OverviewFrom the outset, your work to refine the Vave view of catastrophe risk for US perils will have a direct impact on our competitiveness and our profitability. The nature of the Vave portfolio means that Hurricane will be the focus of your efforts, but your responsibility will include Convective Storm, Flood, Earthquake and other emerging perils. You will be directly involved in pricing and appetite decisions, will be instrumental in further embedding climate resilience into our portfolio, and leverage Vave’s proprietary claims and exposure datasets. Externally you will foster relationships with third party data providers and model vendors, and your expertise will be invaluable in discussions with capacity providers and other investors.The role will be ideal for a candidate with a grounding in Catastrophe risk, but with a desire to move into a more underwriting and pricing focused role.Key ResponsibilitiesLeverage Vave’s unique claims and exposure dataset as part of a process of continually updating our cat pricingWork with third party vendors to bring in new sources of hazard data to refine our risk selection and pricingEnhance Vave’s view of building vulnerabilitySupport development and expansion of products, for example wildfire and earthquakeContinue to develop Vave’s view of climate change and work to build a climate resilient portfolioWork with the exposure management team on portfolio optimisation and cross-peril correlationSkills and ExperienceExperience in Catastrophe Management or Catastrophe pricingHighly numerate with a good degree in a STEM disciplineExperience of US insurance market and perils highly advantageousExcellent business and communication skillsStrong technical skills in SQL essential with Python and R advantageousGeospatial analytical skills (GIS) advantageousProgramming skills highly advantageousGood understanding of actuarial techniques #J-18808-Ljbffr