Cat Modeling Analyst

PartnerRe; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 76,642 - 122,262; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Health spending account

Pension plan

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Job summary

PartnerRe’s Catastrophe Modeling team, based in Singapore, Toronto and Zurich, quantifies cat risk to guide risk transfer decisions. You will provide timely cat risk modeling analytics to Underwriting, Actuarial and Risk Management.

This role is hybrid with in‑office three days a week; you will execute modeling requests, support portfolio modeling and regulatory reporting, and contribute to internal software tools and documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in quantitative fields.
• Ability to prioritize tasks under time constraints.
• Pro‑active, pragmatic, with ownership and responsibility.
• Excellent complex problem‑solving skills.
• Solid programming in Python or R with MSSQL knowledge.
• Strong English communication; non‑technical audiences.
• Robust knowledge of cat tools and reinsurance products.

Responsibilities

• Execute Cat modeling requests with data analysis, run cat models, and interpret drivers of loss changes.
• Support quarterly portfolio modeling and regulatory reporting.
• Maintain PartnerRe Cat modeling landscape and contribute to internal software tools and documentation.
• Collaborate on projects with Zurich-based experts to develop PartnerRe’s view of natural Cat risk.

Skills

Python/R

MSSQL

Problem solving

English fluency

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree

Tools

Cat tools

Relational databases

Job description

Job Summary

The position is embedded in the Catastrophe (Cat) Modeling department, which operates from Singapore, Toronto and Zurich. It is responsible for quantifying the company’s cat risk in close collaboration with the Cat Research, Portfolio Analytics and Tools & Technology departments. The Cat Modeling team supports risk transfer decisions founded on our scientifically based view of Cat risk by running and analyzing vendor and proprietary cat models.

About The Role

Your core responsibility in this role is to provide timely, efficient, and high‑quality Cat risk modeling analytics to Underwriting, Actuarial and Risk Management.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute Cat modeling requests in an accurate and timely manner including thorough exposure data analysis, running cat models, communication of results and investigating the drivers of changes in the risk of loss over time.
• Support quarterly portfolio modeling and regulatory reporting.
• Contribute to the maintenance of the PartnerRe Cat modeling landscape and to projects, to improve its efficiency, including support in maintenance, testing and further development of internal software tools and procedure documentation.
• Participate in projects around the development of PartnerRe’s view of natural Cat risk with experts based in Zurich.

Work Experience and Qualifications

You are a passionate natural scientist, mathematician, actuary, engineer or computer scientist wanting to apply your deep analytical and technical knowledge around reinsurance Cat risk transfer decisions.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in the above‑mentioned fields or other related quantitative disciplines.
• Ability to prioritize and organize tasks under time constraints.
• Pro‑active, pragmatic, solution oriented with a high level of self‑initiative, ownership and responsibility.
• Excellent complex problem‑solving skills.
• Solid programming experience in R or Python including knowledge of relational databases, preferably MSSQL.
• Very good communication skills with the ability to present complex technical topics to non‑technical audiences.
• Proficient (written and verbal) in English; other languages are a plus.
• Robust knowledge of cat tools and methodologies as well as reinsurance products and the industry.

Compensation and Benefits

The expected base salary range for this position, when hired into our Toronto location, is CAD 84,000 - 134,000 per year. For positions based in other jurisdictions, compensation will be determined in alignment with local regulations, market benchmarks, and internal compensation frameworks. In addition to base salary, eligible employees may participate in our annual incentive program, payment under which is at the discretion of PartnerRe and subject to individual and company performance. Eligible employees also have the opportunity to participate in an array of benefits, including medical, dental and vision coverage, a health spending account, a defined contribution pension plan, life insurance, short‑ and long‑term disability coverage, etc.

Working Arrangement

PartnerRe operates with a hybrid work approach that balances in‑office collaboration with the flexibility of remote work. Employees are required to be in the office 3 days a week.

EEO Statement

PartnerRe is an equal opportunities employer. PartnerRe provides a working environment in which diversity is valued, where all employees feel welcome, respected, and empowered to perform at their best.