CAT Risk Analyst (Hybrid)

American Family Insurance•Boston, MA

3d•$90,000 - $147,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Catastrophe Risk Analyst plays a key role in shaping smarter risk decisions across the organization. In this role, you’ll turn catastrophe model results and exposure data into meaningful insights, partner with cross-functional teams, and help influence portfolio strategy, risk appetite, and business planning. This is a great opportunity to contribute to innovative analytics, event response, and continuous improvements that strengthen how the company understands and manages catastrophe risk.

Requirements

Your experience with programming languages (like R or Python) would be helpful, along with strong analytical skills.
1+ years of experience preferred.
Demonstrated experience providing customer-oriented solutions or support.
Experience with Catastrophe management software and catastrophe peril models.
Experience with natural catastrophe risk and it's application to the insurance space and catastrophe modeling.
Proficiency in programming languages suitable for database access, scripting, and statistical analysis
Basic knowledge of earth science, property insurance and applications of natural catastrophe risks to the insurance product
Ability to work as part of a team and to communicate effectively.
Demonstrated experience using large amounts of structured, semi structured, and unstructured data.
Solid knowledge of managing data to scale using data summarization, query and analysis software and tools.

Nice To Haves

Candidates should reside within approximately 35-50 miles of one of the following office locations: Madison, WI 53783 or Boston, MA 02110.

Responsibilities

Perform catastrophe modeling analyses using catastrophe modeling software for assessing data input, model set-up, model execution, result extraction and loss analytics.
Develop analytical tools, reports, and data to understand the impacts of natural disasters to the enterprise's business, including applying a variety of geospatial analysis techniques to analysis projects.
Monitor catastrophe peril events in the United States daily and assist identifying the potential impact on the Enterprise business.
Evaluate catastrophe management software and models and exploring industry best practices and business strategies in earth science technologies.
Manipulate and investigate complex datasets and form data requirements and model specifications needed for development.
Bring in new ideas and approaches to develop business.