Underwriter

This Underwriter role will be an ideal next step in your career if you already have some relevant experience in insurance – or this could be your entry into underwriting if you have transferable skills.

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. 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 role will work closely with Specialty Sales, Claims and Operations, Finance, Legal, Risk and Compliance to help achieve strategic initiatives, which will assure the long-term growth of profits for Accident and Health.

How you will create an impact

Financial

• Profitability as measured by STAT, GAAP, RAP and Loss Ratios.
• Attained premium growth for the Specialty Segment.

Underwriting and Technical Integrity

• Underwriting Accident & Health quotes (including Business Travel, Participant Accident, Participant Travel) within an assigned territory team
• Case underwriting of Accident & Health coverage for both renewals and new business (manual rating and experience rating)
• Analyze, select, and price risks, and have the ability to articulate underwriting analyses and identify corrective actions, if any, to sales team and broker contacts
• Deliver timely and accurate quotes/binders.
• Achieve new business premium targets, premium retention targets and loss ratio targets for assigned territory
• Servicing of assigned accounts and brokers, in conjunction with other Underwriting and Sales team members within assigned territory.
• Prepare (where applicable) review and approval of case referrals.
• Work closely with other functional areas: Claims; Actuarial; Operations; Finance; Legal and Compliance
• Liaise with internal stakeholders to ensure awareness of underwriting activities that require support and service.
• Adherence to all internal and external compliance standards, including implementation of new standards.
• Assist in achieving overall GPW goal in collaboration with Distribution. Work closely and share responsibility for overall revenue goal through new business and retention targets.
• Quarterly self-audit process to assure 100% and timely compliance and take necessary actions on audit recommendations and findings.
• Training to ensure compliance to underwriting authority and sales practice  
• Strategize with other members of assigned territory team to identify target market segments and to develop broker distribution relationships

What you’ll need to succeed

Educational Qualifications

• University degree or higher and / or Experience in Accident and Health business.

Professional and Technical Skills and Experience

• Proven Accident and Health products and technical underwriting skills.
• Proficient in use of MS Office Applications
• Strong customer service ethic, with a sound understanding of the business processes.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills – both written and oral.
• Excellent planning 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.

For positions based in Jersey City, the base salary range is $50,000 - $62,000. In addition, the position is eligible for a bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable incentive plan. We’re proud to offer a range of competitive benefits, a summary of which can be viewed here: AIG Benefits Overview.

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Enjoy benefits that take care of what matters

At AIG, our people are our greatest asset. We know how important it is to protect and invest in what’s most important to you. That is why we created our Total Rewards Program, a comprehensive benefits package that extends beyond time spent at work to offer benefits focused on your health, wellbeing and financial security—as well as your professional development—to bring peace of mind to you and your family.

Reimagining insurance to make a bigger difference to the world

American International Group, Inc. (AIG) is a global leader in commercial and personal insurance solutions; we are one of the world’s most far-reaching property casualty networks. It is an exciting time to join us — across our operations, we are thinking in new and innovative ways to deliver ever-better solutions to our customers. At AIG, you can go further to support individuals, businesses, and communities, helping them to manage risk, respond to times of uncertainty and discover new potential. We invest in our largest asset, our people, through continuous learning and development, in a culture that celebrates everyone for who they are and what they want to become.

Welcome to a culture of belonging

We’re committed to creating a culture that truly respects and celebrates each other’s talents, backgrounds, cultures, opinions and goals. We foster a culture of inclusion and belonging through our flexible work arrangements, diversity and inclusion learning, cultural awareness activities and Employee Resource Groups (ERGs). With global chapters, ERGs are a cornerstone for our culture of inclusion. The diversity of our people is one of AIG’s greatest assets, and we are honored that our drive for positive change has been recognized by numerous recent awards and accreditations.

AIG provides equal opportunity to all qualified individuals regardless of race, color, religion, age, gender, gender expression, national origin, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected categories.

AIG is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants and employees with disabilities.  If you believe you need a reasonable accommodation, please send an email to [email protected].  

AIG reserves the right to conduct a criminal background check, tailored to the requirements of a job, after a conditional employment offer is made. Unless otherwise required by law, AIG does not automatically exclude any applicant with a criminal conviction for a job or class or jobs. For more information about Philadelphia law specifically, copy and paste the following link within your browser: http://www.phila.gov/HumanRelations/PDF/BTB%20POSTER%20FINAL_3-9-16.pdf

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Estimated Travel Percentage (%): Up to 25%

Relocation Provided: No

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