Underwriter M&A (f/m/x)

AIG; Courbevoie; Sur place; EUR 60 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A global insurance leader in Courbevoie is looking for a professional to underwrite M&A transaction risks. The role involves legal analysis, product development, and relationship management within a European team. Ideal candidates should have a strong legal background in M&A or related fields, along with excellent negotiation skills and fluency in English and French. Join a culture that celebrates diversity and continuous learning.

Prestations

Comprehensive benefits package

Professional development opportunities

Collaborative work environment

Qualifications

• Preferred experience in M&A transactional matters.
• Strong technical knowledge of corporate transactions.
• Ability to work with sophisticated advisors.

Responsabilités

• Underwrite corporate transaction risks.
• Deliver bespoke insurance documents.
• Manage relationships with key stakeholders.
• Develop new transaction insurance products.

Connaissances

Negotiation skills

Legal analysis

Commercial decision-making

English proficiency

French proficiency

Formation

French qualified lawyer or similar in M&A

Description du poste

Overview

AIG's underwriters develop insurance solutions that address the exposures of companies and individuals, and embody AIG's tradition of innovation, bringing to market groundbreaking insurance solutions for our changing world. AIG's underwriters help to find insurance solutions for risks from a range of areas including life insurance, aviation, financial lines, casualty, environmental, catastrophic events, high net worth individuals, and boardroom liabilities.

Our Mergers & Acquisitions products and services provide cutting edge solutions for M&A deals, offering a full spectrum of individually tailored insurance programs for both buyers and sellers in relation to risks inherent in major corporate transactions.

You will undertake a process of legal and commercial risk analysis for M&A deals, with a view to providing clients with a bespoke insurance solution that allows them to meet their transaction objectives. Your activities will be focused on underwriting corporate transaction deals across all sizes and sectors of business, carrying out detailed warranty and business statement analysis, developing and marketing new business, assisting with new product development and developing new and existing broker and client relationships. You will be part of a very experienced European M&A team (25 professionals) being based in Brussels, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Madrid, Paris, Rotterdam and Stockholm.

Job Description

• Underwriting of corporate transaction risks (warranties and indemnities, taxation liability, litigation buyout and special situation contingent risks)
• In conjunction with the other members of the M&A team, to deliver timely and bespoke transaction insurance documents on transaction risk deals
• Independent policy negotiations with the insured and its advisors
• Legal and commercial analysis of the due diligence reports in cooperation with the external counsels
• Relationship management with Private Equity houses, Inhouse M&A departments, Investment Banking Teams, insurance brokers and legal advisors
• Product development
• Business Development and implementation of agreed strategy for growing the book of business in France and South Europe (Spain, Italy, Portugal)
• Propose and develop new transaction insurance products

Job Requirements

• French qualified lawyer preferred, or other relevant M&A transactional experience such as tax or accounting with solid legal experience gained in an internationally recognized law firm
• Strong technical knowledge in relation to negotiating and managing M&A transactions (with a focus on corporate structuring and private equity transactions)
• Ability to negotiate with commercially and legally sophisticated advisors and clients
• Highly focused, enthusiastic and creative thinker
• Ability to understand and execute commercial decision making in a context of legal risk assessment
• Excellent technical and business development skills
• English and French language skills, ideally Italian and/or Spanish language know how

If you have any questions, please reach out to Hanna Gamper (Talent Acquisition Partner) via email at [e-mail].

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Benefits and Culture

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.

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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.

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Functional Area:

UW - Underwriting AIG Europe S.A. (France branch)