*Catastrophe Modeler Analyst

ZNA Services (New York, NY) seeks a Catastrophe Modeler Analyst to calculate catastrophe exposure for all countries business segments and/or perils within responsibility assigned. Specific duties include: calculate catastrophe exposure for all countries business segments and/or perils (5%); support key aspects of portfolio management, including analysis, to monitor profitability and shifts in assigned business segment and/or peril (5%); ensure the successful completion of projects by maintaining continuing dialogue with business unit sponsors during implementation of major projects (10%); lead projects for research, experience studies and other statistical analyses to improve modeling accuracy (30%); track and understand shifts in catastrophe portfolios and report peril accumulations to senior management (15%); support countries in managing model changes (10%); provide consolidated accumulation risk views for local regulatory authorities and rating agencies (6%); maintain additional knowledge about other non-standard LOB's like Cyber or Casualty (6%); build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders in assigned Business Units (4%); lead catastrophe management initiatives for business units and/or segments (4%); responsible for maintenance and development of Catastrophe tools for the internal workflow (2%); and introduce and lead new joiners through the cat modelling process (3%). Option to work remotely is available.

Position requires a Master’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in Statistics, Financial Mathematics, or a closely related field of study, plus 3 years of experience in the job offered, or as a Catastrophe Modeler, or similar position. Must have 3 years of experience with each of the following: working with catastrophe modeling of large property portfolios using RMS products; manipulating large complex datasets using SQL; working with data visualization and business intelligence; and working with R and Python. Specific experience must also include: calculating catastrophe exposure using RMS, AIR and KatRisk models; validating exposure data received and interpreting best fit for catastrophe modeling; providing expert guidance and equipping countries to improve exposure data quality; conducting corrections for exposure data quality issues with material impact on group level; supporting key aspects of portfolio management, including analysis, to monitor profitability and shifts in exposure data; performing Catastrophe Underwriting and Catastrophe R&D; leading projects for research, experience studies and other statistical analyses to improve modeling accuracy; tracking shifts in catastrophe portfolios and reporting peril accumulations to senior management; developing and maintaining R Shiny web applications; and working with data scientists to design and implement data visualization and statistical analysis. Option to work remotely is available. Salary: $107,000/yr.

Full time position. Apply by submitting your resumes at Zurichna.com/en/careers, Job ID: 110825

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Location(s): AM - New York
Remote Working: Yes
Schedule: Full Time
Employment Sponsorship Offered: No  
 

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