Validus Research Inc. - Catastrophe Risk Analyst Job Details

Validus Holdings Ltd. is a Bermuda domiciled, publicly traded reinsurance company founded in December 2005 (NYSE: VR).  We are a highly quantitative company who has built a world-class risk management system and enterprise.  Validus Research Inc., based in Waterloo, Ontario, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Validus Holdings Ltd. dedicated to building key quantitative aspects of our organization, including catastrophe modeling/research and internal application development.  We are seeking a candidate to work in our Waterloo, Ontario office or in our Miami, Florida office.  The successful candidate will be responsible for various aspects of catastrophe modeling and reinsurance price development, both of which are core technical disciplines of our business.

The ideal candidate has a degree in math/statistics/economics/finance/other quantitative discipline and experience with risk and or probability modeling using Excel/Access/SQL.  For this particular position, we are seeking someone who is fluent in Spanish.  Experience with commercially available catastrophe models is a plus.  Some knowledge of the insurance/reinsurance industry nomenclature and principles is also useful but not required. 

The ideal candidate is self-motivated, has exceptional attention to detail, and can work with minimal supervision.  Validus will provide training in the use of the models and principles of reinsurance, and the position may require international travel for training and client meetings.  Compensation will be highly competitive based on experience and qualifications.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Preparing raw and edited insurance company policy data or aggregates for use in industry catastrophe models (AIR, EQECAT, RMS) for reinsurance contract pricing in Validus proprietary software
• Communicating analysis results to colleagues and interpreting potential impact to Validus reinsurance portfolio
• Assisting  management with reports related to catastrophe modeling data
• Tracking and running simulations against portfolio for replication of potential losses from live catastrophic events
• Additional research regarding science behind the models and various model testing exercises

Desired skills/qualifications

• Undergraduate and/or graduate degree in math/statistics/economics/finance/other quantitative discipline
• Advanced proficiency with speaking and writing in Spanish
• Proficiency in MS Office (Excel and Access)
• Ability to work under pressure and within a team framework
• Working knowledge of industry catastrophe models, MS SQL, or ESRI’s ArcGIS are pluses

Interested candidates please send a resume and cover letter to: recruiting@validusre.bm.  For additional information on our company, please visit:  www.validusholdings.com