Regional Production Specialist Sr, Excess & Surplus Lines

AIG; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 125,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

AIG is seeking a Senior Regional Production Specialist in Illinois to lead underwriting efforts for the E&S property portfolio. You will mentor junior staff, collaborate with wholesale partners, and drive profitable growth while maintaining budgeted loss and expense ratios.

This role emphasizes leadership, market insight, and cross-team coordination across Lexington operations. The position offers a base salary in the Illinois range with eligible bonuses and a comprehensive benefits package,

Qualifications

• 7+ years of Commercial Property E&S underwriting experience.
• Ability to set direction for your team while maintaining a balanced portfolio across primary/excess placements.
• Ability to underwrite 100%, primary/shared and layered, and excess structures.
• Strong understanding of current market conditions with ability to turn around quotes and manage multiple prospects.
• Experience in senior leadership roles, mentoring, and cross-divisional collaboration to foster an inclusive culture.
• Ability to collaborate with regional Property leadership to build a national team and culture.

Responsibilities

• Underwrite risks to maintain and profitably grow our E&S portfolio across desired segments.
• Collaborate with colleagues and be visible to wholesale trading partners.
• Review and negotiate manuscript form wordings and coverages.
• Act as a senior mentor to train and guide team members within the Zone.

Skills

Property underwriting

Leadership

Mentoring

Collaboration

Market awareness

Decision making

Job description

At AIG, we are reimagining the way we help customers to manage risk. Join us as a Regional Production Specialist Sr, Excess & Surplus Lines to play your part in that transformation. It’s an opportunity to grow your skills and experience as a valued member of the team.

Make your mark in Underwriting

AIG Underwriting teams help to find insurance solutions in areas including Financial Lines, Property, Casualty, Specialty Lines, Cyber, and Multinational Clients. We are reimagining how we help customers to manage risk, transforming our operating model and reshaping our role responsibilities and career pathways. The goal is to unlock the full potential in each colleague – empowering our people to grow as insurance professionals and add more value to our customers and AIG.

How You Will Create An Impact

The Senior Regional Production Specialist must be able to illustrate the highest levels of technical proficiency and underwriting acumen combined with marketing and sales skills to meet production underwriting goals while maintaining budgeted loss and expense ratios. Candidates are expected to work effectively in a team environment to develop broker and portfolio strategies in addition to working independently to manage a profitable book of new and renewal business. The Head of Property for the Zone will rely heavily on this position to assist in guiding, mentoring and training more junior members of the team, as well as to assist in planning and budgeting, collaboration across AIG divisions and building a culture of diversity and inclusion across the team. Responsibilities include:

• Underwrite risks to maintain and profitably grow our E&S portfolio across our desired business segments.
• Collaborate with colleagues internally and be reliably visible to our wholesale trading partners.
• Review and negotiate manuscript form wordings and coverages.
• Act as a senior mentor to train and guide other members of the team within the Zone

What You’ll Need To Succeed

• 7+ years' experience in Commercial Property E&S underwriting.
• Ability to underwrite property risks across the spectrum of E&S Property business while helping to set direction for your team and maintaining a balanced portfolio across both primary and excess placements.
• Ability to underwrite 100%, primary/shared and layered, and excess structures.
• A strong understanding of current market conditions, ability to quickly make decisions and turn around quotes and manage multiple prospects at one time are essential.
• As a member of the senior leadership within Lexington, take on responsibilities beyond everyday management and underwriting, including mentoring, collaboration within the Zone across business divisions and driving a diverse and inclusive culture.
• Must be able to work with regional Property leadership peers in order to continue to build a nationally renowned team and culture for Lexington.

For positions based in Illinois the base salary range for this position is $125,000-$170,000 and the position is eligible for a bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable incentive plan. Your actual compensation will be dependent on your skills, experience, and qualifications. If your compensation expectations are above the posted range, we still encourage you to apply- your unique background matters to us. In addition, we’re proud to offer a range of competitive benefits, a summary of which can be viewed here: US Benefits Overview.

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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 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.

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 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

UW - Underwriting

Lexington Specialty Insurance Agency, Inc.