Catastrophe Advisory (AVP or VP)

Company:

Description:

We are seeking a talented individual to join our team at Guy Carpenter. This role will be based in New York, Philadelphia, Edina, Atlanta, Chicago, Boston, or Dallas. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.

The Analytics and Advisory department within Guy Carpenter acts in support of clients and broking operations.

We will count on you to:

• Manage catastrophe modeling projects from start to finish, ensuring timely completion and high-quality deliverables.

• Contribute to meaningful and insightful client discussions regarding reinsurance strategy, underwriting support, pricing adequacy, and portfolio management.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with brokers, clients, reinsurers, and colleagues, while helping to respond promptly to client questions and concerns.

• Develop expertise in region-specific and/or peril-specific areas of catastrophe risk management services through research, training, and hands-on experience.

What you need to have: 

• 2+ years of experience with various catastrophe models and a broad range of insurance segments

• Strong data management skills, including manipulating, interpreting, and extrapolating complex data using tools such as Data Bricks, MS SQL, Python, and R

• Superior communication and presentation skills, with the ability to translate complex technical analysis into clear terms for brokers and clients

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and attention-to-detail skills, with financial aptitude and fundamental knowledge of the reinsurance industry

• Curious, proactive, and adaptable mindset with the ability to learn quickly, lead internal initiatives and research projects to completion, and grow beyond current capabilities

• Collaborative, team-oriented approach with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to manage multiple projects at the same time

What makes you stand out?

• Reinsurance experience

• Experience at a reinsurance broker

• Practical experience applying AI techniques (including machine learning and modern large-language models) to automate processes. 

Why join our team:

• We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders.

• We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have an impact on colleagues, clients and communities.

• Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being.