Junior Risk Analyst Jobs in Boston, MA (NOW HIRING)

At Gallagher Re, we’re looking for a Senior Catastrophe Risk Analyst to join our team and help analyze natural catastrophe risks for insurance and reinsurance underwriting. In this role, you’ll work with advanced tools and data to assess portfolio risks, develop exposure models, and create analysis procedures that support critical business decisions.

This is a dynamic role where you’ll contribute to impactful projects, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and help improve processes and systems to enhance performance.

You’ll process and analyze natural catastrophe risk information to support underwriting and portfolio risk assessments. You’ll prepare analyses for realistic disaster scenarios, risk aggregation, and other risk measurement requirements.

You’ll also manage projects and processes independently, coach junior team members, and contribute to process improvements. By leveraging your expertise, you’ll help improve products, systems, and procedures to enhance the function’s overall performance.

Here’s what you’ll bring to the role:

• Experience managing projects, systems, or processes with limited supervision.
• Strong problem-solving skills to address moderately complex challenges.
• Ability to coach and mentor junior team members.
• A collaborative mindset and a passion for improving processes and systems.
• Experience in catastrophe risk analysis or a related field is a plus.

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 5 years of prior relevant experience, or equivalent experience
• Experience with catastrophe modeling platforms including AIR (Verisk) and RMS
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills to effectively engage with clients and colleagues 
• Strong problem-solving skills and keen attention to detail 

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We offer a competitive and comprehensive compensation package. The base salary range represents the anticipated low end and high end of the range for this position. The actual compensation will be influenced by a wide range of factors including, but not limited to previous experience, education, pay market/geography, complexity or scope, specialized skill set, lines of business/practice area, supply/demand, and scheduled hours. 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:

• Medical/dental/vision plans, which start from day one!
• Life and accident insurance
• 401(K) and Roth options
• Tax-advantaged accounts (HSA, FSA)
• Educational expense reimbursement
• Paid parental leave

Other benefits include:

• Digital mental health services (Talkspace)
• Flexible work hours (availability varies by office and job function)
• Training programs
• Gallagher Thrive program – elevating your health through challenges, workshops and digital fitness programs for your overall wellbeing
• Charitable matching gift program
• And more...

**The benefits summary above applies to fulltime positions. If you are not applying for a fulltime position, details about benefits will be provided during the selection process.

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Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organization. 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 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.

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 5 years of prior relevant experience, or equivalent experience
• Experience with catastrophe modeling platforms including AIR (Verisk) and RMS
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills to effectively engage with clients and colleagues 
• Strong problem-solving skills and keen attention to detail 

#LI-BB1