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Catastrophe Risk Analyst, City of London

Location:UK - City of London
Salary:£40000 - £45000 per annum
Type:Full-Time Permanent
Sector:Insurance - Insurance
Company:Hays Insurance & Financial Services
Posted:13-10-08

Job Description

1. Underwriting Process
·         Provide natural cat and/or terrorism pricing support across the business
·         Work with the actuaries and underwriters in developing cat. pricing models
·         Support the evaluation of the reinsurance requirements of the business

2. Portfolio Reporting

- Manage the production and delivery of the quarterly Roll Ups' to timetable
- Improve the data reconciliation process
- Improve the quality of the data capture
- Identify and implement process improvements
- Increase the level of understanding of the underwriters and the Executives of the modelling methodologies and output
- Challenge the modelling methodologies and assumptions
- Ensure compliance with all guidance and controls
- Ensure that the team have tools appropriate to the task
3. Business Planning / Regulatory Reporting

- Work with the actuaries in developing models that will assist in our Capital Planning requirements
- Manage the production and delivery of the Lloyd's nat cat. and terrorism RDS
- Assist the Lloyds Risk Management Unit in developing the framework for monitoring nat cat and terrorism risk.

Good basic salary and benefits package, including study support for professional exams

Technical Skills
Individual Risk Underwriting: Ability to assess risk hazards and exposures and to determine appropriate rates individual risks;
Portfolio Management : Ability to monitor underwriting results on a portfolio & producer basis; Knowledge & ability to apply actuarial techniques in assessing risk.
Specialist/unique role requirements: Data manipulation and analysis of large-scale risks using risk-modelling products. Aptitude to solve problems quickly and creatively. Understanding of mathematical and statistical concepts. Numerate and logical.

Communications Skills
Written Skills succinct & clear
Presentation skills internal meeting, client presentations Negotiation Skills
Marketing Skills building relationships with customers & intermediaries

Minimum undergraduate degree.
Commitment to continuing education in the areas of Terrorism/Natural Hazards, Engineering, Insurance, Actuarial Science.
In depth knowledge of RMS Risk Link / Risk Browser suite.

Contact:Michael Stefan
Reference:189600