Assistant General Counsel (Commercial Lines)

AIG; London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A global insurance company is seeking an Assistant General Counsel in London. This role will provide comprehensive legal support to the commercial lines business, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. The ideal candidate will have at least 5-7 years of experience in legal practice, specifically within the insurance sector, and possess strong organizational skills. The position emphasizes collaboration within the legal team to facilitate business objectives.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Opportunities for professional development

Qualifications

• Minimum 5-7 years of legal experience with a major law firm or a global insurer.
• Familiarity with property and casualty insurance products.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal support to AIG’s commercial lines businesses.
• Draft and review agreements including underwriting and claims handling.
• Advise on legal risks in AIG’s UK operations.

Skills

Legal experience

Strong organizational skills

Self-starter ability

Collaboration

Education

Qualified lawyer in good standing

Job description

Overview

Join us as an Assistant General Counsel to take your career to the next level with a global market leader.

Make your mark in GLCR

Our Global Legal, Compliance and Regulatory (GLCR) team provides comprehensive legal advice to colleagues and functions across the organization – ensuring AIG navigates an ever-changing legal and regulatory landscape. The team has a multi-dimensional impact, from helping avoid legal exposure to collaborating with other functions to develop cutting-edge new products.

As part of our London-based commercial lines legal team within GCLR, you will provide comprehensive legal business partner support to the objectives of our AIG UK Commercial lines business, ensuring swift and compliant execution on the growth initiatives of the UK-based lines of business; and collaborating with the GLCR Centres of Expertise, and across the functions to achieve legal and regulatory compliance on group initiatives and objectives. This position will allow you to meaningfully impact the growth and success of AIG’s UK Commercial lines business.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive legal support to AIG’s commercial lines businesses and assist them in executing on compliant strategies to achieve their business objectives;
• Coordinate with the Centres of Expertise in GLCR with respect to regulatory, governance, employment, litigation, reinsurance, product underwriting, compliance, data/digital, and all other areas covered by a COE as issues in those areas arise in the UK;
• Anticipate and advise on a wide variety of legal risks associated with AIG’s UK-based commercial operations;
• Draft and review various types of agreements, including Delegated Underwriting Authority, Broker Engagement, Facility, and Claims Handling Agreements;
• Advise on product-related legal matters, including ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements;
• Provide advice on agency and other distribution issues, remuneration structures and associated areas of law.

What you’ll need to succeed

• A qualified lawyer in good standing with a minimum 5-7 years of legal experience with a major law firm or a global insurer;
• Familiarity with property and casualty insurance products, including commercial property, casualty, SME and/or financial lines; the business of insurance and insurance regulation.
• Strong organizational skills;
• Ability to be a self-starter and work independently;
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a strong focus on collaboration.

#LI-AIG

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.

Benefits

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.

About AIG

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.

Culture and inclusion

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.

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 [e-mail].

Functional Area: LG - Legal, Regulatory & Gov’t Affairs AIG Europe S.A. (U.K. Service Branch) & American International Group UK Ltd