Catastrophe Modeling Senior Consultant (Remote Opportunities)
- Employer
- Allstate Insurance Company
- Location
- Chandler, Arizona
- Salary
- Not Specified
- Closing date
- Aug 26, 2019
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- Category
- Risk Management
- Job Type
- Not Specified
- Career Level
- Not Specified
Job Details
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Job Description
The Catastrophe Modeling Senior Consultant provides support in the form of research and analytical assignments. They work closely with their manager on research assignments of high complexity, and are responsible for coordinating and leading exposure and model validation, the generation of average annual loss and probable maximum loss estimates, as well as support for the risk transfer work. They may also be responsible for providing technical support to the team.
Remote work opportunities may be available to qualified candidates at the manager's discretion.
Key Responsibilities
- Catastrophe Risk Management and Ratemaking Support
- Leads the validation of personal and/or commercial lines property exposure data
- Leads the validation of personal lines auto exposure data
- Leads the validation of the results produced from running Allstate exposure data through commercial catastrophe modeling software
- Read, understand, and interpret technical documentation for models/perils
- Leads the generation of hurricane factors, average annual loss damage ratios, and/or fire following provisions used by Pricing
- Leads the annual update of loss adjustment expense for modeled perils
- Drives the maintenance of CMASS (Catastrophe Modeling Analytical Software Suite), including PML Projection, Catastrophe Exposure management Reports, and Property Strategy Tool
- Drives the generation of PML estimates
- Drives the quarterly reporting of company distributions to Reinsurance Accounting
- Provide support to Pricing with the annual Net Cost of Reinsurance and Retained Risk Provision work
- Follows established procedures and processes to support Treasury with the annual rating agency questionnaires
- Drives the support for the Catastrophe Risk Management work
- Follows established procedures and processes to support the reporting of Real Time Loss Estimates
- Determine appropriate analyses to be conducted for projects to make recommendations to achieve corporate goals
- Plans, implements, manages, and/or contributes on projects that are of high complexity and are moderate scale using accepted project management standards Analyze data and review analysis from others and identify and resolve basic data issues
- Integrate and analyze data from multiple sources as to reach conclusions and make recommendations
- Functions as the liaison between business units and systems or other areas of responsibility (e.g., Pricing, Reinsurance Accounting, Treasury, Protection Finance, and Enterprise Risk & Return Management) as required based on projects assigned
Key Responsibilities (Cont'd)
- Organizational Effectiveness
- Forecasts short-term and long-term deliverables
- Tracks plan performance and project timeline and communicates and presents project status
- Ensures project controls are in place throughout the lifecycle of the project
- Directs and is responsible for work that needs to be performed by a team and/or direct reports
- Assesses resource needs including skills and training requirements (when leading project teams and/or managing direct reports)
- Determine where additional resources/expertise may be necessary to successfully complete projects/assignments
- Develops communication strategies and materials to support deliverables
- Completes project tasks as assigned and on-time
- Actively builds strong relationships among teams and team members to ensure cooperation on project objectives
- Trains/coaches team members or peers and actively shares expertise with peers
- Serves as a subject matter expert for their respective discipline(s) from an internal perspective
- Evaluates procedures and processes regularly and determines/recommends alternatives or improvements
Technical
- Leads the monthly SQL audit process
- Leads the software approval process
- Leads the processes for creating new shared drives, granting access to/removing from shared drives, and requesting storage
- Drives the effort to support the equipment/hardware in the computer lab
- Create code to support the retrieval of exposure data
- Create code to support the risk transfer work
- Run catastrophe modeling software (e.g., Touchstone and CATRADER), including importing exposures, executing various runs, and exporting results
- Train others on the use of the catastrophe modeling software
- Leads the effort required (between Allstate and the modeling vendor) to keep the modeling software functioning, including updates/patches
- Drive the effort needed to initiate projects with Allstate's technology group
Job Qualifications
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Bachelors degree or higher in mathematics, finance, economics or other related/quantitative field
4-6 years of Property & Casualty insurance experience with a primary carrier, reinsurer, and/or reinsurance intermediary
Solid knowledge and understanding of commercially available catastrophe models
Working knowledge of Actuarial Standards of Practice
Basic understanding of accounting principles and financial reporting
High level organizational and project management skills in order to handle multiple concurrent assignments
Possesses intermediate working knowledge of policies and procedures in management or other technical fields
Strong computer proficiency in Microsoft Office
Strong proficiency of VBA, SAS, and/or SQL
Strong written and verbal communication skills including the ability to effectively collaborate with multi-disciplinary groups and all organizational levels
Strong decision making skills
- Works effectively in a team environment
Remote work opportunities may be available to qualified candidates at the manager's discretion.
The candidate(s) offered this position will be required to submit to a background investigation, which includes a drug screen.
Good Work. Good Life. Good Hands.
As a Fortune 100 company and industry leader, we provide a competitive salary but thats just the beginning. Our Total Rewards package also offers benefits like tuition assistance, medical and dental insurance, as well as a robust pension and 401(k). Plus, youll have access to a wide variety of programs to help you balance your work and personal life -- including a generous paid time off policy.
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