Graduate Analyst – Credit & Financial Risk Reinsurance

Key facts

What you bring

• A university degree in finance, actuarial science, economics, mathematics, physics, or a related field.
• Strong programming and analytical skills, ideally including Python and/or R.
• A genuine interest in credit risk, structured reinsurance, and portfolio analytics.
• Expert knowledge in stochastic calculus, Monte-Carlo simulations, and their practical application.
• Fluent in English; German language skills strongly preferred.
• Swiss work permit or EU passport required.

Your tasks

• Build, maintain, and enhance quantitative models to support the structuring and pricing of credit reinsurance transactions.
• Conduct in-depth analysis and review of portfolio credit and significant risk transfer (SRT) transactions, including data validation, cash flow modelling, and scenario/stress testing.
• Support the preparation of client-facing analytical outputs, presentations, and transaction submissions, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
• Collaborate with brokers and account handlers to translate analytical findings into client solutions and structuring recommendations.
• Assist with the collection, cleaning, and interpretation of underlying portfolio data (loan-level, obligor-level, or aggregated) provided by clients and cedents.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of transaction analytics, pricing assumptions, and models on company systems.

What they offer

• A career with defined growth opportunities, allowing employees to focus on areas such as personal development, volunteering, or creating new insurance products.
• Support for work-life balance, including flexible hours and hybrid working arrangements where possible.
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion, treating colleagues, candidates, clients, and partners with equality and respect regardless of background.
• Access to reasonable adjustments for employees with specific needs.
• A sustainability promise focused on making a positive impact on people and the world.
• The role offers a structured development path toward client-facing and account management responsibilities within a collaborative, high-performing team.

About the role

Howden is a global reinsurance broker with 26,000 employees in over 100 countries. Howden Re, the reinsurance arm, focuses on credit and financial risk solutions, offering bespoke services to clients worldwide. The team operates with a collaborative, entrepreneurial culture, empowering employees to drive progress and innovation. The role is designed as a graduate-level position with a clear development path toward client-facing and account management responsibilities.

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