Assistant Product Line Manager, Excess & Surplus Lines

American International Group • Scottsdale, AZ

106d

About The Position

At AIG, we are reimagining the way we help customers to manage risk. Join us as an Underwriting Team Lead, Western World to play your part in that transformation. It's an opportunity to grow your skills and experience as a valued member of the team. Western World has been providing commercial brokers with non-admitted insurance solutions for over a half century. Its experience in the contract bind property, casualty and garage segments, combined with the capabilities of Lexington Insurance, enhances AIG's ability to provide non-admitted solutions from Main Street to Wall Street. The Underwriting Team Lead reports to the Product Line Manager for Western World.

Requirements

• Broad based insurance industry experience with specialization in contract bind
• 10+ years of insurance underwriting experience
• Knowledge of market segmentation and distribution
• Agile methodology, business analysis and project management experience a plus
• AI and Data Analytics knowledge and/or skills are a plus
• Process and system skills
• Strong influencing and communications skills and ability to work across multiple areas of company
• Strong leadership, including facilitation and relationship management skills
• Strong analytical, organizational, negotiation and decision-making skills

Responsibilities

• Work with the Product Line Manager and other heads of lines of business within Western World to formulate and implement a strategic plan for product improvements to systems, guidelines, and forms
• Define, document, and communicate action items and business service requests for updates to agent-facing underwriting guide in WWIP to include scope, points of impact, business resource requirements, effort estimates, and priority
• Responsible for the implementation and maintenance of our underwriting guide and forms into WWIP
• Ensures consistency of processes and procedures across the various sub-segments of our product portfolio
• Supports Product Line Manager and National Director with development of marketing materials and maintenance of product highlight sheets
• Works with Operations Business Analyst to ensure requirements reflect the business needs
• Act as a super user supporting UAT testing, planning and execution working in close partnership with Operations team and UAT test lead
• Facilitates and participates in discussion of alternatives or different approaches
• Works with CUO office and legal on maintenance and updates to form library
• Liaise with Western World Regional Underwriting Managers and National Director to adjust underwriting guidelines to market changes

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package focused on health, wellbeing, and financial security
• Professional development opportunities
• Culture of inclusion and belonging

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees