Catastrophe Risk Analyst

Job opportunity

Duties and responsibilities

• Use proprietary and market catastrophe models to evaluate insurance accounts and quote requests across perils including tropical cyclones, severe convective storms, floods, wildfires, earthquakes, and cyber.
• Design FastCAT parametric insurance solutions and communicate modeling results and structuring decisions to underwriters.
• Analyze meteorological observations, insurance claims, hazard models, and other datasets to improve internal risk models.
• Develop expertise in catastrophe modeling and data science techniques and apply them to risk analysis.
• Assist with research and development of catastrophe models for atmospheric perils and help bring new products to market.

Required qualifications

• BSc or MSc in meteorology, atmospheric science, natural sciences, environmental sciences, or a related field.
• Robust understanding of atmospheric science; coursework in atmospheric physics, dynamics, or related subjects is relevant.
• Proficiency in a programming language; Python, R, or MATLAB are preferred examples.
• Working knowledge of probability, statistics, or data science.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience using large datasets to investigate atmospheric science questions; independent research or data analysis experience is a plus.
• Experience analyzing numerical weather prediction output, reanalysis data, or observational meteorological measurements, with understanding of data-source strengths and limitations.
• Knowledge or experience in machine learning, neural networks, extreme value theory, Bayesian statistics, or time-series analysis.
• Strong communication skills for explaining technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Collaborative approach and willingness to work with teammates in different locations and time zones.

What BHSI offers

• A distinctive opportunity and value proposition in the marketplace.
• Competitive package and meaningful career growth opportunities.
• A dynamic, action-oriented environment focused on doing the right thing for customers, teammates, and stakeholders.
• An organization emphasizing simplicity, individual excellence, and teamwork.

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