Analyst – Insurance Linked Securities

Job description

This is an Analyst position in Insurance-Linked Securities (ILS). You will be responsible for working closely with team members as part of a strategically critical effort in ILS.
Employment-based non-immigrant visa sponsorship and/or assistance is not offered for this specific job opportunity.
The ILS team structures, originates, and distributes ILS and associated solutions on a global basis. We aim to efficiently connect risk with capital both by using today’s ILS tools and by innovating to develop even better ILS solutions for tomorrow. The ILS team works side-by-side with our reinsurance intermediary colleagues to deliver ILS solutions for clients as well as to develop the ILS business for Willis Towers Watson more broadly. It effectively serves as the securities-licensed debt capital markets execution arm of the intermediary business.
ILS includes catastrophe bonds, sidecars, fund structures and various other securitization and derivative products. ILS is an increasingly important part of the insurance and reinsurance landscape with nearly $100 billion in invested capital at present, representing a fivefold increase over the last decade.
ILS offers insurers, reinsurers, businesses and government entities access to risk-bearing investor capital to efficiently complement insurance and reinsurance company capital. In addition, investors achieve favorable risk-adjusted returns that provide significant portfolio diversification. This benefit mix continues to attract both new investors as well as additional capital allocations from long term investors suggesting ample potential for continued growth. 

The Role 

·  Prepare and edit presentations and other materials for clients

·  Coordinate closely with affiliated reinsurance and insurance brokers

·  Communicate and interact with deal team members

·  Support transaction execution in securities and derivatives

·  Support sales and trading

·  Manage several projects at once and work effectively as an individual and as part of a team

·  Prepare written content for publications

·  Support new product development

The Requirements

·  Strong written and oral communications skills

·  Exceptional focus and attention to details

·  Combination of strong quantitative and analytical skills

·  Demonstrated skill in solving complex problems

·  Assertiveness, initiative (self-starter), strong work ethic, team focus

·  Ability to learn quickly and take on new responsibilities

·  Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word

·  BA degree with strong academic qualifications

·  Strong interest in building a career in the (re)insurance / capital markets industry
·  No prior financial services and/or reinsurance experience required

The ILS team is part of Willis Re and operates through Willis Towers Watson Securities. Willis Re is one of the world’s leading reinsurance brokers, Willis Re is known for its world-class analytics capabilities, which it combines with its reinsurance expertise in a seamless, integrated offering that can help clients increase the value of their businesses. Willis Re serves the risk management and risk transfer needs of a diverse, global client base that includes all of the world’s top insurance and reinsurance carriers as well as national catastrophe schemes in many countries around the world. The broker’s global team of experts offers services and advice that can help clients make better reinsurance decisions and negotiate optimum terms. For more information, visit willisre.com.
Willis Towers Watson Securities is a boutique investment bank focused on insurance-linked securities. It currently has licensed securities broker-dealers based in New York, London, and Hong Kong. 

The Company

Willis Towers Watson is a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company that helps clients around the world turn risk into a path for growth. With roots dating to 1828, Willis Towers Watson has 45,000 employees serving more than 140 countries and markets. We design and deliver solutions that manage risk, optimize benefits, cultivate talent, and expand the power of capital to protect and strengthen institutions and individuals. Our unique perspective allows us to see the critical intersections between talent, assets and ideas – the dynamic formula that drives business performance. Together, we unlock potential. Learn more at willistowerswatson.com.

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