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.
Overview

*We are seeking a dedicated and ambitious Senior Catastrophe Analyst to join our Latin America and Caribbean Catastrophe Analytics team at Gallagher Re.
*This role can be based in Ipswich or London
*This outstanding opportunity allows you to join a key analytics hub, contributing to our mission of enabling resilience in an uncertain world.
*You will work closely with our clients, helping them understand and mitigate the risks posed by natural perils and catastrophic events.

How you’ll make an impact

*Contribute to renewal modelling projects: Work on local and global accounts to develop and deploy service offerings in collaboration with research teams and external academic partners.
*Quantify catastrophe risk: Use vendor catastrophe models and Gallagher Re proprietary models to assess the risk to client portfolios.
*Evaluate risk: Help develop and refine Gallagher Re’s view of risk, ensuring our clients have the most accurate and up-to-date information.
*Engage with collaborators: Work with customers, partners, brokers, and actuaries on model interpretation, portfolio management, and custom analytical projects.
*Support wider analytics services: collaborate with other business units on larger projects, contributing to our agile and team environment.
*Model updates and impact evaluation: Understand and assess the impact of updates and revisions to models and the resulting outputs.
*Post-event reporting and analysis: Provide detailed reports and analyses of natural disasters to support clients in the aftermath of catastrophic events.
*Travel and collaboration: Potentially travel to various locations, including Miami, Central & South America, and our analytics hub in India, to engage with colleagues and clients.

About You

*Educational background: A degree or equivalent experience in numerate or hazard-related subjects is preferred.
*Experience: Prior experience in the (re)insurance market and catastrophe risk analysis using main vendor models is desirable.
*Industry knowledge: Understanding of (re)insurance business, including reinsurance structures and their application, is beneficial.
*Client-facing skills: Ability to lead analytics relationships with clients effectively.
*Problem-solving abilities: Strong problem-solving skills and keen attention to detail are needed.
*Technical skills: Proficiency in SQL and other coding languages (e.g., Python, R) is desirable.
*Communication: Excellent communication skills, with Spanish-speaking ability being highly beneficial.
*Partnership and motivation: Ability to work in a team and a strong desire to learn and grow within a global market leader.
*Eligibility: Must have the right to work in the UK.

Compensation and benefits

On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.
Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:
*Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to ’buy’ extra days
*Defined contribution pension scheme, which Gallagher will also contribute to
*Life insurance, which will pay 4x your basic annual salary, which you can top-up to 10x
*Income protection, we’ll cover up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up
*Health cash plan or Private medical insurance
Other benefits include:
*Three fully paid volunteering days per year
*Employee Stock Purchase plan, offering company shares at a discount
*Share incentive plan, HMRC approved, tax effective, stock purchase plan
*Critical illness cover
*Discounted gym membership, with over 3,000 gyms nationally
*Season ticket loan
*Access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase
*Emergency back-up family care
*And many more…
We value inclusion and diversity
Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organisation. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.
Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.
Gallagher is Disability Confident Committed. We have pledged to make sure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, in addition to supporting our existing employees with any long-term health conditions or disabilities.
We understand that applicants may have disabilities, if you do, you may find some parts of the recruitment process more challenging than others. Don’t worry, we’re here to help, however, we can only do this if you let us know.
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