Exposure Manager - Argo US

Key Accountabilities

• To direct CAT Modelling and Exposure Management activities across Property and Marine lines ensuring excellent Cat modelling service levels, accuracy, and timeliness
• To oversee and enhance end-to-end CAT modelling/data capture processes, best practice modelling guidelines & data standards, maintaining up-to-date documentation
• To drive process efficiencies and automation by embedding technology within the Terra and Risk Visualization Tool (RVT) platforms
• To manage and train outsourcing partners in line with Argo’s internal standards
• To ensure CAT modelling data standards are understood, monitored, and acted upon
• To provide a Cat modelling education program for underwriters and analysts
• To make recommendations at an account level to drive Underwriting Margin
• To provide expert advice to support effective Exposure Management at class and operating entity level.
• To ensure all deliverables needed for Group Cat rollups and regulatory returns are provided in an accurate and timely fashion.
• To support the development and implementation of Argo’s View of Risk.
• To provide portfolio optimization and actionable analytics to support the delivery of Argo’s Property objectives and to inform future strategy
• To provide key inputs to the business planning process from an exposure perspective and to produce the modelled pro formas for reinsurance purchasing.
• To support the pre and post event exposure and loss modelling process
• To leverage Reinsurance Broker capabilities where appropriate
• To represent Argo at external forums, market bodies and conferences
• To automate processes, leveraging digital solutions and programming capabilities.

Organizational Accountabilities

Data Requirements:

• To execute all key Argo US modeling deliverables at the required frequency and quality
• To execute all key exposure management reporting at entity level and support producing the Group deliverables.
• To provide timely, accurate and consistent Event Loss reports to the Event Response Group
• To report to Property LOB Working Group and Group Exposure Management Committee

Communications:

• To assist the key stakeholders in aligning Argo modelling and exposure management, ensuring a globally consistent approach, and influencing future strategy
• To assist the Application Support team with the ongoing development of the portfolio management platforms (Terra and (RVT)  and other tools that ensure automation of EM processes.
• To proactively engage with stakeholders including local face-to-face meetings

Strategy and stakeholder management:

• To collaborate closely with underwriting leaders to improve risk selection and portfolio constitution.
• To develop and communicate CAT modelling strategy effectively to key stakeholders.
• To participate in the selection of third-party models
• To evaluate new model versions and report impact of portfolios
• To travel to Argo offices and attend leadership meetings where necessary.

Skills/Competencies

• Modeling skills - Prepare and format risk information for direct input into cat models (RMS/Katrisk) on a timely basis. 
• Technical skills – Automate data extract and reporting. Have good knowledge of SQL, Power BI, VBA, R/Python.
• Influencing skills – having an engaging and credible approach, capable of building trust. Adapts style to suit cultural and environmental differences.
• Leadership – high level of enthusiasm and vision with which to inspire others.
• Analytical skills – leverages data and analytics to create actionable insight to improve performance
• Creative initiative-taker – dynamic and driven, formulates new concepts, challenges the status quo
• Collaborative – establishes excellent relationships, brings people closer together, a team player
• Commercial acumen – synthesizes analytical skill with commercial insight
• Results orientated – consistently delivers results
• Prioritization and diligence – plans work efficiently with minimal errors.
• Organizational skills – consistently delivers tasks and meets deadlines.

Qualifications

• Excellent academic qualifications including a university degree.
• Strong mathematical, modelling, technical background
• Insurance qualifications are desirable.

Technical Skills & Experience

• Minimum 10 year’s catastrophe modelling experience
• Considerable experience modelling Property, Marine and Energy lines
• Fluent in a variety of third-party vendor models, RMS essential.
• Experience of/proficiency in the use of mapping software e.g., QGIS, Spatial Key etc.
• Power BI dashboard development is essential.
• High level Excel skills
• Understanding of relational Databases
• Strong programming and technical skills e.g., SQL, VBA, Power BI, Snowflake, Tableau, Alteryx, Web Design.
• Technology implementation and process automation from a modelling perspective
• Interacting face-to-face with Underwriters, Exposure Management, and other internal parties.
• Managerial experience desirable but not essential
• Ability to work effectively with a wide range of stakeholders hierarchically and geographically.
• Experience of outwards reinsurance and capital modelling