Senior CAT Analyst Property Research Earthquake Specialist

Introduction

At Gallagher Re we bring clarity to complexity by helping clients around the world make confident data-driven decisions in a rapidly evolving risk landscape. Here youll be part of a team that leverages world-class analytics and deep reinsurance expertise to deliver strategic advisory services and transactional excellence. Together we transform advanced insights and market intelligence into strategies that protect businesses drive performance and shape the future of reinsurance.Were a community of decision makers future shapers and trusted experts working side by side to deliver meaningful impact through innovative thinking and practical solutions. At Gallagher Re your curiosity is welcomed your growth is championed and your work truly matters.This is a place where youll have the freedom to explore new ideas take ownership of your career and collaborate with people who are as driven and inquisitive as you are.

Overview

Gallagher Re Senior CAT Analyst Property Research Team EARTHQUAKE

The Company: Gallagher Re

• At Gallagher Re we help ensure our clients have the right protection in place so when the unexpected happens it is not catastrophic for their business.
• We think of ourselves as enabling resilience in an uncertain world.
• We look at the world of risk from different perspectives working with our clients at each stage of the risk identification risk mitigation and risk transfer process.
• We make sure they have the capacity to react to extreme events and respond in a prepared disciplined and organized fashion.

The team: Property Research

• The Gallagher Re Property Research team supports our global reinsurance operation by developing our in-house view of risk in the form of natural catastrophe peril advisory catastrophe model evaluation and our network of academic research partnerships.
• Our team collaborates with brokers clients and industry partners to enhance property risk quantification develop innovative risk management solutions and evaluate third party catastrophe models.
• The individual we are seeking would be a senior member of the team leading catastrophe modelling evaluation development and risk assessment projects worldwide.

How youll make an impact

• Act as a senior risk advisor to our clients working closely with broking teams to interpret and present earthquake model results across multiple regions
• Lead catastrophe model research and evaluation projects working with the team to provide best-in-class vendor model validation reports supported by detailed evidence
• Lead catastrophe model development projects including but not limited to probabilistic models hazard layers parametric solutions
• Develop novel ideas to deliver bespoke risk solutions to clients
• Stay abreast of and contribute towards the latest research on relevant topics from the scientific literature
• Project manage multiple multi-week to multi-year research and model development projects frequently to tight deadlines
• Effectively communicate with team members business-units brokers and clients
• Collaborate with model vendor experts to understand their new models or updates and compare / contrast choices made between model vendors
• Liaise with offices and teams world-wide and participate in business-travel as required
• Coordinate with academic partners to ensure academic partnerships meet both the technical and commercial requirements of Gallagher Re
• Present at industry and academic conferences
• Provide guidance to junior specialists of the team to undertake model development model evaluation and adjustment projects. Develop these colleagues to ensure their work is of the highest quality and answers the commercial questions asked by our clients and internal stakeholders.

About you

• PhD in earthquake risk earthquake engineering seismology or similar
• Advanced knowledge of programming in R Python SQL or equivalent including experience in visualization and analysis of spatial datasets
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Team player with strong analytical skills and keen attention to detail
• An understanding of (re)insurance and catastrophe risk management
• An understanding of vendor catastrophe models and the differences between them
• Some years of experience in the insurance/reinsurance industry preferably in cat model development or evaluation
• Eligibility to work in the UK

Compensation and benefits

On top of a competitive salary great teams and exciting career opportunities we also offer a wide range of benefits.

Below are the minimum core benefits youll get depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

• Minimum of 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and the option to buy extra days
• Defined contribution pension scheme which Gallagher will also contribute to
• Life insurance which will pay 4x your basic annual salary which you can top-up to 10x
• Income protection well cover up to 50% of your annual income with options to top up
• Health cash plan or Private medical insurance

Other benefits include:

• Three fully paid volunteering days per year
• Employee Stock Purchase plan offering company shares at a discount
• Share incentive plan HMRC approved tax effective stock purchase plan
• Critical illness cover
• Discounted gym membership with over 3000 gyms nationally
• Season ticket loan
• Access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase
• Emergency back-up family care
• And many more

We value inclusion and diversity

Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business and its embedded into the fabric of our organisation. For more than 95 years Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.

Gallagher embraces our employees diverse identities experiences and talents allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.

Gallagher is Disability Confident Committed. We have pledged to make sure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible in addition to supporting our existing employees with any long-term health conditions or disabilities.

We understand that applicants may have disabilities if you do you may find some parts of the recruitment process more challenging than others. Dont worry were here to help however we can only do this if you let us know.

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Our employing entity Arthur J. Gallagher Services (UK) Limited is proud to be accredited as a Living Wage employer with the Living Wage Foundation. We are committed to diversity and opportunity for all and are opposed to any form of less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender or gender identity marital status civil partnership status parental status race ethnicity colour nationality disability sexual orientation religion/ belief age and those with caring responsibilities.

Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers employees vendors or customers based on race color religion creed gender (including pregnancy status) sexual orientation gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals) gender expression hair expression marital status parental status age national origin ancestry disability medical condition genetic information veteran or military status citizenship status or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as protected characteristics) by applicable federal state or local laws.

Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship including but not limited to recruitment hiring training promotion transfer demotion compensation benefits layoff and addition Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.

Required Experience:

Senior IC

Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1