AVP​/VP - Catastrophe Risk Analytics

Introduction

At Gallagher Re, we bring clarity to complexity by helping clients around the world make confident, data-driven decisions in a rapidly evolving risk landscape. Here, you’ll be part of a team that leverages world‑class analytics and deep reinsurance expertise to deliver strategic advisory services and transactional excellence. Together, we transform advanced insights and market intelligence into strategies that protect businesses, drive performance, and shape the future of reinsurance.

We’re a community of decision makers, future shapers, and trusted experts working side by side to deliver meaningful impact through innovative thinking and practical solutions. At Gallagher Re, your curiosity is welcomed, your growth is championed, and your work truly matters. This is a place where you'll have the freedom to explore new ideas, take ownership of your career, and collaborate with people who are as driven and inquisitive as you are.

Gallagher Re is one of the world’s leading reinsurance advisory and broking firms. We bring together sophisticated analytics capabilities, risk transfer and transactional expertise to provide advice and counsel to our clients. We help our clients interpret the data to guide their decisions surrounding the management of their risk portfolio.

Working alongside the brokers this role will have a high level of interaction with our clients providing catastrophe management insight and solutions through the entire modeling cycle, from data auditing to multi‑model analysis, reporting and portfolio management. We are looking for highly motivated team‑players dedicated to this exciting growing market. The candidate should possess a passion and understanding for the exposures and hazards.

We are seeking senior Catastrophe Modelers with a strong background in RMS and Verisk software. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 2 years of hands‑on experience in catastrophe modeling, a deep understanding of risk assessment, and the ability to analyze and interpret complex data sets. As a Catastrophe Modeler at Gallagher Re you will play a pivotal role in helping our clients understand and mitigate their exposure to catastrophic events.

• Analyze client exposure value data and assess fitness for use for catastrophe modeling
• Use commercial catastrophe modeling software to measure physical and economic loss from catastrophes for Gallagher Re clients and prospects
• Interpret and explain model physical, financial, and economic outputs to colleagues/brokers/clients/prospects/reinsurers
• Present modeled output in various forms to colleagues/brokers/clients/prospects/reinsurers
• Work closely with all stakeholders on all aspects of the reinsurance financial placement process
• Work with broking teams in a prospecting capacity to develop meaningful content targeting the needs of our reinsurance clients
• Participate in creative problem solving of complex issues that face our clients and prospective clients
• Identify opportunities and potential solutions for increased efficiency within the analyst workflow
• Train, groom and mentor junior staff in above responsibilities
• Work with broking teams in a prospecting capacity to develop meaningful content targeting the needs of our reinsurance clients
• Participate in creative problem solving of complex issues that face our clients and prospective clients
• Identify opportunities and potential solutions for increased efficiency within the analyst workflow
• Train, groom and mentor junior staff in above responsibilities

• Bachelor’s degree and 2+ years related experience required.

Work Traits/

Skills:

• Able to effectively prioritize assignments.
• Detail oriented
• Proven communication skills, coupled with an exceptional eye for detail
• Ability to work in an unstructured environment
• Ability to apply advanced mathematical, economical, and statistical concepts
• Ability to process and understand data quickly and creatively
• Ability to understand model input data and explain outputs
• Skills in MS Excel, SQL Server and detailed commercial catastrophe models (RMS/AIR/EQE). Proven use of the model(s) is required.
• Experience in using GIS Software
• Ability to…