Global Wildfire Peril Lead - Property Research Team

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Gallagher Re is looking for a Global Wildfire Peril Lead to join our Property Research team. The Gallagher Re Property Research team supports our global reinsurance operation by developing our in-house view of risk in the form of natural catastrophe peril advisory, catastrophe model evaluation and our network of academic research partnerships. Our team collaborates with brokers, clients, and industry partners to enhance property risk quantification, develop innovative risk management solutions and evaluate third party catastrophe models.

The individual we are seeking would drive our catastrophe modelling evaluation, development and risk assessment for wildfire worldwide. This role is being advertised in London, Paris, Munich, Zurich and North America.

• Act as the lead wildfire risk advisor to our clients, working closely with broking teams to interpret and present model results and explain wildfire risk nuances
• Serve as the company’s representative and thought leader on wildfire risk in the wider industry.
• Lead wildfire catastrophe model research and evaluation, working with the team to provide best-in-class vendor model validation reports supported by detailed evidence
• Lead on catastrophe model development projects for wildfire risk quantification
• Develop novel ideas to deliver bespoke risk solutions to clients
• Keep abreast of and contribute towards the latest research on wildfire specific topics from the scientific literature, including climate change
• Project manage multiple multi-week to multi-year research and model development projects, frequently to tight deadlines
• Lead a team of scientists to ensure their work is of the highest quality and answers the commercial questions asked by our clients and internal stakeholders
• Effectively communicate with team members, business-units, brokers and clients
• Collaborate with model vendor experts to understand their new models or updates, and compare / contrast choices made between model vendors
• Liaise with offices and teams world-wide and participate in business-travel as required
• Coordinate with academic partners to ensure academic partnerships meet both the technical and commercial requirements of Gallagher Re
• Present at industry and academic conferences
• Mentor junior specialists in the team

• PhD in Natural Hazards, Earth Sciences or equivalent experience
• Advanced knowledge of programming in R, Python, SQL or equivalent including experience in visualization and analysis of spatial datasets
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Great teammate with strong analytical skills and keen attention to detail
• A strong understanding of (re)insurance and catastrophe risk management
• Strong knowledge of (re)insurance and catastrophe risk management