Catastrophe Analyst

Job Description

Introduction

At Gallagher Re, we bring clarity to complexity by helping clients around the world make confident, data-driven decisions in a rapidly evolving risk landscape. Here, you’ll be part of a team that leverages world-class analytics and deep reinsurance expertise to deliver strategic advisory services and transactional excellence. Together, we transform advanced insights and market intelligence into strategies that protect businesses, drive performance, and shape the future of reinsurance. We’re a community of decision makers, future shapers, and trusted experts working side by side to deliver meaningful impact through innovative thinking and practical solutions. At Gallagher Re, your curiosity is welcomed, your growth is championed, and your work truly matters. This is a place where you'll have the freedom to explore new ideas, take ownership of your career, and collaborate with people who are as driven and inquisitive as you are.

Gallagher Re – Catastrophe Analyst – UK Specialty - London (City)

The company: Gallagher Re

Gallagher Re is one of the world’s leading reinsurance advisory and broking firms. We combine sophisticated analytics, deep reinsurance expertise, and strategic insight to help clients understand, manage, and transfer risk. Our teams work closely with clients to interpret complex data and deliver actionable intelligence that supports informed portfolio and underwriting decisions.

The Role: UK Specialty Catastrophe Analyst

We are seeking a Catastrophe Analyst to join our UK Specialty Catastrophe Analytics team in London. The role focuses primarily on Marine & Energy, Terrorism, and other Specialty lines.

This is a client‑facing analytical role offering significant exposure to global portfolios and senior stakeholders. You will lead renewal modelling projects, contribute to the development of innovative analytical solutions, and play an active role in shaping Gallagher Re’s proprietary views of risk across specialty classes.

You will also support the development of junior colleagues, helping to foster a collaborative, knowledge‑sharing culture within the team.

• Quantify the catastrophe risk to Gallagher Re client portfolios using vendor catastrophe models and Gallagher Re proprietary models.
• Analyse client exposure date and portfolio structures to evaluate suitability for catastrophe modelling and identifying gaps and limitations.
• Contribute to the development, refinement, and delivery of analytical service offerings in collaboration with internal teams and external partners.
• Engage with clients, reinsurers, brokers and actuaries on topics including model interpretation, portfolio optimisation and bespoke analytical solutions.
• Assess and communicate the impact of vendor model updates and methodology changes on portfolio results and risk metrics.
• Provide real‑time event analysis and post‑event reporting, supporting clients during and following catastrophe events.
• Mentor junior analysts and proactively share knowledge to support technical development within the team.

• Degree in a numerate, scientific, or hazard‑related discipline
• Experience within the London or global (re)insurance markets with a solid understanding of reinsurance and specialty classes.
• Strong working knowledge of at least one major vendor catastrophe model (i.e. Moody’s, Verisk).
• Excellent understanding of peril science, model components and catastrophe risk concepts.
• Demonstrated ability to apply catastrophe modelling creatively to support risk assessment and decision‑making.
• Interest in developing bespoke technical and analytical solutions.
• Excellent IT and analytical skills; programming experience (e.g. SQL, VBA, R) is advantageous.
• Ability to process, interpret and analyse complex datasets efficiently and creatively.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Proven ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.

Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

• Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to ‘buy’ extra days
• Defined contribution pension scheme, which Gallagher will also contribute to
• Life insurance, which will pay 4x your basic annual salary, which you can top-up to 10x
• Income protection, we’ll cover up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up
• Health cash plan or Private medical insurance

Other benefits include:

• Three fully paid volunteering days per year
• Employee Stock Purchase plan, offering company shares at a discount
• Share incentive plan, HMRC approved, tax effective, stock purchase plan
• Critical illness cover
• Discounted gym membership, with over 3,000 gyms nationally
• Season ticket loan
• Access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase
• Emergency back-up family care
• And many more…

We value inclusion and diversity

Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organisation. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.

Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.

Gallagher is Disability Confident Committed. We have pledged to make sure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, in addition to supporting our existing employees with any long-term health conditions or disabilities.

We understand that applicants may have disabilities, if you do, you may find some parts of the recruitment process more challenging than others. Don’t worry, we’re here to help, however, we can only do this if you let us know.

Should you require reasonable adjustments to your application, please get in touch with [email protected] . If you’d prefer to speak on the phone, please request a call back, leaving details, so we get in touch.

Our employing entity, Arthur J. Gallagher Services (UK) Limited, is proud to be accredited as a Living Wage employer with the Living Wage Foundation. We are committed to diversity and opportunity for all and are opposed to any form of less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender or gender identity, marital status, civil partnership status, parental status, race, ethnicity, colour, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion/ belief, age and those with caring responsibilities.

Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.