Underwriting Leader, Tax Liability Insurance

Overview

Join us as an Underwriting Leader, Tax Liability Insurance - Financial Lines M&A to make an impact through your technical expertise and people skills. This could be the ideal chance to step up into your first Senior level role. Make your mark in Underwriting. 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. This role is your opportunity to drive profitable growth in M&A Tax Underwriting by working on creative solutions for complex risks. You will be responsible for underwriting tax business, using your proven relationship building skills. We want you to work closely with brokers to communicate risk appetite and our value proposition – and to understand the deal structures, terms and products that best meet clients’ needs.

You will then negotiate pricing, terms & conditions, and deal structure with brokers and clients. It will be important to generate new business by expanding your broker network, attending broker events, and building new relationships across the market. You will collaborate with AIG Distribution, territory managers, and underwriters in other business lines to target desirable accounts and cross‑selling opportunities. As a senior member of the team, you will set a high standard of customer service to brokers and clients – providing an example for junior colleagues to follow.

You will also provide guidance, mentoring and training to less‑experienced underwriters – and support them in building their broker network.

• Proven underwriting experience, with good knowledge of M&A Tax Underwriting, experience in a tax advisory or tax analysis capacity at a law firm, public accounting firm or in‑house.
• J.D. and/or LL.M. is a plus.
• The ability to analyze financial statements.
• Strong communication, networking and relationship building skills.
• Ability to analyze a broad variety of tax issues for corporations, partnerships and individuals, including domestic and cross‑border transactions, complex tax structures and operational tax issues.
• High competency in understanding complex tax structures, including those relating to M&A transactions and tax credit arrangements.
• Extremely proficient in drafting legal and commercial documents; ability to negotiate with commercially and legally sophisticated advisors and clients.
• Good organizational and time management skills.
• Customer and Sales orientated behaviors: motivated, tenacious, focused, technically skilled, proactive, and accountable.
• An interest in mentoring and training if you have not held these duties previously.

The base salary range for this position is $240,000–$290,000, and 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.

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