Underwriter, Retail Property - American International Group
Los Angeles, CA
About the Job
The Underwriter, Retail Property 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.
How you will create an impact
- Underwriting a specific line of business within Retail Property
- Evaluating, prioritizing, and selecting submissions to be underwritten.
- Identifying risk exposures, special or common hazards, claims experience and appropriate controls.
- Analyzing claims and quantifying losses.
- Adhering to guidelines and underwriting discipline to minimize exposure and appropriately price risks.
- Ensuring underwriting files and services standards and compliance guidelines are adhered to on assigned accounts.
- Offering coverage, terms and conditions which generate a profit for the Company while meeting the needs of the customer.
- Capturing market intelligence and broker feedback on accounts.
- Begin demonstrating technical expertise with product(s) in the Financial Lines portfolio.
- Demonstrating strong business acumen, financial and analytical skills, and critical thinking skills which lead to confident decision making and judgment.
- Demonstrating success in negotiation and building collaborative relationships.
- Multi-tasking, prioritizing and time management skills.
What you’ll need to succeed
- 1 +years of relevant professional experience. Commercial Insurance Company, Agency or Brokerage experience preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university.
- Demonstrated sales, marketing, and relationship building experience.
- Working knowledge of Retail Property products is preferred.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work in dynamic, rapidly changing environment, adapting to changing requirements and collaborating with a wide range of colleagues to quickly deliver solutions, especially regarding technical aspects.
- Comfort with financial statements, analytical tools and technology
Ready to prove your potential? We would love to hear from you.
For positions based in Los Angeles, California, the base salary range is $60,000-$70,000 and the position is eligible for a bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable incentive plan. In addition, we’re proud to offer a range of competitive benefits, a summary of which can be viewed here:Benefits Overview.
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 candidatecare@aig.com.
We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.
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Estimated Travel Percentage (%): Up to 25%
Relocation Provided: No
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