Head of Financial Lines, GCC & NA (Dubai)

AIG Insurance; Dubai; On-site; AED 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

AIG is seeking a Head of Financial Lines GCC&NA based in Dubai to lead and expand the Financial Lines portfolio across the GCC&NA region. You will oversee underwriting, production growth, and profitability targets while shaping strategic direction and client engagement with brokers and agents.

Ideal candidate has 10+ years in underwriting with strong regulatory knowledge and team leadership. This role emphasizes delivering results, driving growth, and maintaining high standards of risk

Qualifications

• 10 year of underwriting experience preferably focused on FL.
• Knowledge of local regulations.
• Claims management.
• Sound technical FL expert underwriting.
• Portfolio Management.
• People management.
• Customer Focus.
• Drive for results.
• Building effective teams and develop Talent.

Responsibilities

• Ensure production growth targets across Direct and FAC RI operations are achieved.
• Provide leadership to address shortfalls in top line with remedial actions.
• Manage the bottom line: loss and expense ratios, and profitability targets.
• Lead development, supervision, negotiation and sign-off of large programs with strong policy structures.
• Provide strategic direction for new business / new product development.
• Ensure adherence to audit, regulatory and compliance requirements.
• Set objectives for direct reports and align KPIs with business goals.
• Engage with internal lines and external brokers/agents to grow business while understanding loss drivers.
• Join GCC&NA leadership team and the EMEA Financial Lines leadership team.

Skills

Leadership

Underwriting

Portfolio management

People management

Customer focus

Drive for results

Team development

Regulatory knowledge

Claims management

Technical FL underwriting

Job description

AIG is seeking a Head of Financial Lines GCC&NA based in Dubai to lead and expand the Financial Lines portfolio across the GCC&NA region. You will oversee underwriting, production growth, and profitability targets while shaping strategic direction and client engagement with brokers and agents.

Ideal candidate has 10+ years in underwriting with strong regulatory knowledge and team leadership. This role emphasizes delivering results, driving growth, and maintaining high standards of risk