Who we are
American International Group, Inc. (AIG) is a leading global insurance organization. Building on 100 years of experience, today AIG member companies provide a wide range of property casualty insurance, life insurance, retirement solutions, and other financial services to customers in more than 80 countries and jurisdictions. These diverse offerings include products and services that help businesses and individuals protect their assets, manage risks and provide for retirement security.
Get to know the business
For more than 50 years, Lex-London has been providing innovative insurance coverage and services to companies ranging from Fortune 100 leaders, to smaller but complex risks. As a leading surplus lines insurer, we use our unique flexibility in rate and form to benefit both traditional and the most challenging risks.
AIG Lex London are a leading provider of excess casualty products in the surplus lines market. Lex-London underwriters combine deep expertise with a broad appetite for risk and are empowered to deliver for our clients and brokers. Clients also benefit from our extensive industry knowledge, specialised risk management and engineering services, and dedicated claims handling services.
About the role
What you need to know:
Based in our London office 4 days a week; AIG are looking for an experienced and accomplished Senior EA to provide key support to the UK Head Lexington and UK Head of Commercial Property. The successful candidate will need to be flexible, liaising with other Executive Assistants and Senior Management across global offices and across multiple time zones.
We are looking for a committed individual who has the ability to handle tasks with diplomacy, tact and care. It is essential you have supported at a senior level and ideally you will have previous experience within Underwriting teams.
Extensive diary, travel and expenses management
Attend numerous weekly/monthly meetings to take minutes, manage & chase actions to ensure all completed by deadlines and any pre-meeting preparation
Management and organisation of shared drives
Weekly collation of various spreadsheets & documents to be shared around company
Meet & greet external guests, create & maintain a good relationship so are key point of contact
Screening of calls/email/letters & following up as required
Additional Profit Centre support when needed
What we’re looking for:
Proven experience as an Executive Assistant, including confidence in and experience of dealing with senior management and external stakeholders
A team player who is willing to engage with the team, help with other administrative duties
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including a good level of Excel, PowerPoint and Word
Must be a highly organised individual with first rate secretarial skills
A focus on producing accurate, high quality work is essential
Must have the ability to respond to conflicting demands which may be on an urgent and ad-hoc basis, and prioritise workload appropriately
Confidentiality and integrity is paramount
A look at our Benefits
We're proud to offer a range of employee benefits and resources that help you protect what matters most - your health care, savings, financial protection and wellbeing. We provide a variety of leaves for personal, health, family and military needs. For example, our "Giving Back" program allows you to take up to 16 hours a year to volunteer in your community. Our global mental health and wellness days off provide all colleagues with a paid day off to focus on their mental health and wellbeing.
We also believe in fostering our colleagues' development and offer a range of learning opportunities for colleagues to hone their professional skills to position themselves for the next steps of their careers. We have a tuition reimbursement program for eligible colleagues to enhance their education, skills, and knowledge in areas that relate to their current position or future positions to which they may transfer or progress.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer
American International Group, Inc., its subsidiaries and affiliates are committed to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and its policies and procedures reflect this commitment. We provide 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 such as sexual orientation. At AIG, we believe that diversity and inclusion are critical to our future and our mission – creating a foundation for a creative workplace that leads to innovation, growth, and profitability. Through a wide variety of programs and initiatives, we invest in each employee, seeking to ensure that our people are not only respected as individuals, but also truly valued for their unique perspectives.
To learn more please visit: https://www.aig.com/about-us/diversity-equity-and-inclusion
AIG is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants and employees with physical or mental disabilities. If you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to complete any part of the application or hiring process, please send an email to [email protected] . Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
Functional Area:
AS - Administrative Support
Estimated Travel Percentage (%): No Travel
Relocation Provided: No
AIG Europe S.A. (U.K. Branch) & American International Group UK Ltd
At AIG, helping people discover new potential is our purpose. As a global risk leader, we do this for our clients every day. Through our deep expertise in their industries and our innovative solutions that help them smartly manage risk, we enable their growth in ways they never thought possible.
But we also do the same thing for our employees, 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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