Head of FL GCCNA

AIG Insurance

Dubai

On-site

AED 700,000 - 900,000

Full time

14 days+
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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

Head of Financial Lines GCC&NA

At AIG we are reimagining the way we help customers to manage risk. Join us as Head of Financial Lines GCC&NA to play your part in that transformation. Its an opportunity to grow your skills and experience as a valued member of the team.

Make your mark in Financial Lines

The Head of Financial Lines will lead the team based in Dubai. The selected candidate will play a pivotal leadership role in shaping and accelerating AIGs Financial Lines business across the region. This role will bring deep market expertise strong commercial acumen and strategic leadership to build a high-performing Financial Lines portfolio manage all Financial Lines Underwriting within GCC&NA including the establishment implementation and evaluation of production and profitability goals for Financial Lines.

How you will create an impact
  • Ensure that production growth targets across both: Direct and FAC RI operations are achieved.
  • Provide leadership to take remedial action to address shortfalls in top line.
  • Manage the bottom line: Loss and expense ratios and achieve profitability targets on combined and Accident year combined ratio.
  • Play an active role in the development supervision negotiation and sign off of large programs by motivating limits and policy structures
  • Keep abreast of market changes and trends. Provide strategic direction for new business / new product development.
  • Ensure adherence to audit regulatory and compliance requirements.
  • Set objectives for direct reports provide input for objectives of matrix reports and ensure that staff objectives/ KPIs are aligned to achievement of business goals.
  • Executive Leadership - report performance provide strategy updates and share market developments
  • Engagement with internal lines of business and external clients- Brokers / Agents - build and grow the business with brokers and agents claims and actuarial to understand the drivers of our losses
  • Become part of the GCC&NA leadership team and the EMEA Financial Lines leadership team.
What youll need to succeed
  • 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.

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 whats 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 securityas well as your professional developmentto 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 worlds 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

Were committed to creating a culture that truly respects and celebrates each others 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 AIGs 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 .

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