Senior Catastrophe Modeling Analyst recruitment
Natural catastrophes represent an obvious threat to which Zurich can apply a combination of strengths. Do you want to support us in being there for our customers when they need us most?
Global Catastrophe Management is responsible for monitoring and assessing catastrophe risk to the Zurich Group. As part of Global Catastrophe Management, the International Markets Catastrophe Modeling Team is working together closely with Zurich's businesses in the Asia Pacific, Middle East Africa as well as Latin America regions. The Senior Catastrophe Modeling Analyst is supporting the team in assessing the catastrophe exposure written out of these fast growing markets. By providing analytical support to Zurich's underwriting and pricing strategy, this role offers a diverse and highly relevant range of tasks, international exposure and great development opportunities. As Senior Catastrophe Modeling Analyst you will calculate catastrophe exposure for all written business and perils within the assigned responsibility, and provide modeled exposure and results to support reinsurance submissions. You support and provide input into model research and development, and it is part of your role to make sure that the implementation of a globally consistent best practice process for modeling approaches and assumptions, data checking, preparation and cat modeling is implemented. You will support Underwriting in catastrophe related issues. The support of other areas with specific projects and initiatives is also one of your responsibilities. You ensure that IT infrastructure is used in a globally consistent manner and you provide input into infrastructure requirements. We will count on you to ensure that catastrophe data requirements and key areas of data quality improvement are understood by regional business contacts. Moreover you will facilitate provision of terrorism exposure data.
Your workingbase is undefined and basically anywhere possible. This role will require occasional travel mainly in the region of responsibility.
To your numerate degree level qualification, preferable in natural science such as atmospheric physics or geophysics, you should have typically two or more years of related industry experience. A Master or PhD degree is desirable. You should bring along knowledge in catastrophe modeling, including statistical analysis and interpretation of complex results. In addition you should have knowledge of catastrophe industry trends as well as of underwriting practises and systems. We expect strong computer skills including database know-how such as SQL. You have a good understanding of global natural perils and of challenging related research. It is necessary to have the ability to communicate complex results in a clear way to non-practitioners. We expect experience with insurance financial and actuarial concepts as well as financial analysis. GIS know-how is favourable.
If you prefer to work in an international, multi-cultural environment, then we look forward to your application.