Vice President, Head of Model Research & Event Response

Arch Insurance Group Inc. • Boston, MA

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About The Position

Arch is seeking a Vice President, Head of Model Research & Event Response to lead the development, governance, and application of Arch’s catastrophe view of risk across regions, perils, and lines of business. This role is responsible for catastrophe model evaluation, change management, climate risk interpretation, and global event response, ensuring Arch’s risk insights are scientifically robust, business‑relevant, and decision‑ready. The role oversees a team of approximately three experienced catastrophe analytics professionals and partners closely with underwriting, portfolio management, exposure management, risk, and executive leadership. This is a global role, supporting Arch’s London operations and ensuring compliance with Lloyd’s LCM5 and LCM9 requirements. Arch actively participates in CERCat, a private‑public university consortium focused on advancing catastrophe risk science, model transparency, and climate research. This role represents Arch in external research forums and helps translate academic and industry collaboration into practical underwriting and portfolio insights. As Arch continues to lean into AI and advanced analytics, this role will play a critical part in shaping how emerging technologies enhance model understanding, event response, and risk decisioning.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field (e.g., Mathematics, Engineering, Atmospheric Science, Data Science, Actuarial Science, or similar).
• 10+ years of experience in catastrophe modeling, risk analytics, or related insurance/reinsurance roles.
• Deep expertise across multiple catastrophe modeling platforms (e.g., AIR, RMS, KCC, Oasis).
• Demonstrated experience leading event response and loss estimation for major catastrophe events.
• Strong leadership experience managing senior analysts or small expert teams.
• Ability to translate technical risk insights into clear, actionable business recommendations.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in a relevant quantitative or scientific discipline.
• Experience supporting Lloyd’s or international insurance markets.
• Familiarity with AI, machine learning, or advanced analytics applied to catastrophe risk.
• Experience collaborating with academic or research consortia.

Responsibilities

• Model Research & View of Risk Lead the evaluation, validation, and governance of third‑party catastrophe models, leveraging multiple vendor and open‑source frameworks including AIR, RMS, KCC, and Oasis, across key perils and regions.
• Own Arch’s model change management framework, including interpretation of vendor updates, financial module changes, and implications for underwriting and portfolio risk.
• Develop and maintain Arch’s enterprise view of risk by region, peril, and line of business (Property, Marine, Workers’ Compensation, Specialty lines, etc.).
• Integrate climate change considerations into catastrophe risk interpretation, scenario analysis, and long‑term portfolio insights.
• Engage with external research partners, including CERCat participants, to stay current on emerging science, model methodologies, and climate research.
• Communicate complex modeling concepts, uncertainty, and limitations clearly to non‑technical stakeholders and senior leadership.
• Oversee Arch’s global catastrophe event response process, including readiness, execution, and post‑event analysis.
• Lead the mapping and modeling of anticipated events (e.g., hurricanes) and realized events (e.g., flood, earthquake, wildfire), delivering timely exposure and loss insights.
• Ensure event response outputs are consistent, auditable, and decision‑focused, supporting underwriting actions, moratoriums, and executive communications.
• Continuously improve event response speed, accuracy, and scalability through process optimization, automation, and advanced analytics.
• Support Arch’s London and Lloyd’s platform, ensuring catastrophe analytics meet LCM5 (exposure management) and LCM9 (catastrophe risk modeling) expectations.
• Partner with Risk, Compliance, and Portfolio Management to ensure catastrophe analytics are aligned with regulatory, governance, and capital frameworks.
• Represent Catastrophe Management in internal and external discussions related to model governance, research, and risk oversight.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a high‑performing team of catastrophe analytics professionals.
• Set strategic priorities and ensure alignment with broader Catastrophe Analytics and enterprise risk objectives.
• Partner with Technology and Data teams to advance AI‑enabled analytics, automation, and next-generation catastrophe tooling.
• Contribute to long‑term strategy around model innovation, climate analytics, and advanced risk insights.

Benefits

• multiple medical plans plus dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• a competitive 401k with generous matching
• PTO beginning at 20 days per year
• up to 12 paid company holidays per year plus 2 paid days of Volunteer Time Offer
• basic Life and AD&D Insurance as well as Short and Long-Term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave of up to 10 weeks
• Student Loan Assistance and Tuition Reimbursement
• Backup Child and Elder Care

What This Job Offers

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