{"id":1224,"date":"2017-03-22T15:58:09","date_gmt":"2017-03-22T15:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/beyondlec\/?p=1224"},"modified":"2017-03-22T16:12:24","modified_gmt":"2017-03-22T16:12:24","slug":"a-career-in-catastrophe-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/beyondlec\/2017\/03\/22\/a-career-in-catastrophe-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"A career in catastrophe risk"},"content":{"rendered":"

As an alumnus of Lancaster Environment Centre <\/a>(LEC)\u00a0Hannah Frost<\/a> was invited to return as a\u00a0panel member for\u00a0the 2017\u00a0LEC careers event<\/a>\u00a0What can I do with my degree?<\/em><\/p>\n

During the event, Frost explained her journey to becoming a\u00a0catastrophe risk analyst including information\u00a0about her current\u00a0employer\u00a0WillisRe<\/a>. There is currently a shortage of catastrophe risk analysts, so this is an exciting\u00a0sector to explore. Key skills include data analysis and using GIS.<\/p>\n

“The catastrophe analytics field is a growing aspect of the insurance market and there are plenty of opportunities to develop into interesting new fields such as cyber, pandemic and terrorism insurance..” – Hannah Frost<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

See below for\u00a0a\u00a0presentation explaining\u00a0what a career in catastrophe risk\u00a0involves, including steps and ideas\u00a0to get into this sector.<\/p>\n

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For more information you can check out\u00a0Hannah’s alumni profile<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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