Head of Natural Catastrophe risks

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3 Locations
In-Office
Senior level
Insurance
The Role
The Head of Natural Catastrophe Risks leads strategic oversight of natural catastrophe modelling, facilitates R&D, represents SCOR in the industry, and drives stakeholder engagement to enhance business development and risk assessment strategies.
Summary Generated by Built In

The role encompasses external representation of SCOR in the global Nat Cat modelling community.

Responsibilities

Key duties and responsibilities

  1. Strategic oversight of Natural Catastrophe Modelling Analytics; defining SCOR’s Nat Cat risk appetite in alignment with corporate strategy
  • Lead the evaluation and development of catastrophe models in close collaboration with local Cat modelling teams.

  • Drive Nat Cat R&D team, proposing updates to model calibration and coordinating implementation across stakeholders.

  • Conduct Nat Cat analyses to sharpen SCOR’s view of risk, with a particular focus on the implications of climate change.

  • Review the NAT CAT operating model including processes,governance, data flows, tools and external Risk modeling system landscape for Nat Cat risk management and modeling

  

  1. External Representation; positing SCOR in the market to support strtetegic intent and direction 

  • Represent SCOR at industry conferences, client meetings, and vendor engagements

  • Act as a thought leader in the catastrophe modelling space by delivering presentations, and participating in expert panels to and sharing SCOR’s insights and innovations in Nat Cat risk assessment.

  • Strengthen SCOR’s visibility and influence by actively shaping conversations in the catastrophe modelling community and promoting SCOR’s strategic perspectives.

 

  • Build and maintain strong relationships with external stakeholders including academic institutions, regulatory bodies, and modelling firms.

 

3. Commercial orientation; bringing SCORs unique position to the front of all discussions

  • Differentiate SCOR’s offering to clients

  • Support business development and client engagement

  • Interpret macro shifts (climate, regulation, hazard trends, technology) 

  • Predict emerging risks and provide strategic recommendations to COMEX / P&C leadership.

Qualifications

Required experience & competencies

  • Minimum 8 years of experience in natural catastrophe modelling, risk analytics, or related disciplines within the (re)insurance industry.
  • Strong leadership and project management skills.
  • Strong commercial acumen and strategic mindset
  • Excellent communication with the ability to manage stakeholders and influence at all levels.
  • In depth knowledge of the main natural catastrophe vendor models including their strengths and weaknesses.
  • Strong technology skills with proven track record in designing integrated systems - ideally in the (re)insurance sector. 

Required Education 

  • Advanced degree in a relevant field (e.g., geophysics, engineering, data science).
About Us

As a leading global reinsurer, SCOR offers its clients a diversified and innovative range of reinsurance and insurance solutions and services to control and manage risk. Applying “The Art & Science of Risk,” SCOR uses its industry-recognized expertise and cutting-edge financial solutions to serve its clients and contribute to the welfare and resilience of society in around 160 countries worldwide.

Working at SCOR means engaging with some of the best minds in the industry – actuaries, data scientists, underwriters, risk modelers, engineers, and many others – as we work together to find solutions to pressing challenges facing societies.

As an international company, our common culture is defined by “The SCOR Way.” Serving both to build momentum that drives the Group forward and as a compass to guide our actions and choices, The SCOR Way is anchored by five core values, reflecting the input of employees at all levels of the Group. We care about clients, people, and societies. We perform with integrity. We act with courage. We encourage open minds. And we thrive through collaboration.

SCOR supports inclusion and the diversity of talents, and all positions are open to people with disabilities.

Top Skills

Data Science
Natural Catastrophe Modelling
Risk Analytics
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The Company
HQ: Paris, Paris
4,492 Employees

What We Do

SCOR, one of the world’s largest reinsurers, serves more than 5,000 clients worldwide, providing a diversified and innovative range of solutions to control and manage risk. SCOR delivers advanced financial solutions, analytics and services across all dimensions of risk in Life & Health, Property & Casualty, and Investments. Reinsurance lies at the intersection of technical expertise and scientific progress. Models, data, and pricing and reserving tools are essential, yet they are never sufficient on their own. Sound risk decisions require expert judgment, experience and perspective. This is what we call the Art and Science of Risk. Reinsurance is a knowledge industry, where expertise grows through accumulation, transmission and practice. Across the Group, 3,600 experts based in more than 35 offices worldwide contribute to this collective intelligence. Actuaries, underwriters, risk management specialists, and Tech & Data experts transform data into insight, explore extreme scenarios, define the boundaries of insurability and help anticipate emerging risks. Together, they strengthen the resilience of SCOR, our clients and the societies we serve. This expertise is built through shared experience,continuous questioning and collective reflection. Like artists, we belong to schools of thought, learning first to observe, then to replicate, and ultimately to innovate. This ongoing transmission of knowledge enables SCOR to develop a distinctive approach, combining rigor, creativity and long-term vision in the service of risk mastery. This shared commitment underpins SCOR’s role as a global reinsurer. By turning risk into resilience and sustainable value, our collective of experts acts with responsibility and purpose. Together, we help protect the future, and shape it, for our clients, for society and for generations to come.

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