model evaluation specialists enables us to perform and draw from expert analysis and experience to make better decisions for our clients.

Key Responsibilities

1. Be the client analytics lead on reinsurance analytics and lead the interaction across multiple cat and non-cat analytics projects and placements.
2. Lead client portfolios analysis using catastrophe analytics and apply reinsurance structures to these portfolios. Lead client interaction on pressing topics like View of Risk, Climate Change, Inflation, and Event Response.
3. Lead conversations with reinsurers, brokers, and actuaries to understand exposures, review modelling results, explain modelling limitations, and resolve issues.
4. Collaborate with colleagues and client teams.
5. Participate in corporate practice groups and committees related to cat modelling and cat risk.
6. Advise clients on potential incurred losses, post-event, and on risk management.
7. Contribute to the suite of proprietary analytical and efficiency tools developed by the team.

Skills and Experience

1. 5+ years of experience in catastrophe analytics in a broking house, at insurers, reinsurers, or similar financial services.
2. MSc or higher qualification ideally in finance, statistics, science, or equivalent.
3. Experience in the following:
4. Catastrophe modelling experience with vendor models (RMS, AIR, JBA, CoreLogic).
5. Catastrophe Model Validation and Evaluation.
6. Implementation of Climate Change solutions.
7. Strong communication skills (speaking, listening, and writing).
8. Strong computer skills in MS Office suite (skills in programming and machine learning are highly beneficial).
9. Tableau or PowerBI experience.
10. Coding skills in Python, SQL, R (additional ability to use programming for GIS desired).

Job Competencies

1. Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills complemented by a solid grounding in working with and interpreting statistics.
2. Good attention to detail, strong organisational skills, and ability to prioritise work within a dynamic, deadline-driven environment.
3. Highly motivated and strong work ethic.
4. Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate complex ideas.
5. Ability to lead teams and be flexible in working to meet deadlines across multiple projects.
6. Ability to approach problem-solving in a practical and innovative manner.
7. Ability to maintain compliance with professional standards, where applicable, as well as company-wide quality initiatives.

Venquis is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.