The Role
Own CFC’s cyber catastrophe modelling and exposure management approach, developing and calibrating proprietary models to reflect emerging threats, claims trends, and changing risk drivers. Analyze portfolio performance and exposure, translating complex data into commercial insight for underwriting strategy, growth, business planning, and risk appetite. Collaborate with underwriting, cybersecurity, claims, and performance teams, provide training and guidance, and contribute to strategic projects.
Summary Generated by Built In
As a Portfolio Risk Actuary at CFC, you’ll help shape how we understand and manage catastrophe and systemic risk across a fast-growing global portfolio. Working with our Portoflio Management, Actuarial and Catastrophe Modelling team, you’ll develop the models and insight that inform underwriting strategy, portfolio growth and risk appetite.
This is a highly visible role at the centre of CFC, giving you the opportunity to influence commercial decisions, strengthen our models and make an immediate impact.
About the role
You’ll take day-to-day ownership of CFC’s cyber catastrophe modelling and exposure management approach, developing and calibrating our proprietary model to reflect emerging threats, claims trends and changing risk drivers. Working closely with underwriting, cyber security, claims and performance management, you’ll turn complex analysis into clear commercial insight that supports underwriting strategy, portfolio growth, business planning and risk appetite.
You’ll also analyse performance and exposure across growth areas of business, helping CFC and its partners better understand and manage risk. Alongside this, you’ll share your expertise through practical guidance and training and contribute to wider strategic projects as the team and portfolio continue to grow.
About you
You’ll bring demonstrable actuarial experience within insurance or reinsurance, ideally gained in the London Market or a broader general insurance environment, and eperience in cyber, specialty or commercial lines insurance .
You understand core actuarial techniques and insurance performance metrics and have had some exposure to capital or catastrophe modelling. You’ll also be progressing towards a recognised actuarial qualification and have a strong academic background in a numerate discipline.
You understand core actuarial techniques and insurance performance metrics and have had some exposure to capital or catastrophe modelling. You’ll also be progressing towards a recognised actuarial qualification and have a strong academic background in a numerate discipline.
Comfortable working with complex data, you can use tools such as SQL, Python or R and turn technical analysis into clear, commercially useful insight.
You’ll be an engaging communicator who can build strong relationships across technical and non-technical teams, with the judgement, curiosity and initiative to succeed in a fast-moving environment.
About
CFC is a specialist insurance provider, pioneering emerging risk and market leader in cyber. Our global insurance platform uses cutting-edge technology and data science to deliver smarter, faster underwriting and protect customers from today's most critical business risk.Headquartered in London with offices in New York, Melbourne, Sydney, Austin, Madrid, Brussels and Brisbane, CFC has over 1200 staff and is trusted by more than 100,000 businesses across 90 countries.At CFC, insurance isn't just about underwriting. From data science to software development, and digital marketing design, we've got something for everyone. We're passionate about pushing boundaries, thinking differently and building the insurance company of the future.CFC is committed to the principles of equal opportunities and creating an environment in which all individuals are always treated with dignity and respect. We encourage a diverse corporate culture of openness and appreciation to create an environment in which your talent can be developed in the best possible way. Should you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process please let us know.Feeling like you need to tick every box before applying? We see things differently. In a rapidly scaling company like ours, ambition and the drive to learn count for more than a 'perfect' checklist. We're building the future of insurance, and that requires diverse talent eager to grow with us. If this role excites you and you're ready to make a significant impact, bring your unique background and let's build something great together.
Skills Required
- Demonstrable actuarial experience within insurance or reinsurance
- Experience in cyber, specialty, or commercial lines insurance
- Understanding of core actuarial techniques and insurance performance metrics
- Exposure to capital or catastrophe modelling
- Progress toward a recognized actuarial qualification
- Strong academic background in a numerate discipline
- Ability to work with complex data using SQL, Python, or R
- Ability to communicate technical analysis clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Strong relationship-building, judgment, curiosity, and initiative
CFC Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about CFC and has not been reviewed or approved by CFC.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Variable pay is positioned as a core part of total compensation, with a group‑wide annual bonus highlighted as a consistent feature. Expanding employee share ownership is described as enhancing overall rewards alongside bonuses.
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Healthcare Strength — Private medical insurance is provided, complemented by dental and optical cashback and a 24/7 employee assistance programme. These elements indicate comprehensive health coverage beyond standard medical plans.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time away provisions include 25 days of holiday and paid volunteer time, signaling a broad approach to time off. Additional practices such as company social events support overall work–life rhythm, though they are not leave per se.
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What We Do
CFC is a specialist insurance provider, pioneer in emerging risk and market leader in cyber. Their global insurance platform uses cutting-edge technology and data science to deliver smarter, faster underwriting and protect customers from today’s most critical business risks.
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