Senior Underwriting Assistant

Sr. Underwriting Assistant

Do you have some insurance experience and/or training plus a real desire to further develop? Or, are you interested in starting your career in insurance?  Would you like the opportunity to increase your knowledge of all aspects of the underwriting and underwriting support process, risk analysis and operational drivers? Then come and help us rethink insurance at AIG and see how far your career could take you.
 

Rethink insurance with AIG

This is a pivotal time to join us at AIG, a leading global insurance organization built on 100 years of experience. We are reimagining how we help business 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. It’s time to rethink how far your career could take you.

Get to know the business

General Insurance is a leading provider of insurance products and services for commercial and personal insurance customers. It includes one of the world’s most far-reaching property casualty networks. General Insurance offers a broad range of products to customers through a diversified, multichannel distribution network.

About the role

As an Underwriting Assistant, you will make a vital contribution within the Underwriting Support Unit of our product field operations by working with underwriters and CoE partners to develop and deliver tailored solutions whilst handling some of our complex accounts. Providing technical guidance to other junior support staff while working under moderate supervision will be important too.

What you need to know

Other key responsibilities will include:

• Partnering with regional underwriters and/or more senior UW Support employees in the end-to-end processing of new and renewal business.
• Evaluating new and renewal submissions against prescribed criteria to determine completeness.
• Identifying and resolving account alerts and blocks during the submission process to avoid account conflicts.
• Performing data analytics, remodeling, when necessary, referral documentation preparation and completion, as well as form checklist and working approval.

What we’re looking for

Eager to learn from experiences and new situations, you’re great at navigating and switching between proprietary, vendor, web-based and standard computer systems, according to priorities. You’re also great at identifying problems and coming up with appropriate solutions. A customer service mindset and ability to proactively engage with a variety of clients and promptly respond to phone calls and/or emails is important too, as is the ability to maintain accurate and updated files. You’ll also need:

• 1+ years of related insurance experience and/or training preferred.  Applicants with an equivalent relevant combination of education and experience are also welcome to apply.
• The ability to work closely with underwriters and CoE partners to develop and deliver tailored solutions.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Excel, Word, and Power point.
• The attention to detail it takes to ensure accurate documentation.
• Veterans are encouraged to apply.

A look at our benefits

We're proud to offer a range of employee benefits and resources that help you protect what matters most - your health care, savings, financial protection, and wellbeing. We provide a variety of leaves for personal, health, family, and military needs. For example, our "Giving Back" program allows you to take up to 16 hours a year to volunteer in your community. Our global mental health and wellness days off provide all colleagues with a paid day off to focus on their mental health and wellbeing.

We also believe in fostering our colleagues' development and offer a range of learning opportunities for colleagues to hone their professional skills to position themselves for the next steps of their careers. We have a tuition reimbursement program for eligible colleagues to enhance their education, skills, and knowledge in areas that relate to their current position or future positions to which they may transfer or progress.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

American International Group, Inc., its subsidiaries, and affiliates are committed to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and its policies and procedures reflect this commitment. We provide 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 such as sexual orientation. At AI