Catastrophe Analyst

PURE Insurance • Bloomington, IL

7d • $65,000 - $85,000

About The Position

PURE Insurance is seeking a Catastrophe Analyst to join our Risk & Actuarial team. This role is an opportunity for an analytically curious early-career professional to develop expertise in catastrophe modeling within a highly collaborative environment. In this role, you will support the catastrophe modeling operations that underpin key business decisions while also contributing to broader analytical and strategic initiatives. This role offers the opportunity to work on analytically challenging and strategically important problems that directly influence enterprise risk management, catastrophe exposure strategy, and long-term business decision making. You will join a growing catastrophe management function with exposure to senior leadership and opportunities to contribute beyond traditional catastrophe modeling operations.

Requirements

• 0–2 years of experience in catastrophe modeling, insurance analytics, actuarial science, or a related quantitative field.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Actuarial Science, Economics, Finance, Data Science, GIS, Atmospheric Science, or another quantitative discipline.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail.
• Intellectual curiosity and interest in catastrophe risk and insurance.
• Strong Excel skills and familiarity with SQL, Python, R, or other analytical tools preferred.
• Independent, self-reliant, with a strong work ethic.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with RMS, AIR, GIS tools, or catastrophe modeling concepts is a plus, but not required.
• Familiarity with Excel, SQL, Python, R, or other analytical tools preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support quarterly catastrophe modeling and reporting processes using RMS Risk Modeler.
• Prepare catastrophe model outputs, exposure summaries, and post-modeling analytics for internal and external stakeholders.
• Fulfill catastrophe-related data requests for underwriting, actuarial, finance, reinsurance, and regulatory purposes.
• Support reinsurance placement activities through data preparation and analysis.
• Assist with development of automation and process improvements related to catastrophe modeling workflows.
• Complete ad hoc analyses to support strategic initiatives across the organization.
• Provide analytical support during live catastrophe events.

Benefits

• Opportunities to stretch and grow: your professional and personal development matters to us. We’re committed to providing experiences through on-the-job learning and professional development that increase your impact and rewards.
• Clarity and kindness: you can rely on us to be open, honest and supportive, offering clarity on what success looks like.
• Support in good times and bad: we believe in showing up for each other consistently, not only when it’s easy. You can expect a thoughtful partner, even when we disagree.
• A community that cares: we are committed to sustaining a community in which each person feels cared for as an individual. We lift each other up, celebrate wins together and support one another through challenges in work and life.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level