Global Catastrophe Modeling Leader

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About Everest:
Everest Group, Ltd. (Everest), is a leading global reinsurance and insurance provider, operating for nearly 50 years through subsidiaries in North America, Latin America, the UK & Ireland, Continental Europe and Asia Pacific regions. Throughout our history, Everest has maintained its discipline and focuses on creating long-term value through underwriting excellence and strong risk and capital management. Our strengths include extensive product and distribution capabilities, a strong balance sheet, and an innovative culture.

Our most critical asset is our people. We offer dynamic training & professional development to our employees. We also offer generous tuition/continuing education reimbursement programs, mentoring opportunities, flexible work arrangements, and Colleague Resource Groups.

About the Role:

The Leader of Catastrophe Modeling will be responsible for overseeing the catastrophe modeling function across the organization, sitting at the intersection of insurance and reinsurance. This senior leadership role will drive the integration of catastrophe risk analytics into decision-making processes, enabling the company to optimize risk management, pricing, and capital allocation strategies. The leader will be tasked with leading a cross-functional team, working with internal stakeholders to align catastrophe modeling strategies with business objectives, and ensuring the ongoing development of advanced modeling capabilities that meet the needs of both the insurance and reinsurance markets.

Role & Responsibilities (include but not limited to):

• Lead and oversee the catastrophe modeling teams within both the insurance and reinsurance functions, ensuring effective integration and collaboration between the two groups.

• Develop and execute the strategic direction for catastrophe modeling to support underwriting, pricing, risk management, and capital allocation across all business lines.

• Collaborate closely with the executive leadership team to align catastrophe risk models with broader company goals and objectives.

• Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and regulatory changes related to catastrophe modeling.

• Oversee the development, maintenance, and enhancement of catastrophe models, ensuring they are robust, accurate, and reflective of the latest scientific and technological advancements.

• Ensure that catastrophe models provide actionable insights for risk selection, exposure management, and portfolio optimization.

• Lead the continuous improvement of data and model inputs, ensuring that external catastrophe data, internal claims data, and other relevant variables are utilized effectively to inform decision-making.

• Evaluate and integrate new data sources and modeling techniques to enhance model performance.

• Utilize and implement climate change models into current and future catastrophe models.

• Work with the risk management and actuarial teams to incorporate catastrophe model results into capital modeling, solvency, and strategic risk planning.

• Ensure that catastrophe models are validated, stress-tested, and optimized to respond to changing market conditions, regulatory requirements, and emerging risks.

• Drive the integration of innovative technologies such as AI, machine learning, and big data analytics into catastrophe modeling processes.

• Maintain strong relationships with external modeling vendors, regulatory bodies, industry groups, and other stakeholders to ensure the company stays at the forefront of global catastrophe modeling practices.

• Foster a culture of continuous learning and development, mentoring and training team members in the latest tools, methodologies, and industry trends.

• Act as the primary point of contact for all catastrophe modeling inquiries and provide expert guidance to senior leadership on the interpretation and application of model outputs.

• Contribute to the development of risk management policies and provide insights to help the company navigate the risks associated with climate change, natural disasters, and other catastrophic events.

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