The ILS senior analyst is responsible for the full analysis of various ILS investment opportunities eligible for an investment, including catbonds, collateralized reinsurance/retrocession and ILWs. You will report to the Head of ILS.
The key areas of responsibility are as follows;
perform a detailed analysis of individual investment opportunities, both from a quantitative and qualitative point of view, and formalize each analysis in an Investment Case report to be provided to and discussed with the portfolio management team prior to investment. You will notably be responsible for the in-depth analysis of the structural features and the different risk metrics provided by the broker/issuer, and for the production of internal risk metrics using in-house tools
update the analysis of existing investments whenever needed during their life, following for example a reset or in case of the occurrence of a natural event
engage with brokers and cedants in connection with the sourcing and the analysis of investment opportunities
attend catbond roadshow group meetings and 1on1 calls meetings/calls with brokers/cedants
participate to the development and refinement of existing/new internal transaction analysis and portfolio optimization tools
participate to ILS market events
The ideal candidate will have the following experience:
Several years experience in underwriting and/or nat cat risk modelling (Moodys/RMS, Verisk/AIR) in the insurance/ re-insurance/ ILS funds sector.
Good knowledge of ILS products is a plus
Demonstrated experience in quantitative and qualitative analysis.
Personal Competencies:
Strong technical background and modelling skills
Strong collaborative and teamwork acumen
Required Education
No Agencies Please
No sponsorship will be provided. Candidates will be required to have full and relevant working rights for the UK.
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SCOR, one of the world's largest reinsurers, provides its clients with a diversified and innovative range of solutions to control and manage risk. Using its experience and expertise, “The Art & Science of Risk”, SCOR provides cutting-edge financial solutions, analytics tools and services in all areas related to risk – in Life & Health as well as in P&C.
The reinsurance industry is about combining technical expertise and experience with the developments of science. However many tools we use to conduct our activities (models, databases, pricing tools, reserving tools, and so on), we also need expert judgments and human experience to correctly underwrite. This is what we call the art of underwriting. Reinsurance is a knowledge industry. Expertise is an accumulation variable.
The most advanced tool will never replace the intuition of a seasoned underwriter facing a complex risk. Because at the end of the day, you have to make a decision, to sign, to underwrite. And what we have underwritten, we cannot overwrite - our word is our bond, as is our signature. This dimension of our business, linked to the art of underwriting, is more important than some observers would have people believe.
One way to acquire this art is to share experiences – both good and bad – and to share doubts and questions. Artists always belong to a school, from which they learn their craft.
Like artists, we have to learn, imitate, mimic, and then innovate, in order to find our own style and create our own distinctive work.
