Senior M&A Underwriter, APAC

Join AIG's Asia Pacific Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) team to take your legal career to the next level with a global market leader.

• Underwriting of corporate transaction across Asia Pacific risks (warranty & indemnity, fiscal event (tax), litigation buyout);
• In conjunction with APAC M&A Manager, to timely deliver bespoke transaction insurance documents on transaction risk deals;
• Build commercially successful relationships with M&A production and distribution sources – with focus on brokers, law firms, investment banks, accountants, and private equity funds;
• Regularly attend external client meetings, commercial and legal seminars with a view to building relationships;
• Work with Relationship Managers across the Region to help source or produce commercial lines business on APAC transactions.

• Solicitor with 5+ years qualification in corporate M&A, corporate finance or projects at top-50 international law firm
• Specific experience with insurance sector or other financial institutions a strong plus.
• High competency in understanding complex corporate M&A transactions and drafting transaction documents
• Strong negotiating skills
• Specific knowledge of transactional legal exposures (warranty breaches, tax structuring issues, litigation and computation and measure of damages)
• General knowledge of and ability to comprehend financial statements/financial reports/commercial reports
• Competency in IT/R&D systems
• Competency in preparing and giving presentations (PowerPoint, Excel, etc.) to brokers, regional offices, legal advisors and others
• Strong written and oral communication skills; extremely proficient in drafting of legal and commercial documents
• Detailed understanding of complex corporate structuring and financing arrangements
• Ability to negotiate with commercially and legally sophisticated advisors and clients
• Highly focused, enthusiastic and creative thinker
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaboratively work on a global basis
• Ability to understand and execute commercial decision making against a backdrop of legal risk assessment
• Languages not essential, however, proficiency in Mandarin, Japanese or Korean will be an advantage
• Ability to be a self-starter and work independently.

• 401k matching
• Health insurance
• Flight privileges

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.