
Competitive Analyst
NYCM Insurance
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Edmeston • New York • United States
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Salary
💰 $49,082 - $76,349 per year
Job Level
About the role
- The Competitive Analyst (Hybrid) will be responsible for planning, designing, programming, and the maintenance of competitive market analysis (CMA).
- Collaborate with line of business (LOB) colleagues, as well as partners across the organization, to provide in-depth insight into the competitive market regarding pricing, product, financial, and strategy elements.
- Support cross-divisional objectives with tailored competitive insight and discoveries.
- Research, develop, and program rating engines and tier algorithms across multiple carriers in programs such as SAS and Radar.
- Collaborate with team members and divisional partners in a data gathering capacity to retrieve, structure, and cleanse internal and external data for competitive analysis.
- Run, modify, and customize existing database queries and programs against multiple data sources with various applications including Business Objects, Crystal Reports, SAS, Radar, and CART building efficiencies when feasible.
- Conduct ad hoc data retrieval and analysis in support of LOB initiatives.
- Compile and present summarized findings from CMA as well as other analysis projects.
- Develop market surveillance by continuously researching, collecting, and analyzing industry trends and marketplace information through SNL, AM Best, and other industry publications.
- Profile key competitors including, but not limited to business strategies, services, technology, claim practices, and brand messaging.
- Deliver timely overviews on new insights, trends, considerations, and opportunities to formulate recommendations for LOB growth and profit initiatives such as rate changes.
- Work with vendors to develop and maintain competitive databases and information.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Build on presentation and analysis skills as well as business understanding through internal and external coursework.
- Continuously refine and strengthen technical capabilities.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree with an emphasis in finance, mathematics, accounting, economics, statistics, or a related field.
- 1-year insurance or research-related field with an associate degree.
- No experience with a bachelor’s degree.
- Strong computer skills and knowledge of applications including the Microsoft Suite with attention to Excel.
- Ability to create, manipulate and formulate spreadsheets and databases.
- Ability to distill, structure, and draw insight from large amounts of data.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to learn and retain new concepts, processes, and applications.
- Ability to work in an open team environment.
- Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
- Good organization and priority setting skills.
- Ability to effectively research, collect, and organize information to help with decision making.
- Effective teamwork skills.
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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
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