Insurance Data Analyst

Placements24; Benoni; Hybrid; ZAR 420,000 - 620,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Flexible hours

Health, dental, vision insurance

Retirement savings plan

Generous paid time off

Professional development

Cutting-edge analytics tools

Collaborative virtual team

Performance incentives

Wellness programs

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a skilled Insurance Data Analyst to join a remote-first team. You will transform raw data into actionable insights, support underwriting, claims, and marketing, and build dashboards to visualize KPIs.

The ideal candidate has strong analytical skills, experience with SQL and data visualization tools, and familiarity with insurance data. The role offers fully remote work with flexible hours, competitive benefits, and opportunities for professional development in data

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Economics, or related quantitative field.
• Experience as a Data Analyst, preferably in insurance.
• Strong proficiency in SQL for data extraction and manipulation.
• Experience with data visualization tools (Tableau, Power BI).
• Familiarity with Python or R is a plus.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to translate business requirements into data analysis plans.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work independently in a remote setting.
• Understanding of insurance data such as policy information, claims data, and customer demographics.

Responsibilities

• Collect, clean, and process large datasets from various sources within the insurance domain.
• Analyze data to identify trends, patterns, and correlations related to customer behavior, risk, and claims.
• Develop and maintain dashboards and reports to visualize KPIs and insights.
• Build predictive models to forecast future outcomes such as claim frequency or customer churn.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand their data needs and provide analytical support.
• Interpret complex data findings and communicate them clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ensure data accuracy, integrity, and security.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements through data analysis.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest data analysis techniques and tools.
• Contribute to data-driven decision-making across the organization.

Job description

About the Role

Our client, a forward-thinking insurance company, is seeking a skilled Insurance Data Analyst to join their fully remote team. This role is essential for transforming raw data into actionable insights that drive business decisions, improve operational efficiency, and enhance customer experiences. You will work with large datasets to identify trends, patterns, and correlations relevant to underwriting, claims, marketing, and financial performance. As a remote-first organization, we provide a robust digital infrastructure and a collaborative online environment to ensure your success. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical and statistical skills, proficiency in data manipulation and visualization tools, and a solid understanding of the insurance industry's data landscape. Your ability to communicate complex findings clearly will be key to impacting strategic initiatives. This is an exceptional opportunity to leverage data to make a significant contribution to our client's growth and innovation.

Key Responsibilities

• Collect, clean, and process large datasets from various sources within the insurance domain.
• Analyze data to identify trends, patterns, and correlations related to customer behavior, risk, and claims.
• Develop and maintain dashboards and reports to visualize key performance indicators (KPIs) and insights.
• Build predictive models to forecast future outcomes, such as claim frequency or customer churn.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand their data needs and provide analytical support.
• Interpret complex data findings and communicate them clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ensure data accuracy, integrity, and security.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements through data analysis.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest data analysis techniques and tools.
• Contribute to data-driven decision-making across the organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Economics, or a related quantitative field.
• Proven experience as a Data Analyst, preferably within the insurance industry.
• Strong proficiency in SQL for data extraction and manipulation.
• Experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI).
• Familiarity with statistical programming languages (e.g., Python, R) is a plus.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to translate business requirements into data analysis plans.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage time effectively in a remote setting.
• Understanding of insurance data, such as policy information, claims data, and customer demographics.

Benefits

• Competitive annual salary of R .
• Fully remote work arrangement with flexible hours.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Retirement savings plan.
• Generous paid time off.
• Opportunities for professional development and training in data science.
• Access to cutting-edge analytical tools and platforms.
• Collaborative and supportive virtual team environment.
• Performance incentives.
• Employee wellness programs.