The Role
The Lead Modeller will design and govern the Business Plan Model, deliver analysis and insights to support strategic decisions, and ensure model accuracy and compliance.
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Lead Modeller – Business Planning
London
Hybrid, two days in office
Permanent / full-time
We are a fast-growing global reinsurance speciality company servicing the insurance markets of Lloyd’s, Europe and North America.
Due to growth, we’re looking for our very first Lead Modeller to design, build and govern our Business Plan Model (BPM)—a core tool underpinning strategic Group decisions across forecasting, valuation, capital allocation and long‑term planning.
Reporting to the Head of Capital in Actuarial, you’ll bridge technical model development, capital management and strategic financial analysis, ensuring the BPM remains accurate, transparent, auditable and aligned to Group standards.
London
Hybrid, two days in office
Permanent / full-time
We are a fast-growing global reinsurance speciality company servicing the insurance markets of Lloyd’s, Europe and North America.
Due to growth, we’re looking for our very first Lead Modeller to design, build and govern our Business Plan Model (BPM)—a core tool underpinning strategic Group decisions across forecasting, valuation, capital allocation and long‑term planning.
Reporting to the Head of Capital in Actuarial, you’ll bridge technical model development, capital management and strategic financial analysis, ensuring the BPM remains accurate, transparent, auditable and aligned to Group standards.
Responsibilities
• Lead the development and execution of the BPM to support budgeting, forecasting and long term planning.
• Deliver scenario and sensitivity analysis to support management and board-level decisions.
• Own version control, integrity checks and documentation to ensure transparency and auditability.
• Partner with Finance, Pricing, Reserving, Underwriting, Claims and Treasury to turn modelling outputs into actionable insights.
• Support underwriting transactions, investment appraisals and strategic initiatives with robust modelling and analysis.
• Present complex outputs clearly to non-financial stakeholders
• Deliver scenario and sensitivity analysis to support management and board-level decisions.
• Own version control, integrity checks and documentation to ensure transparency and auditability.
• Partner with Finance, Pricing, Reserving, Underwriting, Claims and Treasury to turn modelling outputs into actionable insights.
• Support underwriting transactions, investment appraisals and strategic initiatives with robust modelling and analysis.
• Present complex outputs clearly to non-financial stakeholders
Candidate requirements
• Right to work in this location
• Professional actuarial or accounting qualification (e.g., ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CFA/AIA/FIA or equivalent).
• 5–10 years’ financial modelling experience within a (re)insurance environment.
• Proven experience leading (re)insurance business planning model development/review.
• Advanced Excel modelling expertise (incl. structured references, dynamic arrays, Power Query/Power Pivot, VBA).
• Strong knowledge of Capital Management and Solvency II and/or BSCR frameworks.
• Deterministic modelling experience required; stochastic experience advantageous.
• Contributing positively to our culture and values.
• Professional actuarial or accounting qualification (e.g., ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CFA/AIA/FIA or equivalent).
• 5–10 years’ financial modelling experience within a (re)insurance environment.
• Proven experience leading (re)insurance business planning model development/review.
• Advanced Excel modelling expertise (incl. structured references, dynamic arrays, Power Query/Power Pivot, VBA).
• Strong knowledge of Capital Management and Solvency II and/or BSCR frameworks.
• Deterministic modelling experience required; stochastic experience advantageous.
• Contributing positively to our culture and values.
Benefits
Compre is a global speciality reinsurance company that offers capital and liability solutions to its clients, providing them with the certainty they need on their portfolios. We are known for being trusted partners to the market and for having a team of experts who collaborate and maintain discipline in underwriting, ensuring a differentiated client experience.
As an ambitious business, we are focused on building depth, breadth, and diversity in the talent across our business to be future-ready. Our clients' needs evolve as the market changes, which is why we continuously invest in areas such as data and technology. This way, we can serve current and future clients' needs with scalable and new technology, delivered by our growing agile Data and Technology team.
- Our values are what make us stand out. We value each other, empower and hold ourselves accountable, are authentic, collaborative and inclusive, and continuously strive for progress and innovation.
Why join us?
At Compre, we offer a range of benefits and team engagement events and provide a supportive environment for learning and growth. We are intent upon building a great business, and over the last few years, we have expanded our markets across Europe, Lloyd's, and North America. Our team is based in Bermuda, Finland, Germany, Malta, UK and the US.
To keep our globally dispersed team connected, we have various employee resource groups, including Wellbeing, DEI, COMMS and Engagement.
We invest in our people and offer learning and development opportunities for leaders and employees to build confidence and grow their skill sets. We value teamwork, authenticity, and innovation, and provide a space for these behaviours to bloom at Compre.
Make an impact in a collaborative environment with some of the best talent in the industry, while enjoying:
· competitive salary & annual bonus
· a health & wellbeing subsidy (£20 per month) (from Day 1)
· a generous pension (eligible after probationary period)
· private healthcare from BUPA and a Healthcare Cash Plan from Medicash (from Day 1)
· life assurance (from Day 1)
· income protection (from Day 1)
· 25 days annual leave (from Day 1)
· cycle to work scheme (from Day 1)
· season ticket loan (interest free) (eligible after probationary period)
· electric vehicle scheme (eligible after probationary period)
· EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) (from Day 1)
· learning/study support and reimbursement for professional memberships
· hybrid working
· employee socials and recognition programme
About
Compre is an insurance & reinsurance legacy specialist focused on the acquisition and management of discontinued non-life portfolios, With Operations in Bermuda, Finland, Germany, Malta, Switzerland and the UK. We have significant experience in all classes of direct and reinsurance business, including property, liability, marine and motor. Compre is privately owned with shareholders actively involved in management of the business.
Skills Required
- Professional actuarial or accounting qualification (e.g., ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CFA/AIA/FIA or equivalent)
- 5-10 years' financial modelling experience within a (re)insurance environment
- Proven experience leading (re)insurance business planning model development/review
- Advanced Excel modelling expertise (incl. structured references, dynamic arrays, Power Query/Power Pivot, VBA)
- Strong knowledge of Capital Management and Solvency II and/or BSCR frameworks
- Deterministic modelling experience
- Stochastic modelling experience
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The Company
What We Do
Compre is a leading global specialty reinsurance business with over 30 years of experience, providing capital and liability solutions to ensure certainty for clients' portfolios.
