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AIG Trade Credit Team Leader, Underwriting Support in Toronto, Canada
Join us as a Team Leader, Underwriting Support to grow your experience in Trade Credit.
At AIG, we are reimagining the way we help customers to manage risk. Join us as a Trade Credit Team Leader, Underwriting Support to play your part in that transformation. It’s an opportunity to grow your skills and experience as a valued member of the team.
Make your mark in Trade Credit
As a world leader in commercial and personal insurance solutions operating in over 70 countries and jurisdictions, AIG’s Global Business Operations & IT team identifies and drives high-quality innovation and cost efficiency in all our processes, systems and operations. The organization ensures we operate as one globally consistent business delivering end-to-end services locally that contribute to our customers’ and AIG’s success.
How you will create an impact
Develops key relationships with the field and home office underwriting leaders to execute the end-to-end underwriting processes.
Manages a cross-regional team of Underwriting Analysts
Works closely with underwriters and CoE partners to develop and deliver tailored solutions.
Assumes an active role in implementing the Standard Commercial Underwriting Platform transformation.
Communicates and collaborates across the organization to provide solutions/recommendations to achieve organizational success.
Tracks and translates quality, timeliness, productivity, and service delivery requirements into individual, team, and unit metrics. Recommends how and what performance measurements to collect for performance data.
Review and manage production and quality control reports and take appropriate action for improved results.
Ensures compliance with workflows and procedures.
Review workflows/processes on a semi-annual basis in order to identify process efficiencies. Document workflow/process changes, train onshore/offshore staff, and implement and monitor change through BAU status.
Point of contact for Internal Audit; ensuring compliance with internal audit guidelines and assisting with developing responses and action plans in response to audit findings.
Support any IT development efforts as a subject matter expert.
Maintains open and effective communication with underwriters in order to foster partnership and teamwork.
Attends underwriting reviews/operational meetings and reports on operational process changes, regulatory changes, policy booking, policy issuance, or adjustment backlogs. Captures takeaways and works with the team to create/implement action plans as required.
Proactively maintains effectiveness when experiencing changes in work responsibilities or environment; adjusts effectively to work within the new structure, process requirements, or culture.
Keeps underwriting management informed of status and progress of support unit.
Assists with quality control of the most complex policies.
Actively manages the team in all aspects, such as hiring, performance management, development, and schedule coordination.
Collaborates with underwriting on requested individual account service agreements to ensure resources, system capabilities, and time requirements are achievable.
Manages the day-to-day operations of the support unit.
Is the first escalation point for operations or underwriting staff regarding service issues.
Identifies servicing issues with SS and works with the Operations Manager to document the issue, present it to SS, and follow up through resolution.
Attend broker or client meetings as requested by underwriting.
What you’ll need to succeed
Bachelor’s degree or 5+ years of related Commercial Insurance experience
1+ years of direct team management experience
Strong knowledge of program and reinsurance structures
Coursework completed towards CPCU, ARM, or other relevant commercial insurance industry designations is preferred but not required
Advanced knowledge of commercial P&C insurance policy forms and regulatory requirements
Appropriate combination of commercial P&C insurance rating, coding, and underwriting assistant skills
Proficient with insurance operating systems, which are used to rate, code, track, and/or issue insurance policies
Proactive, independent work ethic with strong time management, problem-solving, communication, and analytical skills.
Must demonstrate the ability to multitask and work under limited supervision. Must have demonstrated excellent marketing, influencing, negotiating, and communication skills in dealing with C-suite leaders.
Ready to take your career to the next level? We would love to hear from you.
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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 .
Functional Area:
UW - Underwriting
Estimated Travel Percentage (%): Up to 25%
Relocation Provided: No
AIG Insurance Company of Canada
At AIG, helping people discover new potential is our purpose. As a global risk leader, we do this for our clients every day. Through our deep expertise in their industries and our innovative solutions that help them smartly manage risk, we enable their growth in ways they never thought possible.
But we also do the same thing for our employees, because we know our people are our greatest strength-the source of every insight, every idea and every innovation. When we're working as one team to do what's right for our colleagues and our communities, we can achieve excellence together. We encourage colleagues to give back to the causes they care most about, supporting these efforts through our Volunteer Time Off and Matching Grants Programs.
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