Risk Analyst
About the job
- Risk and/or actuarial experience within the Lloyd’s or London Market.
- Professional qualifications.
- Strong data processing and numerical skills.
- Microsoft Office skills, especially Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Provide support across risk oversight activities, including annual risk review meetings with all functions, the risk incident log, and governance assurance work.
- Assist with maintaining the risk register, including risk and control effectiveness reviews, and ensure consistency across all entities.
- Support maintenance of the wider risk governance framework, including the risk management strategy, policy, risk appetite policies, and other risk-related documents across various areas such as Operational Resilience.
- Assist with producing quarterly risk reports and the annual ORSA document against risk appetite.
- Monitor emerging risks and provide analysis to the senior team, Risk Committee, and Board.
- Prepare risk appetite metrics and management information, including measures, key control indicators, and key risk indicators.
- Assist with the annual forward-looking exercise, including designing scenarios, model implementations, and producing results for the Risk Committee and Board.
- Review adherence to Lloyd’s Principles requirements and perform governance assurance work to fulfil Lloyd’s annual attestation requirements.
- Support regulatory and compliance projects to satisfy Lloyd’s, UK, US, and Bermuda regulations.
- Contribute to maintaining and improving company-wide policies and risk appetite statements across the Ascot Group and sub-entities.
- Assist with preparing papers and analysis for committee meetings and external meetings with bodies such as Lloyd’s, the PRA, and auditors.
- Support wider risk and actuarial activities, including quantitative and qualitative deep-dive reviews, as necessary.
- Attend relevant industry workshops and training.
About the company
Ascot Group is a global specialty insurer and reinsurer that provides property and casualty coverage through its Lloyd’s and Bermuda platforms. It underwrites risk for clients and partners and serves small and mid-sized U.S. businesses, plus it offers underwriting services to other insurers and syndicates. The company differentiates itself with a global reach via Lloyd’s and Bermuda, a dedicated SME focus in the U.S., and its partnership-based underwriting services. Its goal is to provide a broad range of durable property and casualty solutions with strong underwriting discipline and reliable claims service for clients and partner markets.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
Debt Financing
Total Funding
$350M
Headquarters
Hamilton, Bermuda
Founded
2001
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Oct. 1, 2026, Mark Pepper, Elizabeth Johnson, and Christopher Flatt deepen leadership bench.
- Sept. 10, 2026, Ascot consolidated seven U.S. segments into five product verticals.
- July 2026, James Lee joined Leadline, supporting global capital raising and investor engagement.
What critics are saying
- Sept. 25, 2026, Placer County Water Agency litigation keeps Ascot in expensive California insurance disputes.
- Jan. 2026, Ascot Specialty Insurance fought a $2.2 million Kentucky coverage claim in court.
- A failed consumer push or treaty expansion can erode capital and trigger rating pressure.
What makes Ascot unique
- Sept. 29, 2026, Ascot split underwriting into Specialty Insurance/Reinsurance and Consumer Solutions.
- Ascot’s Leadline Capital Partners, expanded July 23, 2026, monetizes third-party capital and ILS.
- Ascot operates across London, Bermuda, and the U.S., with A ratings and $16 billion assets.
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Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
- Paid Holidays
- Unlimited Paid Time Off
- Short-term Disability
- Long-term Disability
- 401(k) Retirement Plan