Weather Analyst

6 months ago


Sydney, Australia IAG Full time

The purpose of the role

and your unique contribution is to provide timely, accurate and professional weather insights for IAG’s operations – this includes major event preparation, support, classification, reporting, post-event analyses and loss reserving. This role will also utilise weather and natural perils information to enhance IAG’s natural peril pricing models. You will be part of a market-leading team that is responsible for delivering natural peril pricing and insights across the IAG Group.

Key Responsibilities:

Accountability 1 – to assist with technical development of natural peril (especially meteorological perils) risk models for reinsurance, capital, pricing and claims purposes that address critical gaps in understanding. 

Accountability 2 – to assist in weather event classification and reporting 

Accountability 3 - to assist in the preparation of short-, medium- and long-term weather outlooks and analytical tools that enable the business to efficiently prepare and respond to major weather events 

Accountability 4 – to assist with major weather event loss reserving and post-event analyses 

Accountability 5 – to identify, understand and apply relevant and latest climate change and meteorological sciences for the purposes of improving IAG’s perils pricing, community risk mitigation and strategy development. 

Skills & Experience 

Experience in severe weather forecasting, monitoring, reporting and analyses 

Experience in utilising natural perils information for re/insurance analyses 

Experience in working with big and complex data 

Tertiary qualification/s majoring in meteorology, atmospheric science, natural hazards, applied mathematics, actuarial science, statistics, data analytics or related fields 

Desired Experieces:

Experience in statistical software packages Experience in database management tools Experience in geospatial software packages (QGIS, ArcGIS or Mapinfo) Experience in catastrophe model development Experience in working in cross-function/team projects

Applications close on Friday 18 August 2023. Please submit a cover letter with your application.

ABOUT US ​ 

IAG is not only the largest general insurance group in Australia and New Zealand, underwriting over $AUD13 billion of premium per annum, we’re also a tech and research facility, a hub for climate change experts and a centre of resilience design. We chat over coffee with customers, advocate for them in the corridors of Parliament and back them up in the community when life’s moments hit hardest. ​ 

You’ll know our brands – CGU, WFI, NRMA Insurance, AMI, NZI, and State Insurance to name a few. Together they turn our IAG purpose of making your world safer into action by helping, supporting ambitions and making insurance accessible. 

When you join IAG, you’re not joining one brand. You’re joining a large purpose-led, Trans-Tasman group dedicated to making your world a safer place. ​ 
We’re ready to grow your career, acknowledge every part of you, recognise your brilliance, lead you with purpose and help you live your own purpose through us.

At IAG you’ll experience the following: 

Flexibility and support so you can live life to the full.​  Hybrid working. Work in a team who care about people and community.​  Receive meaningful recognition through an award-winning system. ​  Access up to 50% off home, motor and small business insurance.  Grow through dynamic Trans-Tasman secondments​. 

We’re ready for you. Apply today.


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