Sr Catastrophe Analyst

Requirements

• Bachelors degree, preferably a B.S.
• More than 10 years of computer experience, along with underwriting and/or catastrophe analysis experience.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate the management and advanced use of natural hazard simulation models in partnership with the Manager of Aggregation Analysis, Natural Hazards Peril Underwriting managers, and other team members.
• Oversee data collection, data quality, data integrity, and related coordination, while also operating these applications hands-on and using their more sophisticated functions.
• Review model outputs at the front line and assess their accuracy and integrity.
• Work with company management at various levels and engage with external vendors as needed.
• Provide technical support and training to Methods Analysts who create and update model input files.
• Partner with I.S. resources to ensure corporate data sources accurately reflect required information and that downloads match data warehouse content.
• Identify the key variables that influence projected outcomes and collaborate with managers to choose those that best represent our book of business.
• Demonstrate ongoing proficiency across all aspects of model utilization.
• Liaise with catastrophe model vendors and reinsurance brokers to ensure smooth software performance and seamless output delivery.
• Prepare recurring and ad hoc reports to support All-Risk Underwriting staff.
• Detect and troubleshoot inaccurate results.
• Design and run validation procedures to ensure the most dependable outputs.
• Deliver exposure analysis to other groups such as the Reinsurance Department and departmental leadership.
• Perform what-if analyses to evaluate the effect of underwriting changes.
• Collaborate with Research to understand model updates, their effect on measured results, and recommend procedural adjustments as needed.
• Spot trends in our evolving exposure, raise them to managers, and implement process changes to adapt.
• Develop and submit jurisdictional reporting on time, including reporting for California, Canadian, and Australian regulatory exposure requirements.

Company:

We are FM, a leading mutual insurance company with nearly two centuries of history. Our capital, scientific research capability, and engineering expertise are dedicated to property risk management and strengthening the resilience of our policyholder-owners. Our owners include many of the worlds largest organizations, including one in four Fortune 500 companies, and they work with us to better understand hazards that could affect business continuity and to make cost-effective risk management decisions that combine property loss prevention with insurance protection.

• incentive plan
• generous health and well-being benefits
• 401(k)
• career development opportunities
• tuition reimbursement
• flexible work
• time off allowances

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to building and retaining a diverse workforce.