ECM Senior Analyst

Position Summary

The Senior Catastrophe Analyst is a key role within the Exposure Management team, with responsibility for portfolio‑level catastrophe risk oversight, model output review and senior stakeholder support. The role contributes directly to underwriting decision‑making, risk appetite monitoring and governance reporting, operating with a high degree of judgement and autonomy. The role includes ownership of portfolio roll‑ups for Marine and Energy, whilst supporting the ECM Natural Catastrophe Manager in preparing materials for senior governance forums including ECMG, RCC and regulatory or ad‑hoc management request.

• Produce and maintain portfolio‑level exposure and catastrophe loss views, including regular roll‑ups for Marine and Energy classes.
• Review, challenge and explain catastrophe model outputs, movements and key risk drivers across classes and at portfolio level.
• Ensure exposure data quality and governance, including clear documentation of assumptions, limitations and expert judgement.
• Monitor aggregate exposures against risk appetite, limits and tolerances, supporting escalation where appropriate.
• Perform and review catastrophe modelling analyses, prioritising work and communicating uncertainty and limitations clearly.
• Contribute to model validation, vendor reviews, sensitivity testing and back‑testing activities.
• Interpret slips and policy documentation to determine appropriate modelling assumptions, liaising with brokers and third parties where required.
• Support preparation of papers, analysis and commentary for ECMG, RCC and other senior committees.
• Contribute to Lloyd’s and regulatory exposure reporting, including RDS, LCM and related returns.
• Support catastrophe response and post‑event activity, working with Underwriting, Claims and Actuarial to monitor actual versus modelled losses.
• Act as a senior technical reference point within the Exposure Management team, providing peer review and guidance to other analysts.
• Help develop tools, metrics and processes to enhance portfolio insight, data quality and efficiency.
• Comply with all applicable legal and regulatory requirements and ensure, at a level appropriate to the position, that appropriate measures are in place to ensure this compliance.
• Attend market seminars to stay informed on market developments and best practice.
• Provide support to underwriters in non‑modelled classes of business.
• Assist with the optimisation of the portfolio.
• Manage the relationships with outsource rs where this relationship exists.
• May perform additional duties as assigned.

• Proven experience in catastrophe modelling and exposure management, within the Lloyd’s or London Market.
• Demonstrated ability to operate at portfolio and governance forum level, exercising judgement and challenge.
• Good understanding of underwriting, reinsurance structures and catastrophe aggregation.
• Ability to communicate complex technical outputs clearly to non‑technical stakeholders.
• Good understanding of Lloyd’s regulatory expectations and exposure reporting frameworks.
• Highly organised, analytically strong and comfortable working with senior stakeholders.
• Verisk Touchstone experience preferable.