Actuarial Catastrophe Modeler

Guy Carpenter LLC Global Strategic Advisory team is seeking talented and motivated Actuarial Catastrophe Modeler in Miami office.

What can you expect?

In this role you will be an integral member of Guy Carpenter’s Latin America & Caribbean (LAC) catastrophe modelling team, positioned and working primarily with the colleagues in Miami servicing clients across Latin America and the Caribbean region.
You will work closely with brokers and other GC Analytics members to gather and assess clients’ catastrophe exposure data to best understand and proactively address the potential impact of natural and man-made catastrophes.

In addition, you will be responsible for managing catastrophe modelling projects with senior team members, and have the opportunity to work with a diverse group of clients and contribute to a wide range of innovative catastrophe modelling initiatives.
 

What´s in it for you?

• Join an outstanding professional services firm with more than 150 years of history – we are 76,000 colleagues in four global businesses united by a common purpose to make a difference in the moments that matter.

• Culture of internal mobility, collaboration and valued partnership across the firm.

• Good work life balance.

• Competitive pay, full benefits package – starting day one (medical, dental, vision, STD/LTD, life insurance, generous 401k match AND automatic contribution).

• Comprehensive benefits programs including: excellent pension contributions, private health insurance, tuition assistance, employee assistance program, career mobility, employee network groups, volunteer opportunities, and other programs.

• Generous Parental Leave and participation in our Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

• Generous paid time off for vacation, sick, company holidays and time to give back to your community.

• Colleague Resource Groups, which provide access to leaders, mentoring opportunities, interactions with counterparts in industry groups and client organizations.

We will count on you to:

• Organize client data, checks data for reasonability, load data into catastrophe models, runs the models and share output with senior colleagues to help determine client's degree of risk.

• Perform basic calculations with client data to assess a range of risk exposures and predict outcomes for clients in support of reinsurance transaction process.

• Develop knowledge in certain region-based or peril-based areas of catastrophe risk management services through research or experience in order to advance professionally and gain recognition as an expert in the industry.

• Establish client relationships, resolve questions and challenges that may arise.

• Prepare summaries, presentations and reports for client projects in order to summarize potential risks and loss results and to make recommendations to the client about how they can improve their portfolio.

  What you need to have:

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in a quantitative or natural sciences field such as applied mathematics, statistics, engineering, operations research, finance, economics, data science, computer science, meteorology.

• Prefer 3+ years of experience in a technical related role at a reinsurance broker, sophisticated re/insurer or may have gained experience at a leading catastrophe model software vendor.

• Demonstrated ability to learn new software and analytical concepts quickly.

• Strong academic record.

• Fluent English and Spanish**.**

• Proactive mind-set: desire and ability to lead internal initiatives and research projects to completion.

• Robust data management skills: ability to manipulate, interpret, and extrapolate complex data.

• Superior communication and presentation skills.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving skills and attention to detail with financial aptitude.

• A collaborative, team-oriented individual.

• Strong interpersonal skills for establishing and maintain good client, reinsurer, and internal relationships.

• Solid computer skills using Microsoft SQL, Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and basic coding in any language.

What makes you stand out:

• Previous experience in a technical related role at a reinsurance broker, market, or catastrophe model software vendor.
• Experience using Microsoft SQL, Alteryx or Power BI.
• Scientific background in applied mathematics, statistics, meteorology and/or seismology.
• An understanding of insurance / reinsurance industry and product lines.
• Technical expertise working with AIR, RMS, ERN catastrophe models.

Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC is a leading global risk and reinsurance specialist with more than 3,100 professionals in over 60 offices around the world. Guy Carpenter delivers a powerful combination of broking expertise, trusted strategic advisory services and industry-leading analytics to help clients adapt to emerging opportunities and achieve profitable growth. Guy Carpenter is a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), the world’s leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people. The company’s 81,000 colleagues advise clients in over 130 countries. With annualized revenue approaching $19 billion, Marsh McLennan helps clients navigate an increasingly dynamic and complex environment through four market-leading companies including Marsh, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. For more information, visit www.guycarp.com and follow Guy Carpenter on LinkedIn and Twitter @GuyCarpenter

Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people regardless of their sex/gender, marital or parental status, ethnic origin, nationality, age, background, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.