Canopius
The Role
An exciting opportunity for a Catastrophe Risk Analyst with at least one years’ experience to contribute to the development of a regional function as part of a well-established, market leading Catastrophe Management team.
The successful candidate will be using cutting edge proprietary tools providing technical support and exposure management to underwriters as part of the Natural Catastrophe Management team. They will enjoy a close working relationship with underwriting teams and have a real ability to meaningfully influence the risk selection process. They will need to work closely with the Group Cat Modelling function to develop methods to reach Catastrophe Management goals.
Responsibilities
Contributing to the catastrophe modelling and exposure management for business written out of the US platforms. Initial focus will be on D&F with potential to expand into other natural and non-natural lines.
Working closely with the Natural Catastrophe Management team, across different regions, to ensure close communication across the Catastrophe Management team, consistent application of view of risk and contribute to cross-region analytics.
Building a strong relationship with underwriters in order to provide analytics that can drive underwriter decision making and risk selection.
Translating functionality of the US peril models to underwriters including their strengths/weaknesses, data quality considerations and how this impacts the modelled losses.
Creating a narrative based on the modelling data and other sources to effectively provide a valuable summary of a certain risk and give advice to UW on the strengths and weaknesses of both the data and the model’s ability to provide meaningful results. This includes communicating the concept of uncertainty.
Contributing to the implementation of methodologies that streamline workflow and processes.
Contribution to internal and regulatory reporting including monthly roll ups and regulatory submissions.
Qualifications
At least one year of Cat Modelling experience in any business line, D&F and RMS knowledge are strong advantages
Highly numerate and logical – strong mathematical/ statistical knowledge is advantageous
Excellent business communication skills - ability to influence, negotiate, and listen to external parties and members of the Cat Team
Ability to manipulate large data sets with strong Excel and SQL skills
Highly organised and able to work well under time pressure and to tight deadlines
Familiarity with another programming language such as VBA, .NET, R, Python is a strong advantage
Be a creative, self-starter with the ability to apply knowledge to solve complex issues as they arise
Shows initiative and able to work on own or as part of a multi-disciplinary team
Quick to learn and able to turn their hand to a range of tasks
Enjoys being challenged and a motivation to continue to improve
Strong communication skills with ability to explain complex ideas to a variety of audiences
Outside the box problem solving, with a passion for completing tasks
Proactive and hard-working
Salary Range: $100,000 - $125,000
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The successful candidate will be using cutting edge proprietary tools providing technical support and exposure management to underwriters as part of the Natural Catastrophe Management team. They will enjoy a close working relationship with underwriting teams and have a real ability to meaningfully influence the risk selection process. They will need to work closely with the Group Cat Modelling function to develop methods to reach Catastrophe Management goals.
Responsibilities
Contributing to the catastrophe modelling and exposure management for business written out of the US platforms. Initial focus will be on D&F with potential to expand into other natural and non-natural lines.
Working closely with the Natural Catastrophe Management team, across different regions, to ensure close communication across the Catastrophe Management team, consistent application of view of risk and contribute to cross-region analytics.
Building a strong relationship with underwriters in order to provide analytics that can drive underwriter decision making and risk selection.
Translating functionality of the US peril models to underwriters including their strengths/weaknesses, data quality considerations and how this impacts the modelled losses.
Creating a narrative based on the modelling data and other sources to effectively provide a valuable summary of a certain risk and give advice to UW on the strengths and weaknesses of both the data and the model’s ability to provide meaningful results. This includes communicating the concept of uncertainty.
Contributing to the implementation of methodologies that streamline workflow and processes.
Contribution to internal and regulatory reporting including monthly roll ups and regulatory submissions.
Qualifications
At least one year of Cat Modelling experience in any business line, D&F and RMS knowledge are strong advantages
Highly numerate and logical – strong mathematical/ statistical knowledge is advantageous
Excellent business communication skills - ability to influence, negotiate, and listen to external parties and members of the Cat Team
Ability to manipulate large data sets with strong Excel and SQL skills
Highly organised and able to work well under time pressure and to tight deadlines
Familiarity with another programming language such as VBA, .NET, R, Python is a strong advantage
Be a creative, self-starter with the ability to apply knowledge to solve complex issues as they arise
Shows initiative and able to work on own or as part of a multi-disciplinary team
Quick to learn and able to turn their hand to a range of tasks
Enjoys being challenged and a motivation to continue to improve
Strong communication skills with ability to explain complex ideas to a variety of audiences
Outside the box problem solving, with a passion for completing tasks
Proactive and hard-working
Salary Range: $100,000 - $125,000
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