Head of Marine, Philippines

AIG Philippines Insurance Inc; Makati; On-site; PHP 3,000,000 - 5,000,000; Full time

Job summary

AIG Philippines invites applications for Head of Marine, Philippines. This senior role leads underwriting strategy, portfolio growth, and team performance, reporting to the Head of Marine, APAC.

You will shape risk selection, pricing and broker relationships while driving profitable growth across marine business. The role demands deep marine underwriting expertise, leadership skills, and strong collaboration with Claims, Actuarial, and regional teams to manage portfolio performance and strategic

Qualifications

• University degree in Business Administration, Finance, Maritime Studies, or a related discipline.
• Extensive progressive commercial insurance experience with deep technical expertise in marine underwriting.
• Deep comprehension of marine risk assessment, policy phrasing, international shipping operations, and local reinsurance structures.
• Proven track record of managing teams, coaching talent, and executing commercial strategies.
• Exceptional negotiation, stakeholder management, and communication competencies to engage executive-level clients and brokers.

Responsibilities

• Own the profit center's premium, growth and profitability targets; manage portfolio performance and risk appetite.
• Provide directions on complex or high-value risks and referrals; oversee new and renewal business.
• Develop broker and client relationships; identify new business opportunities.
• Lead, coach and develop underwriters; build technical underwriting capability.
• Identify opportunities to improve products, wordings and endorsements.
• Set and execute the profit center’s business plan; drive cross-segment opportunities.
• Ensure compliance with underwriting policies, regulatory requirements and audit standards.

Skills

Marine underwriting

Underwriting leadership

Portfolio management

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Education

Maritime/Finance degree

Job description

Head of Marine, Philippines

At AIG, we are reimagining how we help customers manage complex risk. Join us as the Head of Marine for Philippines to drive our underwriting strategy, grow our portfolio, and lead a talented team. In this high-impact role, you will use your deep technical expertise and strong market relationships to shape the future of our marine business. You will report directly to the Head of Marine, APAC.

How you will create an impact

In this role, you will:

Profit and Portfolio Management

Own the profit center's premium, growth and profitability targets. Manage portfolio performance, underwriting results and risk appetite. Monitor retention, new business, pricing, loss ratios and overall portfolio quality. Ensure underwriting decisions are consistent with AIG's guidelines and authority.

Underwriting Leadership

Provide directions on complex or high-value risks and referrals. Oversee the underwriting of new and renewal business. Ensure the portfolio achieves profitable growth, rather than growth at any cost. Work with Claims and Actuarial teams on portfolio performance and emerging risks.

Broker & Client Relationships

Maintain senior relationships with key brokers and major clients. Develop distribution strategies and identify new business opportunities. Represent AIG in broker meetings and market events. Strengthen AIG’s market profile and relationships with strategic producers.

Business Development

Set and execute the profit center’s business plan. Identify target accounts, new segments and product opportunities. Drive cross-selling with other AIG profit centers. Develop opportunities in Corporate, Major Accounts, Multinational and other strategic segments.

People Management

Lead, coach and develop underwriters and other team members. Set performance expectations and support succession planning. Build technical underwriting capability within the team. Promote collaboration and accountability.

Strategy and Product Development

Identify opportunities to improve products, wordings and endorsements. Develop broker-specific programs where appropriate. Work with regional/APAC teams on strategic initiatives and new products.

Governance and Risk

Ensure compliance with AIG underwriting policies, regulatory requirements and audit standards. Manage underwriting authorities and referrals. Ensure accurate management reporting and appropriate escalation of major underwriting issues.

What you’ll need to succeed

University degree in Business Administration, Finance, Maritime Studies, or a related discipline. Extensive progressive commercial insurance experience with deep technical expertise specifically in marine underwriting. Deep comprehension of marine risk assessment, policy phrasing, international shipping operations, and local reinsurance structures. Proven track record of managing teams, coaching talent, and executing commercial strategies. Exceptional negotiation, stakeholder management, and communication competencies to engage executive-level clients and brokers.

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 belonging

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

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.

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: UW - Underwriting AIG Philippines Insurance Inc

As a global risk leader with deep industry expertise and innovative solutions to smartly manage risk, AIG enables our clients' growth in ways they never thought possible. We also do the same for our colleagues, because we know our people are our greatest strength - the source of every insight, every idea and every innovation. When we're working as one team to do what's right for our colleagues and our communities, we can achieve excellence together. We encourage colleagues to give back to the causes they care most about, supporting these efforts through our Volunteer Time Off and Matching Grants Programs.

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