Assistant Vice President

Gallagher Re; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits

Career development opportunities

Global reach with local impact

Job summary

Gallagher Re is seeking a driven professional in Chicago to build and maintain relationships with reinsurance clients, understanding their businesses and providing tailored coverage options. You will work with multiple reinsurers to arrange optimal solutions and pursue revenue growth through existing and new accounts.

The role emphasizes collaboration with senior teams, independent work, and contributing to strategic client outcomes.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 3 years of prior relevant experience, or equivalent experience.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills are essential.
• Ability to understand client needs and translate into reinsurance solutions.

Responsibilities

• Builds and maintains relationships with new and existing reinsurance clients.
• Develops strategies and goals for client development and account management.
• Identifies revenue opportunities and helps secure optimal reinsurance solutions.
• Works to meet revenue targets through client retention and new business.

Education

University degree

Job description

Introduction

At Gallagher Re, we bring clarity to complexity by helping clients around the world make confident, data-driven decisions in a rapidly evolving risk landscape. Here, you’ll be part of a team that leverages world-class analytics and deep reinsurance expertise to deliver strategic advisory services and transactional excellence. Together, we transform advanced insights and market intelligence into strategies that protect businesses, drive performance, and shape the future of reinsurance. We’re a community of decision makers, future shapers, and trusted experts working side by side to deliver meaningful impact through innovative thinking and practical solutions. At Gallagher Re, your curiosity is welcomed, your growth is championed, and your work truly matters. This is a place where you'll have the freedom to explore new ideas, take ownership of your career, and collaborate with people who are as driven and inquisitive as you are.

Introduction

At Gallagher Re, we bring clarity to complexity by helping clients around the world make confident, data-driven decisions in a rapidly evolving risk landscape. Here, you’ll be part of a team that leverages world‑class analytics and deep reinsurance expertise to deliver strategic advisory services and transactional excellence. Together, we transform advanced insights and market intelligence into strategies that protect businesses, drive performance, and shape the future of reinsurance. We’re a community of decision makers, future shapers, and trusted experts working side by side to deliver meaningful impact through innovative thinking and practical solutions. At Gallagher Re, your curiosity is welcomed, your growth is championed, and your work truly matters.

How You'll Make An Impact

Builds and maintains relationships with new and existing reinsurance clients, developing strategies and goals for the development and management of these accounts. Understands client's business and their reinsurance needs and applies knowledge of risks and the reinsurance market to find and arrange suitable reinsurance coverage and policies. Acts in the interest of the clients and offer products from more than one reinsurer to secure the optimal reinsurance solution. Identifies revenue opportunities among new and existing clients by creating demand and awareness of the organization's products. Achieves revenue targets through client retention and increasing new business. Applies practical knowledge of sub-function area typically obtained through advanced education and work experience.

May require the following proficiencies:

• Working independently with general supervision; Facing function related problems that are difficult but typically not complex; Potentially influencing others within the function through explanation of facts, policies and practices.
• Works to achieve operational targets within sub-function with direct impact on department results. Works independently on larger, moderately complex/technical function projects/ assignments.
• Sets objectives for own job area to meet the objectives or goals of projects and assignments.
• May train new team members.
• Responsible for adjusting or recommending enhancements in systems and processes to solve problems or improve effectiveness of function.
• Problems and issues faced are general, and may require understanding of broader set of business issues but typically are not complex.
• Problems are typically solved through drawing from prior experiences, with analysis of the issue. Typically follows prescribed guidelines or procedures to resolve problems.
• Has working knowledge of basic concepts and procedures.
• Works under supervision and direction from more senior level roles.

About You

Required

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 3 years of prior relevant experience, or equivalent experience.

Compensation And Benefits

At Gallagher, we believe supporting our colleagues goes far beyond the role itself. For more information, visit our Benefits page.

• Competitive compensation
• Comprehensive benefits programs designed to support your well-being
• Career development opportunities and ongoing learning
• A collaborative, people-first culture with accessible leadership
• The opportunity to do meaningful work with global reach and local impact

At Gallagher, we are dedicated to building an inclusive and authentic workplace.

If your past experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to join our Talent Community to stay connected to additional career opportunities. At times, we will consider transferable skills from previous roles.

Gallagher is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer (Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled)