Senior Catastrophe Analyst at Markel – London, England, United Kingdom

Job Description

Looking for a role that will have a meaningful impact on the strategic underwriting decisions our business makes?

We are looking for an individual to support the Non-Natural Catastrophe team in achieving consistent underwriting profit and outstanding financial results by providing a high-quality service.

What part will you play? If you’re looking for a place where you can make a meaningful difference, you’ve found it. The work we do at Markel gives people the confidence to move forward and seize opportunities, and you’ll find your fit amongst our global community of optimists and problem-solvers. We’re always pushing each other to go further because we believe that when we realize our potential, we can help others reach theirs.

The Opportunity

The Catastrophe Management team provides support to Markel International in the following areas: pre-underwriting analytics, class and entity level reporting and ad-hoc analysis to support underwriting decisions. The mission of the department is to assist Markel International in achieving consistent underwriting profit and outstanding financial results by providing a high-quality service.

The role may be required to work over a number of lines of business but will be focused on supporting the Non-Natural Catastrophe team. The candidate will use modelling tools to facilitate the pricing and underwriting of business and the monitoring of aggregate accumulations. They will also lead the production of quarterly divisional reporting.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Use third party catastrophe models and in-house tools to lead the production of quarterly divisional reports
• Use third party catastrophe models and in-house tools for pre-underwriting analysis
• Build and maintain a strong relationship with divisional underwriters
• Provide ad hoc reports for underwriting portfolio analysis and reporting for senior executives
• Present results and ideas to senior stakeholders and underwriting teams
• Collaborate closely with colleagues in other Markel offices and outsourcing functions
• Assist Catastrophe Manager on ad-hoc projects

Our Must-haves

• Proven catastrophe modelling or aggregation management experience in the London market
• Excellent IT skills with knowledge of SQL
• Proven experience with catastrophe management best practices
• Proven experience with regulator reporting
• Proven experience of portfolio level aggregation techniques
• Experience of building and maintaining successful relationships with internal and external contacts
• The ability to manage multiple projects and meet tight deadlines
• Completed a numerical degree with a classification of 2:1 or above, or equivalent