Senior Catastrophe Modelling & Portfolio Lead

Chaucer Underwriting Services Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Chaucer Underwriting Services Limited is seeking a Senior Modelling Lead to own class catastrophe modelling across all classes and deliver timely, accurate analysis to support risk selection and portfolio decisions.

You will lead the Modelling team, manage capacity and quality, and embed approved changes into BAU operations while coordinating with Portfolio Change and Underwriting leadership.

Qualifications

• Significant class catastrophe modelling experience.
• Experience leading class modelling delivery and quality assurance across multiple classes.
• People-management experience.
• Experience managing outsourced modelling delivery.
• Degree level education; professional qualifications encouraged.

Responsibilities

• Own class modelling delivery across all classes, setting priorities and meeting deadlines.
• Lead portfolio analysis, reporting and explanation of material movements across the gross catastrophe position.
• Own the delivery of class catastrophe modelling services to Underwriting, ensuring timely, accurate and commercially relevant analysis.
• Lead class modelling and quality assurance of exposure data and outputs for pre-bind, post-bind and downstream use.
• Lead and develop the Modelling teams, maintaining clear responsibilities, capacity and flexible resourcing across classes.
• Report delivery, resource, quality and operational risks to the Portfolio Change Manager.
• Lead class modelling testing for approved changes, model updates and system enhancements, and own the transition into BAU processes.
• Support event response, Outwards Reinsurance, ILS, live Partnership and Innovation risks, and recurring analytics.

Skills

Catastrophe modelling

Delivery leadership

People management

Outsourced delivery

Team management

Education

Degree level

Professional qualifications (CSCR/ACII/CRM/CCRA)

Tools

Moody’s RMS

SQL

Excel

GIS

In-house modelling systems

Job description

Chaucer Underwriting Services Limited is seeking a Senior Modelling Lead to own class catastrophe modelling across all classes and deliver timely, accurate analysis to support risk selection and portfolio decisions.

You will lead the Modelling team, manage capacity and quality, and embed approved changes into BAU operations while coordinating with Portfolio Change and Underwriting leadership.