Catastrophe Analyst

Job Title: Catastrophe Analyst

Division: Exposure Management, Risk Management

Key Relationships: NACP and E&S Homeowners Underwriters, Underwriting Assistants, Exposure Management Team, Other Staff

Job Summary: To provide underwriting support to the NACP & E&S Homeowners underwriting teams, specifically catastrophe modelling and pricing of risks, and capture of exposure data for bound risks.

Key Responsibilities:

• Cleanse scheduled location and exposure data, then import or enter into RMS interface in accordance with team procedures
• Liaise with external service provider and update File Transfer Protocol (FTP) site with schedules that require cleansing & downloading cleansed schedules
• Obtain highest acceptable level of geocoding per risk using available tools & resources
• Supply the above information to Underwriters and Underwriting Assistants during quoting
• Quality control of risks entered in RMS interface
• Liaise with US Property Underwriting Teams
• Interact with Exposure Management Team.
• Any other reasonable duties as required

General:

• Any other reasonable duties as required.
• Adopt the Beazley culture of Professionalism, Integrity, Effectiveness and Dynamic attitude that contributes to an internal environment of teamwork and promotes a positive brand image to our external customers.
• Comply with Beazley procedures, policies and regulations relevant to your role. Undertake relevant training on Beazley policies and procedures as delivered by your line manager, the Talent Management development or assurance teams (compliance, risk, internal audit) either directly, via e-learning or the learning management system.
• Comply with any specific responsibilities necessary for your role as outlined by your line manager, the Talent Management development or assurance teams (compliance, risk, internal audit) and ensure you keep up to date with developments in these areas. This may include, amongst others, Beazley's underwriting control standards, Beazley's claims control standards, other Beazley standards and customer relationship management.
• Ensure that you uphold the Beazley principle of Treating Customers Fairly.
• Carry out additional responsibilities as individually notified, either through your objectives or through the learning management system. These may include, among others, European Strategy Team, US Management team or membership of any Beazley committees
• Provide a professional service in person, by email and on the telephone.
• Produce ad hoc reports for the underwriters and other members of staff when requested.

Personal Specification:

Education and Qualifications

• Minimum of a high school diploma

Skills and Abilities

• Accurate and numerate with attention to detail
• Strong computer skills - Excel, Access
• Experience using RMS RiskBrowser and/or RMS Intelligent Risk Platform
• Ability to communicate effectively with others, both verbally and in writing
• Ability to manage own time and prioritise work

Knowledge and Experience

• Insurance knowledge, Excess & Surplus Lines preferable
• Knowledge of Catastrophe modelling & data requirements

Aptitude and Disposition

• Self-motivated
• Flexible and enthusiastic
• Professional

Competencies

• Accuracy
• Self-Starter
• Speed and Quality
• Team Work
• Time Management

Salary for this role will be tailored to the successful individual's location and experience. The expected compensation range for this position is $50,000 - $66,000 per year plus discretionary annual bonus. You will be able to discuss your salary expectations should you be contacted about this role.