Analyst - Reinsurance Financial Research

About the Company

D. E. Shaw India Private Limited is part of a global investment and technology development firm managing over $90 billion in capital as of March 2026. Established in 1988, the company is renowned worldwide for innovative investing founded on robust risk control and an expert, dedicated workforce. With a significant footprint in global capital markets, D. E. Shaw invests across diverse firms and financial instruments in both advanced and emerging economies.

Role Overview

The Hyderabad-based Reinsurance team collaborates closely with underwriters to perform catastrophe risk modeling for insurance, reinsurance, and retrocession contracts. The analyst will contribute to analytical and operational workflows related to reinsurance activities at the firm.

Key Responsibilities

• Use a combination of vendor-supplied and proprietary tools to perform catastrophe modeling to evaluate risks and calculate expected losses for individual contracts and portfolios.
• Gain and maintain expertise in various reinsurance contract structures such as per occurrence, Excess of Loss (XOL), aggregate limits, and more.
• Understand different instrument types including industry loss warranties, catastrophe bonds, reinsurance, and retrocession agreements.
• Stay updated on natural catastrophe modeling software and model updates that affect analytical outcomes.
• Liaise directly with brokers to model contracts accurately and support underwriting teams in multiple locations by providing actionable analysis for business decision-making.
• Manage portfolio data by integrating new deal flow and preparing consistent portfolio reports.
• Monitor global natural catastrophe events daily and assess their impact on portfolios, reporting these findings to underwriters.
• Verify claims-related data quality and create reports as necessary.
• Support the enhancement and creation of analytical tools and improve process efficiencies within the team.

Candidate Profile

Basic qualifications:

• A master's degree in finance or equivalent discipline.
• Up to two years of experience in analytical roles.
• Strong quantitative aptitude and excellent attention to detail.
• Effective verbal and written communication abilities.

Preferred qualifications:

• Working knowledge of programming languages, especially Python or SQL.

Additional Information

The company values applicants restarting their careers after a break and supports an inclusive, gender-neutral return-to-work program named Recommence. Employees receive competitive compensation, excellent benefits, and enjoy a casual, collegial workplace environment.

D. E. Shaw maintains commitment to equal opportunity employment without discrimination based on sex, race, colour, caste, creed, religion, pregnancy, national origin, age, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or any other legally protected category.