About Us
Since 1977 we have delivered first class solutions to insurers worldwide, by combining global reach with local decision making. We have built customer & broker relationships on years of trust, experience and execution. Through our people, our products and our partnerships, we deliver the capacity and expertise necessary to contribute to the sustainable growth of prosperous communities worldwide. To do so, our colleagues work with:
Integrity Work honestly, to enhance TransRe’s reputation
Respect Value all colleagues. Collaborate actively.
Performance We reward excellence. Be accountable, manage risk and deliver TransRe’s strengths
Entrepreneurship Seize opportunities. Innovate for and with customers.
Customer Focus Anticipate their priorities. Exceed their expectations.
We have the following job opportunity in our New York City office:
Description
TransRe is seeking a Catastrophe Analyst to join our Americas Modeling team in New York. This role provides advanced analytics and technical expertise to support underwriting decisions across property catastrophe and specialty reinsurance portfolios. The successful candidate will execute complex modeling analyses, ensure data integrity, and contribute to pricing strategies that enhance TransRe’s understanding and management of catastrophic risk. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Partnering closely with underwriting teams to review and interpret catastrophe model outputs, support pricing decisions, and provide actionable risk analytics
- Performing rigorous data cleansing, validation, formatting, and modeling analyses across catastrophe excess, pro rata, and per-risk reinsurance programs
- Engaging with brokers and clients to communicate data requirements, ensuring data completeness and quality, and supporting accurate interpretation of modeling results
- Continuously refining catastrophe modeling inputs, assumptions, and metrics to enhance underwriting and pricing effectiveness
- Contributing to model studies by validating scientific assumptions, methodologies, and outputs
- Identifying opportunities for process and workflow improvements; developing detailed specifications and collaborating with internal development teams to implement system enhancements
- Supporting operational initiatives designed to elevate data quality and modeling efficiency across the organization
Requirements
- 2+ years of experience working with AIR and/or RMS catastrophe models
- Strong understanding of property insurance and reinsurance structures, including excess of loss, pro rata, and per-risk programs
- Proficiency in SQL, including writing queries and stored procedures in support of catastrophe modeling workflows
- Programming skills including R, VBA, Power BI and Python
- Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment with multiple stakeholders
Work Schedule
TransRe is supportive of an agile work schedule, which may differ based on individual roles, your local office’s practices and preferences marketplace trends, and TransRe’s business objectives. This position is eligible for a hybrid work schedule with 3 days in the office per week, with the remainder of the week remote.
Compensation
In addition to base salary, for this position, TransRe offers a comprehensive benefits package, paid time off, and incentive pay opportunity. The anticipated annual base salary range in New York for this position, exclusive of benefits, paid time off, and incentive pay opportunity is $80,000 to $115,000. This range is an estimate and the actual base salary offered for this position will be determined based on certain factors, including the applicant’s specific skill set and level of experience.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and we support diversity in the workforce.
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What We Do
We are a leading international reinsurance organization headquartered in New York with operations worldwide. We offer reinsurance capacity on both a treaty and facultative basis. We built our business on the principles of capacity, reliability, expertise and creativity to deliver the risk transfer solutions you need to support your business. We work closely with you, listening and asking to understand your strategic objectives, and offering you the full spectrum of property and casualty products, services and support to help you grow and succeed. We have dedicated teams of local professionals near you and we build relationships based on the fundamental promise that we will be here when you need us. We have the ability and willingness to pay your claims. We are members of the Berkshire Hathaway group of companies. We value risk. Our Core Values are woven into our key employment policies and procedures: Integrity - Work honestly. Enhance our reputation. People - Develop diverse talent. Reward excellence. Customer Focus - Anticipate their priorities. Exceed their expectations. Respect - Value all colleagues. Collaborate with one another. Entrepreneurship - Seize opportunities. Innovate for and with customers. Performance - Be accountable. Manage risks. Deliver our strength. For immediate and confidential consideration, please email your resume to [email protected].
