Join us as an Underwriting Manager, Ocean Cargo to make more of your specialist expertise and experience.

Make your mark in Specialty Underwriting

The Underwriting Manager will contribute to the growth of the business by underwriting Cargo products under general direction, performing highly technical complex assignments within area of expertise.  Responsible for large accounts, building, maintaining strategic client and broker relationships, and developing new business submissions. Managing a team of Underwriter’s across multiple geographies and taking ownership of the regions P&L performance.

How will you create an impact:

• Providing technical direction to management, less senior underwriters, producers, and claims adjusting colleagues

• Accepting, declining or modifying new and renewal submissions: identifying exposures and analysis required to underwrite an account, as well as the coverage policies;  determining the exposures to loss assumed and restricted by the insuring agreements and the exclusions

• Completing strategic account and portfolio reviews

• Managing a book of business and input to the budget relative to regional budget/goals

• Establishing new business production goals and submission flow relative to the book of business

• Collaborating with North American Marine Leadership, Distribution, and other line(s) of business underwriters to target desirable accounts and cross selling opportunities from brokers

• Developing and implementing pricing and negotiation strategy, terms & conditions, and deal structures with brokers and clients while maintaining the quality of the risk and underwriting strategy

• Providing superior customer service to brokers and clients

• Represent AIG at Client and Broker meetings and functions.

• Driving a culture that promotes collaboration, innovation, diversity and inclusion; attracting and developing talent

What you’ll need to succeed:

• Minimum 7 years of Commercial Insurance Company, Agency or Brokerage experience

• Advanced working knowledge of Marine Cargo line of business with a technical understanding of Multinational and Captive Program including product features, forms, and associated risk, etc.

• Must be detail-oriented, possess critical thinking skills, decision making based on level of authority, problem solving, competent using analytical tools and technology

• Effective in dynamic environment, adaptable, comfortable with ambiguity, working at pace and prioritizing multiple tasks

• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal), collaboration, building trust with wide range of colleagues and clients

• Have a strong financial understanding, appetite for learning about the industry, negotiating and focused on profitable outcomes

• Post-Secondary education and or Canadian Insurance Professional designation. 

For positions based in New York, the base salary range is $170,000 - $213,000. 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: .

Ready to take your career to the next level? We would love to hear from you.

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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.