Role: Senior Catastrophe Modelling Analyst - Reinsurance
Location: London - Hybrid
Position type: Full time, permanent
Reinsurance Catastrophe Modelling, Exposure Management:
The Exposure Management team measure, describe and report on risks written by the company to Boards, Committees, Regulators, Underwriters and Actuaries so that volatility and severity of probable risk loss, can be understood in the context of capital requirement and return in capital targets.
Within Exposure Management, the Reinsurance Catastrophe Modelling team leverages analytics to forecast and manage the outcome of catastrophe losses, to add value to stakeholder decision making and management/ regulatory oversight so that MS Amlin can reach our ambitions for both profitability and customer satisfaction downstream.
About The Job
What you’ll spend your time doing:
While there is rarely a ‘typical’ day as a Senior Catastrophe Modelling Analyst, this role will lead, coordinate, and provide analytic support to several key activities across classes such as:
Inter-business relationships
1. Work collaboratively with clients of Exposure Management to provide clarity, transparency and understanding
2. Support Analysts’ skills development through coaching and engagement, and provide guidance where required in addressing queries relating to the pricing of accounts and portfolio roll-up from underwriters
3. Address and manage complex cases and queries from underwriters, and maintain and grow strong relationships with the Underwriting, Claims, Pricing and Underwriting Performance teams with ability to challenge ways of working with a continuous improvement mindset
4. Manage the client and broker relationships with the ability to deal with enquiries in an efficient professional manner and make sound judgement calls based on value realisation
5. Proactive build an internal and external network
Analytics and modelling:
6. Lead on at least one of the following workstreams:
Terrorism
Regulatory returns
Portfolio aggregation
Business planning
Event response
MSI
Development
7. Conduct exposure capture and modelling of pricing, and portfolio risks, and provide peer review for risks captured and modelled by Genpact and Modelling Analysts, to support and enhance underwriters’ decision making and effectively manage risk, adhering to required deadlines
8. Oversee and guide analysis conducted by Genpact and Modelling Analysts, providing insights and managing outputs where required
9. Lead on the delivery of proactive portfolio optimisation and other value-add modelling tasks such as such as owning model settings and adjusting models; identifying patterns and potential data anomalies, to aid underwriting decision making and risk exposure assessment and projection
Strategy, Reporting and Governance
10. Strategy and business planning
Lead the design and implementation of risk management strategies, ensuring alignment with business goals
Support business planning activities
11. Governance:
Governance of modelling, contributing to key committees
Maintain MS Amlin’s exposure Management Framework
Collate information for decision focus and execute control functions
Review and validate policy audits and reports on data quality
12. Oversee and coordinate internal and external reporting activities for submissions and supplement analytical insights on reports created by Genpact and Modelling Analysts
Compliance and Risk Management
13. Conduct role in accordance with the Company’s Business Ethics policy and all regulated entities as appropriate, role modelling behaviours and MS Amlin risk management values
14. Assist with ensuring that the portfolio and the risks underwritten are compliant with all the relevant risk, regulatory and legal requirements, and are aligned to business goals
15. Support the delivery of the MS Amlin Risk Function plan and wider Risk Mandate
16. Support the ongoing development of the Risk Management Framework to assist MS Amlin in managing and mitigating risks effectively whilst ensuring consistency across the MS Amlin Group
17. Keeping up to date with emerging risks and industry trends and the potential impact on MS Amlin and the wider Lloyd’s market
18. Monitor in conjunction with the MS Amlin’s CRO, MS Amlin’s risk appetites, tolerances and Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) reporting these to the MS Amlin Risk & Solvency Committee and Board
19. Utilise decision focus to collect, analyse and report on risk and control information to ensure the business is appropriately managing risks, remediation of ineffective controls is being carried out and actions are defined and appropriate
20. Assist the development of Top Risk Assessment approach
You’re going to enjoy this job if you also…
21. Strive for continuous improvement and have very strong analytical capabilities; possess the ability to prioritise and realise value
22. Have excellent communication and collaboration skills to bridge gaps between technical and non-technical stakeholders
23. Have excellent knowledge and experience of the (re)insurance Markets across the globe and how these impact our business
24. Are an intuitive problem solver and take a natural lead in delivering solutions
25. Have professional scepticism and an inquisitive mind
26. Are able to work independently and can be self-guided
27. Can influence and negotiate effectively
28. Are highly adaptable and thrive in dynamic environments to meet evolving business needs
29. Are proactive in your own development and lead in supporting the development of junior onshore and offshore staff members where appropriate
What you’ll need:
For this particular role there are some important qualifications and experience we need you to have. These include:
30. Excellent financial and commercial acumen
31. Significant Exposure Management modelling experience
32. Technical knowledge of (re)insurance, outward reinsurance, the general underwriting process, and underwriting performance
33. Have a robust understanding of the Lloyd’s Syndicate market and its operating principles
34. Superior software knowledge, particularly of RMS RiskLink / RMS Risk Manager/ AIR Touchstone/ Touchstone Re/ DFA tools
35. Excellent Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and PowerBI Skills is essential
36. Deep knowledge of data management and structures
37. Strong understanding of coding logic and coding experience in SQL
38. Skills in R &/or Python would be useful
39. Ability to design, operate, interpret, and communicate quantitative reporting
40. Experience in utilising data manipulation and visualisation tools
41. Experience in using ArcGIS, and underwriting tools would be desirable
42. Undergraduate degree in a related subject (Geography/ Mathematics/ STEM subjects) would be desirable
43. CII Qualification would be desirable
44. ICSM or vendor qualification would be beneficial
What you can expect from us:
As well as a competitive base salary and performance related discretionary bonus, here is a link to our employee benefits -Benefits of working at MS Amlin | MS Amlin
About MS Amlin
MS Amlin is a leading (re)insurer and part of the global MS&AD Group, with operations across Lloyd’s of London, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific. With over 120 years of experience, we support businesses facing complex and demanding risks, providing continuity in an uncertain world. Our expertise covers Property, Casualty, Marine, Crisis Management, Natural Resources and Reinsurance, backed by strong underwriting capabilities and deep sector knowledge. At the core of our claims service is TRUST - Transparency, Responsiveness, Understanding, Solution-driven thinking, and Technical expertise. This defines how we manage claims and build lasting relationships.
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