VP, Senior Economist, P&C Research, Swiss Re Institute — Swiss Re
- Location
- Armonk, NY, US
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 8 days ago
Role overview
Location: Armonk, NY
Are you an experienced economist who can turn complex P&C market developments into clear insights with practical business impact?
As part of Swiss Re Institute, you will help shape the Americas perspective on the issues that matter most to Swiss Re and its clients.
- Location: Armonk, NY
- Are you an experienced economist who can turn complex P&C market developments into clear insights with practical business impact?
- Key Responsibilities
- Help shape and deliver SRI's P&C insurance economics research agenda for the Americas, aligned with Swiss Re's business priorities and external market relevance
Main responsibilities
- Key Responsibilities
- Help shape and deliver SRI's P&C insurance economics research agenda for the Americas, aligned with Swiss Re's business priorities and external market relevance
- Develop forward-looking perspectives on global and regional P&C market trends, including exposure trends, claims inflation, loss costs, underwriting cycle and pricing dynamics, protection gaps, catastrophe and climate risk, and reinsurance market developments
- Identify timely and emerging research topics relevant to P&C Re and CorSo clients, underwriting teams, market unit leaders and senior management
Application process
- Reporting to the SVP and Head of Global P&C Research, this role combines insurance economics research, P&C market expertise and practical business application.
- The successful candidate will develop forward-looking insights on P&C market dynamics, emerging risks and structural trends affecting insurers, reinsurers and clients.
- Just as importantly, you will translate that analysis into clear, pragmatic implications for Swiss Re’s business priorities, client dialogue and strategic decision-making, partnering closely with P&C Re, Corporate Solutions and global SRI colleagues.
- rigorous quantitative methods, including statistical and econometric analysis, forecasting, scenario analysis and data visualization to develop clear, evidence-based insights
- Lead priority research projects from question formulation and data gathering through analysis, publication and presentation, managing scope, timelines and stakeholder alignment with a high degree of independence
- Translate research findings into business-relevant insights that inform client discussions, underwriting dialogue, business strategy and market positioning through reports, articles, presentations and briefings
- Represent SRI and Swiss Re in select client, broker, industry, regulatory and conference forums, presenting clear perspectives on P&C market issues and their implications for the industry
- Partner closely with P&C Re and CorSo underwriting, client markets, market unit and communications teams to enhance the commercial impact and accessibility of research outputs
Company and context
- You bring the self-organization and project discipline to move from question to research plan to business-relevant output, adapting as priorities shift while keeping stakeholders aligned on scope, timeline and deliverables. Key requirements:
- Significant experience in economics, insurance market analysis, re/insurance research, applied economic research, data science or a related quantitative field;
- P&C insurance or reinsurance experience is strongly preferred
- Advanced university degree in Economics, Finance, Actuarial Science, or a related discipline; a PhD is advantageous but not required
- Solid technical foundation in statistical analysis, econometric modeling, forecasting and data visualization; experience with Python, R, SQL or comparable analytical tools is helpful
- Strong understanding of P&C insurance economics, reinsurance market dynamics and the factors shaping risk, pricing, profitability and demand
- Proven ability to lead research from concept through publication or presentation, balancing analytical quality with practical delivery, stakeholder input and changing business priorities
- Outstanding analytical and conceptual thinking with the ability to connect macroeconomic, demographic, societal, technological and regulatory developments with insurance market implications
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to brief senior stakeholders, make technical analysis accessible to non-specialist audiences, and clearly articulate the “so what” for business decision-making
- Strong collaboration and influencing skills with the ability to work effectively across functions, business units, geographies and organizational levels
Additional details
- Apply rigorous quantitative methods, including statistical and econometric analysis, forecasting, scenario analysis and data visualization to develop clear, evidence-based insights
- Use modern research practices including AI-enabled research workflows and content activation approaches, to improve the quality, efficiency and reach of SRI insights
- As the only P&C economist based in the Americas, this role has an important regional voice while remaining closely connected to the global research agenda.
- You bring the self-organization and project discipline to move from question to research plan to business-relevant output, adapting as priorities shift while keeping stakeholders aligned on scope, timeline and deliverables.
- This means that we consider all components of compensation in their totality (such as base pay, short- and long-term incentives, and benefits offered), in setting individual compensation.
- To learn more about how we use AI in recruitment and how we handle your personal data, please review our Data Privacy Statement before applying. Reference Code: 138730
Notes and original content
- About the Role
- About the Team
- Key requirements:
- About Swiss Re
- To learn more about how we use AI in recruitment and how we handle your personal data, please review our Data Privacy Statement before applying.
- Reference Code: 138730
Questions about this listing
What salary does Swiss Re offer for this role?
Swiss Re lists CHF 101'500 - 154'000 gross per year for this position in Armonk, NY, US. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does Swiss Re offer?
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