Catastrophe Research Manager

2 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Hiscox Full time

Job Type: Permanent

Build a brilliant future with Hiscox Catastrophe Research Manager

Reporting to the Group Head of Property Exposure Management

London based with Hybrid working

Role Overview

  1. In this role you will be leading the research agenda across the Hiscox Group on topics linked to climate change, whilst ensuring delivery against regulatory requirements.
  2. Focusing on the most material risks, you will be responsible for shaping the Hiscox view of risk in this area and redeploying this through catastrophe models.
  3. You’ll have ownership over the research agenda, prioritising in conjunction with senior management and the business units.

What you’ll be doing in the role

  1. Lead on identifying which emerging Nat Cat risks are relevant to Hiscox, deliver strategies for managing those accumulations
  2. Represent Hiscox at Industry events
  3. Engage with regulators and help to shape future regulatory requirements
  4. Deliver the Hiscox view of risk in this area, ensuring we remain within the catastrophe risk appetite, educating the business units to ensure they underwrite within this. Improve and evolve the processes by which we deploy this.
  5. Present externally to potential investors and analysts, confidently articulating our research activity
  6. Propose research agenda to senior management, using influence to gain buy in
  7. Build strong stakeholder relationships with the reinsurance research analytics team, Business Unit CUOs, and senior management
  8. Represent the group research function internally to business units and risk committees, linking the science to business activity
  9. Define priorities for the team in terms of risks to be analyzed
  10. Provide thought leadership on topics relating to climate change

Person specification

  1. Good exposure management / catastrophe modelling knowledge
  2. Exemplary research skills. A Degree or Masters in a related or scientific field. Desirable would be a a PhD
  3. Depth of knowledge of risk landscape in which we operate from a natural catastrophe perspective
  4. Ability to accurately identify what emerging Nat Cat risks are relevant, and utilise research to shape the related Hiscox view of risk
  5. Excellent influencing, relationship building and stakeholder management skills, ensuring the view of risk is disseminated to business units

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