Investment Analyst

ABOUT KINSALE CAPITAL GROUP

Kinsale Capital Group is a specialty insurance company focused exclusively on the excess and surplus (E&S) lines market. We are known for our disciplined underwriting long-term perspective meritocratic culture and consistent track record of compounding value for our shareholders. Kinsale manages its equity portfolio internally through both active and passive strategies.

THE OPPORTUNITY

This person will work directly with the portfolio manager to generate and research investment ideas monitor existing positions build financial models and perform risk analysis on an equity portfolio approaching a billion dollars.

This is not a high-frequency trading role. It is a role for a deeply curious rational and patient investor who thinks like an owner and is drawn to the prospect of protecting against permanent capital loss while generating compounding returns a philosophy well aligned with Kinsales investment approach.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conduct in-depth bottom-up fundamental research on public equity investment opportunities.
• Develop and maintain a framework for ongoing portfolio monitoring including reviewing annual reports regulatory filings investor letters earnings transcripts and industry publications.
• Produce written investment theses and present well-reasoned buy hold and sell recommendations to portfolio managers.
• Assist in building out investment processes policies and reporting infrastructure appropriate for a public insurance companys investment portfolio.
• Monitor macroeconomic and industry-level developments relevant to portfolio positioning including interest rate trends economic statistics and sector-specific risks.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

• 25 years of investment research experience ideally on the buy side (asset management family office hedge fund or proprietary portfolio)
• Demonstrated track record of independent investment analysis including written investment theses or formal research reports
• Familiarity with value investing principles and a long-term business-owner mindset
• Strong financial statement literacy across income statements balance sheets and cash flow statements; ability to build and interpret valuation models
• Intellectual honesty self-awareness about the limits of ones circle of competence and the discipline to act only when the margin of safety is sufficient
• Bachelors degree in Finance Economics or a related quantitative discipline

Preferred

• Prior experience in or research coverage of the P&C insurance reinsurance or specialty insurance sectors
• Familiarity with NAIC filings statutory accounting and insurance industry-specific financial analysis
• CFA designation (completed or in progress)
• Experience with investment tools such as Bloomberg Terminal FactSet Capital IQ
• Background in probabilistic decision-making frameworks or behavioral finance
• Experience managing or contributing to a concentrated long-only equity portfolio

WHAT WERE LOOKING FOR

Beyond credentials the ideal candidate embodies a specific temperament and intellectual orientation:

• A self-directed learner who reads broadly across annual reports business history and investment literature
• Someone who thinks in terms of opportunity cost not just absolute return always asking compared to what
• A person who is more interested in being right than in sounding right; who updates views when facts change
• Patient enough to wait for the right pitch and decisive enough to act with conviction when it arrives
• A team player who questions the status quo constructively and brings an independent perspective without ego
• Someone with a genuine long-term commitment we are building something here and want a partner in that process

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

Kinsale offers a competitive total compensation package including base salary performance-based bonus and equity participation. As with all roles at Kinsale compensation reflects performance exceptional work is recognized and rewarded.

INTERGRITY & RESPONSIBILITY

Kinsale values strong financial responsibility. A credit check will be conducted as part of the selection process for roles that require sound judgment trustworthiness or access to sensitive financial information.

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