Underwriting Specialist, Accident & Health

About the role

Join us as an Underwriting Specialist to make more of your specialist expertise and experience. Make your mark in Underwriting AIG underwriting teams help to find insurance solutions in areas including Financial Lines, Property, Casualty, Specialty Lines, Cyber, Multinational Clients, and High Net Worth individuals. We are reimagining how we help customers to manage risk, transforming our operating model, and reshaping our role responsibilities and career pathways.

Responsibilities

• Drive profitable growth in Accident & Health by working on creative solutions for complex risks.
• Work closely with Sales, Claims and Operations, Finance, Legal, Risk and Compliance to help achieve strategic initiatives.
• Set a high standard of customer service to brokers and clients – providing an example for junior colleagues to follow.
• Provide guidance, mentoring and training to less-experienced underwriters – and support them in building their broker network.
• Underwrite new and renewal business of both Corporate and Specialty Markets, including negotiating pricing, terms, and conditions.
• Maintain underwriting discipline by adhering to underwriting guidelines, directives, and delegated authority limits.
• Review portfolio analytics and provide leadership in decision making on required actions.
• Develop strong, long-term relationships with brokers and clients to profitably grow a book of business.
• Collaborate with Distribution, Business & Product Leaders, and other line(s) of business underwriters to target desirable accounts and cross-selling opportunities from brokers.
• Manage special underwriting projects as needed.
• Foster a culture that promotes collaboration, innovation, diversity, equity and inclusion.

Requirements

• Minimum of 8+ years of experience with Accident & Health products with proven technical underwriting skills.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and execute strategies to grow profitability and production growth.
• Strong customer service ethic, with a sound understanding of the business processes.
• Excellent communication (oral and written) and influencing skills and proven ability to collaborate and work across multiple areas of the organization.
• Demonstrated planning, execution, and negotiation skills.
• Self-motivated and able to set strategic direction.
• Able to work in a team to lead and contribute so that AIG meets its strategic goals.
• Knowledge of country regulatory and compliance requirements.
• Strong presentation, prioritization, and time management.
• Proven ability to motivate and gain commitment and trust from market and colleagues.
• Knowledge of market segmentation, portfolio management, acquisition, and multiple distribution systems.
• Ability to multi-task and handle divisional objectives as requested and handles multiple priorities often under tight deadlines.
• Strong sense of responsibility for one's actions and work.