Underwriter, Casualty in London

Join us as an Underwriter to grow your career at the forefront of Retail London Casualty. Make your mark in Casualty UK. 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.

How you will create an impact

This role is your opportunity to drive profitable growth in Casualty by working on creative solutions for complex risks. You will be responsible for underwriting a range of new and renewal business, using your proven relationship building skills. We want you to work closely with brokers to communicate risk appetite and our value proposition – and to understand the deal structures, terms and products that best meet clients’ needs. You will then negotiate pricing, terms & conditions, and deal structure with brokers and clients.

It will be important to generate new business by expanding your broker network, attending broker events, and building new relationships across the market. You will collaborate with AIG Distribution, territory managers, and underwriters in other business lines to target desirable accounts and cross-selling opportunities. Based in the London office, you will use your relationships in the London market in addition to building upon or creating new business partnerships across both London and South East geographies.

As a key experienced member of the team, you will set a high standard of customer service to brokers and clients – providing an example for junior colleagues to follow. You will also provide guidance, mentoring and training to less-experienced underwriters – and support them in building their broker network. You will use pricing tools and judgement to produce technical target premium, coverage terms/conditions and deal structure.

What you’ll need to succeed

• Experience of Commercial Insurance environment from a company, agency or brokerage role.
• Proven ability to build and maintain strong professional relationships internally and externally with an interest in mentoring and training more junior AIG employees.
• Strong in terms of Technical & Regulatory framework knowledge of UK Line of Business including product features, forms, regulatory environment and risks.
• Knowledge of corporation laws and legislation in country of client.
• Analytical skills of numeric data and ability to interpret, apply actuarial pricing guidelines to specific situations.
• Sales, negotiation and presentation skills – written and verbal.
• Highly motivated and results driven.
• Ability to work in dynamic and fast pace environment, adapt to changing requirements and collaborate with a wide range of colleagues to deliver solutions both mono and multi-line.
• High degree of comfort with analytical tools and technology.
• Ability to communicate AIG Risk Appetite and Value proposition, in addition to reasoning behind generated premium, terms and conditions.
• Willingness to be flexible, learn on the job, and maintain a can-do attitude.
• Aware of developments and trends in the Commercial Insurance sector relating to Casualty products.

At AIG, we value in-person collaboration as a vital part of our culture, which is why we ask our team members to be primarily in the office. This approach helps us work together effectively and create a supportive, connected environment for our team and clients alike.

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 inclusion

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 learning, cultural awareness activities and Employee Resource Groups (ERGs). With global chapters, ERGs are a cornerstone for our culture of inclusion. The talent 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 candidatecare@aig.com.