Catastrophe Risk Intern

Company profile

SCOR is a leading global reinsurer, executing an underwriting policy focused on profitability, developing value-added services and adhering to a cautious financial policy in order to meet the expectations of their clients in terms of security.

Duration: 6 months or longer, minimum 4 days per week

Internship Description

Assist APAC Cat team initiatives and R&D projects focusing on key APAC natural catastrophe perils. As part of SCOR Global P&C Pricing and Modelling team there will be the opportunity to contribute to reinsurance renewals and business process.

This internship in Nat Cat Modelling will give you the opportunity to be involved in various internal projects with a strong focus on data analysis, as well as usage of vendor models.

Key duties and responsibilities

• Support project work related to Nat Cat perils research, data collection, model evaluation, climate change study, product development, and / or tool automation.

• Assist client service and Nat Cat research network initiative for APAC.

• Opportunity to be part of treaty reinsurance renewal using vendor Cat models and SCOR proprietary pricing tool for key APAC markets including India.

• Potential exposure to modelling and monitoring of Cat portfolio and accumulation control for key UW units

Required education

Tertiary education in a highly numerate structured disciplines, such as Earth Sciences, Engineering, and Maths/Statistics.

Personal competencies:

• Interested in learning catastrophe modelling and reinsurance.
• Solid analytical, problem-solving approach.
• Clear communicator, able to structure an argument and explain complex issues in a simple way.
• Team player.
• Ability to multi-task.

Technical competencies:

• SQL, VBA, GIS, or R programming skills are a distinct advantage.