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Reinsurance Analyst

Hippo Insurance

Hippo Insurance

IT
Austin, TX, USA
Posted on May 9, 2025

Title: Reinsurance Analyst

Location: Austin, TX or Dallas, TX

Reporting to: Chief Reinsurance Officer

About Hippo:

Hippo exists to protect the joy of homeownership. We believe that insurance should protect the things you treasure through an intuitive, modern experience. We provide tailored insurance coverage and preventative maintenance plans that keep you protected throughout your homeowner journey. We’ll also help you find coverage for everything life brings—from auto to flood—reimagining how you care for your home.

About This Role:

The ideal Reinsurance Analyst is pivotal to the company’s risk strategy, adeptly analyzing reinsurance contracts and pinpointing critical trends. They possess a robust background in statistical analysis, shaping key decisions and translating complex data into strategic actions. In collaboration with various departments, they ensure reinsurance practices are in line with corporate goals, promoting innovation and operational excellence. A key part of their role involves supporting the Reinsurance Manager in the reinsurance placement process, enhancing the company’s capacity to secure optimal coverage terms. The company seeks a forward-thinking analyst dedicated to making a substantial impact.

What You’ll Do:

  • Collaborate with the Reinsurance Manager and Program Managers to support and facilitate the placement of program-specific reinsurance for Hippo and Spinnaker program business.
  • Manage the contracting process, from initial drafting to final approval and execution.
  • Monitor portfolio-level exposures, respond to events, and coordinate modeling both gross and net exposures for various programs.
  • Develop and present complex ad-hoc reinsurance reports for executive management review.
  • Serve as a reinsurance subject matter expert, acting as a liaison across the organization, collaborating with finance, underwriting, corporate risk, CAT modeling/analytics, claims, etc.
  • Design and deliver market presentations for corporate reinsurance in partnership with reinsurance brokers, demonstrating quantitative analysis and critical thinking skills.
  • Coordinate with Accounting, Reinsurance Operations, and Program Managers for document review, term implementation, and process coordination.
  • Drive the successful fulfillment of mandatory state data submissions.
  • Monitor and evaluate the financial strength and participation of Hippo and Spinnaker’s reinsurers.

Must Haves:

  • Bachelor’s degree required.
  • 3-6 years of insurance industry experience/expertise (reinsurer, insurance carrier or consulting firm)
  • Must possess a foundational understanding of Reinsurance, P&C insurance, operations, and systems
  • Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills
  • Strong interpersonal skills and
  • Excellent communication skills,
  • Exceptional analytical, technical, and problem-solving skills
  • Proven experience leading projects and demonstrating follow-through and execution

Benefits and Perks

Hippo treats its team members with the same level of dedication and care as we do our customers, which is why we’re fortunate to provide all of our Hippos with:

    • Healthy Hippos Benefits - Multiple medical plans to choose from and 100% employer covered dental & vision plans for our team members and their families. We also offer a 401(k)-retirement plan, short & long-term disability, employer-paid life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for health and dependent care, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
    • Equity - This position is eligible for equity compensation
    • Training and Career Growth - Training and internal career growth opportunities
    • Flexible Time Off - You know when and how you should recharge
    • Little Hippos Program - We offer 12 weeks of parental leave for primary and secondary caregivers
    • Hippo Habitat - Snacks and drinks available and catered lunches for onsite employees

Hippo is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to building a team culture that celebrates diversity and inclusion.

Hippo’s applicants are considered solely based on their qualifications, without regard to an applicant’s disability or need for accommodation. Any Hippo applicant who requires reasonable accommodations during the application process should contact the Hippo’s People Team to make the need for an accommodation known.