Underwriter

Description:

As an Underwriter II, you are respected for your deep technical expertise and/or ability to oversee programs and processes. You balance the needs of multiple stakeholders, making sound decisions using data, analysis, experience, and judgment, along with a risk mindset. Ultimately, you take ownership for key outcomes.

AIG Underwriting teams help to find insurance solutions in areas including Financial Lines, Property, Casualty, Specialty Lines, Cyber, and Multinational Clients. We are reimagining how we help customers to manage risk, transforming our operating model and reshaping our role responsibilities and career pathways. The goal is to unlock the full potential in each colleague – empowering our people to grow as insurance professionals and add more value to our customers and AIG.

The Underwriter II manages relationships and reviews transactions for key targeted Trade Credit brokers/markets/industries. This is an integral position that provides front facing external/internal marketing responsibilities as well as management of office underwriting duties and initiatives within their portfolio.

How You Will Create An Impact

 

• Developing strong relationships with brokers and clients to grow the Underwriter’s portfolio of trade credit business
• Underwriting new and renewal insurance submissions and negotiating policy terms and conditions
• Analyzing domestic and international corporate credits, evaluating financial information, and recommending or approving appropriate credit limits and terms
• Professionally maintaining and properly servicing an existing portfolio of trade credit insurance business
• Marketing, selling and presenting to brokers and insureds to increase submission flow
• Engaging in various underwriting and marketing projects to improve overall company results
• Training, mentoring, providing technical direction to fellow Underwriters to contribute to group revenue targets and meeting internal operations/audit directives for the division
• Meeting operating and audit guidelines and goals of senior management
• Participating in and completing special projects as required by the profit center
• Regular collaboration with AIG distribution colleagues in identifying and closing trade credit opportunities
• Some travel required
   

What You'll Need To Succeed

 

• Qualified candidates should have a background in credit or financial analysis and strong commercial development skills.
• 1 to 4 years of experience in an underwriting capacity is preferred.
• Experience in trade credit, finance, or banking preferred
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint), Cap IQ, Salesforce
• Strong commercial development skills
• Excellent organizational and communication skills
• Bachelor's degree in business or finance required. MBA preferable
• Second language proficiency valued