Head of Casualty Portugal

Head of Casualty Portugal

Key Accountabilities:

• Responsible for executing Portugal Casualty product P&L – including production and profitability through targeted Must Win Battles in collaboration with Head of Casualty FBL and EMEA.
• Understand and drive the AIG Value Proposition to clients and brokers by integrating claims, engineering/CRS and multinational capabilities into day to day underwriting practices.
• Day to day leadership of Portugal underwriting teams for Liability, EIL and Crisis.
• Drive consistent underwriting best practices and adherence to underwriting guidelines and pricing guardrails, while acknowledging and collaborating with the broader International team to ensure consistency in approach.
• Ensure audits, quality reviews and peer reviews are robustly monitored and measured, including implementation of action steps to improve underwriting results ensuring adherence to risk appetite, line setting, standards and guidelines, and ensure rating and pricing adequacy, in collaboration with the Technical Manager.
• Oversee portfolio management to direct strategic underwriting decisions to ensure financial and underwriting objectives are achieved in collaboration with the EMEA Casualty Leadership team.
• Ensure we are leveraging our broker partnerships to meet our targets and work with CUO to develop/Enhance an engagement strategy
• In collaboration with HR, develop, attract and retain top industry talent and develop high performing teams.
• Drive a culture that promotes collaboration, diversity and inclusion.

Technical Skills and Expertise:

• In-depth understanding of the Casualty Portuguese market.
• Proven and existing key relationships within the Portuguese broker market.
• Broad based Casualty underwriting experience at a senior leadership level.
• Analytical and quantitative skills.
• Knowledge of market segmentation, portfolio management and distribution.
• Demonstrated ability to manage, direct, coach and develop a team of professional staff.
• Strong English skills and intermediate Spanish.

Core Competencies:

Proven track record and/or demonstrated ability in the following areas:

• Business acumen.
• Customer focus.
• Developing direct reports and others.
• Ability to execute and deliver on results.
• Managerial courage.
• Negotiating.
• Optimising work processes Organisational agility.
• Presentation skills.
• Problem solving.
• Extremely strong people skills.
• Expert in in building relationships, internally and externally.

At AIG, we value in-person collaboration as a vital part of our culture, which is why we ask our team members to be primarily in the office. This approach helps us work together effectively and create a supportive, connected environment for our team and clients alike.

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.

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 inclusion

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 learning, cultural awareness activities and Employee Resource Groups (ERGs). With global chapters, ERGs are a cornerstone for our culture of inclusion. The talent 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.

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Functional Area:

UW - Underwriting

AIG Europe S.A. (Portugal branch)