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About the Role

Swiss Re Institute (SRI) is Swiss Re's dedicated research and thought leadership division, focused on generating actionable insights to support profitable risk-taking. This role involves insurance economics research, P&C market expertise, and practical business application, developing forward-looking insights on P&C market dynamics and translating them into implications for Swiss Re's business priorities and client engagement.

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.
Apply 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.
Collaborate across SRI teams including Insurance Market Analysis, the Research Office and the Macro team to ensure integrated and consistent perspectives.
Contribute forecasts and market intelligence to business planning and strategic decision-making across finance, underwriting and risk management.
Use modern research practices including AI-enabled research workflows and content activation approaches, to improve the quality, efficiency and reach of SRI insights.

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.
Commercial, pragmatic and results-oriented mindset, with the ability to pose insightful questions, structure the research needed to answer them, and translate findings into practical recommendations for client engagement, underwriting dialogue, strategy, and decision support.
Interest in AI-enabled research and modern digital methods for developing, testing and activating insights in practical, engaging formats.
Fluent English required; additional language skills are helpful within Swiss Re's global environment.

Skills

Economics
Insurance market analysis
Re/insurance research
Applied economic research
Data science
P&C insurance
P&C reinsurance
Statistical analysis
Econometric modeling
Forecasting
Data visualization
Python
R
SQL
AI-enabled research
Digital methods

Location

Armonk, NY

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

Experienced economist

Education Level

Advanced university degree in Economics, Finance, Actuarial Science, or a related discipline
PhD advantageous but not required

Salary/Compensations

$152,000 to $228,000

Benefits

Total compensation approach considering base pay, short- and long-term incentives, and benefits offered.

About the Company

Swiss Re is one of the world’s leading providers of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer, working to make the world more resilient.
We anticipate and manage a wide variety of risks, from natural catastrophes and climate change to cybercrime.
Combining experience with creative thinking and cutting-edge expertise, we create new opportunities and solutions for our clients.
This is possible thanks to the collaboration of more than 15,000 employees across the world.
Our success depends on our ability to build an inclusive culture encouraging fresh perspectives and innovative thinking.
We embrace a workplace where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive and develop professionally regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, skillset, thought or other characteristics.
In our inclusive and flexible environment everyone can bring their authentic selves to work and their passion for sustainability.
If you are an experienced professional returning to the workforce after a career break, we encourage you to apply for open positions that match your skills and experience.

Equal Opportunity

Swiss Re is an equal opportunity employer.
It is our practice to recruit, hire and promote without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, pregnancy, sexual orientations, marital status, military status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Decisions on employment are solely based on an individual's qualifications for the position being filled.
During the recruitment process, reasonable accommodations for disabilities are available upon request.
If contacted for an interview, please inform the Recruiter/HR Professional of the accommodation needed.