Catastrophe Analyst

Argenta Group is headquartered in London and has a presence in Australia, employing over 280 people globally. We are proud of our unique and rich history of trading in the Lloyd’s market, both as a Syndicate and Members’ Agency, and to be part of the Hannover Re Group. Our long standing workforce is our greatest asset; the expertise and knowledge they bring has resulted in our successful track record and continues to shape our future growth strategy.

About the role

The Exposure Management team comprises 14 members with varying backgrounds and levels of experience and works alongside the Actuarial and Operations teams as one function. The team works closely with the Actuarial and Underwriting functions providing and communicating consistent exposure and loss analytics for multiple classes of business. The Exposure Management team also ensures the wider business can understand, monitor and mitigate exposure to catastrophe risk. This is an entry‑level role, reporting to the Deputy Head of Exposure Management. Your primary objective is to support the team in recording, calculating and monitoring syndicate exposure data.

Key Responsibilities

• Recording exposure management information for the classes of business assigned to you.
• Working within agreed timeframes and work standards.
• Providing modelling analysis to support the pricing of new risks.
• Ensuring the data is accurate and captured correctly on the Exposure Management system.
• Helping to provide accurate and factual management information for company reporting to executive committees, boards and third parties, as required.
• Undertaking any other related duties as may be reasonably required.

Working for a regulated company, you will be expected to perform your duties to the highest of standards, in accordance with the following Conduct Rules as specified by the FCA.

Conduct Rules

• You must act with integrity.
• You must act with due care, skill and diligence.
• You must be open and co‑operative with the FCA, PRA and other regulators.
• You must pay due regard to the interests of customers and treat them fairly.
• You must observe proper standards of market conduct.

Skills & Experience

• Degree educated.
• Strong academic background with good analytical and mathematical skills is desirable.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate and develop working relationships with team members and other departments within the Argenta Group.
• Good written communication skills are also required.
• Attention to detail is paramount; you will be required to produce accurate work whilst working to tight deadlines and therefore must be able to prioritise your work.
• Strong IT skills, especially Excel (minimum intermediate level) and familiarity with programming languages such as SQL or R.
• Previous data entry experience would also be useful.

Behaviours

• Supporting each other – treating each other with dignity and respect, valuing our differences so we can all be ourselves and achieve our goals.
• Generating creative solutions – we do not settle for things that are not right; we do not walk by, we seek creative solutions.
• Owning the delivery – we set clear objectives and deadlines; we are accountable and own the delivery end to end, knowing others will too.
• High‑performing professionals, recognising the importance of wellbeing and balance in our lives.
• Building longstanding relationships – collaboration with our clients and those we work with is key; we work as a team to ensure the best outcomes.

Job Details

• Seniority level: Associate
• Employment type: Full‑time
• Job function: Analyst
• Industry: Insurance