Assistant Vice President or Vice President, Financial Services Group

Assistant Vice President or Vice President - Financial Services Group

Currently we have an exciting career opportunity for an Assistant Vice President or Vice President - Broker II (FSG) within Aon Commercial Risk Solutions’ Financial Services Group (“FSG”).

Are you ready to begin a new challenge and work with the best Insurance Professionals in the business? Then this just maybe the new opportunity you are looking for!

This opportunity is a hybrid role to work from our Chicago, IL office.

At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world.

As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive, diverse team, and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

Responsible for assessing client needs, crafting solutions and negotiating with insurance carriers to acquire coverage that is in a client’s best interests. Coverages include:
Directors and Officers Liability, Employment Practices Liability, Crime, Fiduciary Liability, and Kidnap/Ransom.

• Analyze and present sophisticated insurance contract concepts.
• Effectively communicate renewal strategies and results to clients, including product/structure overviews, insurance market dynamics, litigation trends and contract features.
• Utilize refined technical skills including client analysis / underwriting and insurance program diagnostic skills to continually improve client programs and build opportunity with prospective client programs.
• Maintain effective working relationships with all external client contacts, prospects (primarily in the department of treasury, legal departments, or risk management).
• Build internal working relationships with Aon product specialists, brokers, producers and account executives.
• Develop and deliver client and prospect presentations in conjunction with senior team members.
• Apply effective underwriter relationships to improve broking results via a deep understanding of marketplace, carrier appetite and capabilities to be able to bring to bear carriers effectively.
• Engage the Aon FSG claims and legal advocacy group for claim administration and counsel as per established protocols and as advised by senior team member.
• Apply effective negotiation skills to secure optimal broking results for clients.

In addition, and as a part of the support of the team:

• Provide efficient and effective support to senior FSG team members, internal Aon colleagues.
• Always provide timely responses to clients and team members.
• Effectively connect with other technical or other senior team members and administrative staff to ensure proper prioritization of workflow.
• Develop and use effective and efficient relationship(s) with administrative staff and junior team members (when approved by team leader) to ensure effective delegation and team resource utilization.

This Broker role is responsible for developing and implementing strategic risk management solutions for large, global clients. This includes the design, marketing and service management of insurance programs in numerous industry sectors. This individual should have validated peer market relationships and emerging senior market relationships.

Required Experience

• 5+ years in brokering, underwriting, and / or other relevant executive liability proven experience.
  
  Excellent negotiation skills.
• Strong experience using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook)
• Strong ability to express ideas clearly in both writing and speaking.
• Property & Casualty license required within 6 months of hire date.

Education: Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent years of industry experience.

Aon offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and regular part-time colleagues, including, but not limited to: a 401(k) savings plan with employer contributions; an employee stock purchase plan; consideration for long‑term incentive awards at Aon’s discretion; medical, dental and vision insurance, various types of leaves of absence, paid time off including 12 paid…