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Insurance Solutions Director – Americas

abrdn

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: New York City • Illinois • Massachusetts • United States

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Salary

💰 $175,000 - $225,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Play a leading role in the design, communication and delivery of a range of services, products and capabilities that incorporate Aberdeen’s insurance investment solutions offering in the Americas region.
  • Work collaboratively with the Americas Institutional Team and play a leading role in executing our insurance business strategy – e.g. assess potential target clients and their needs; communicate / present Aberdeen’s insurance investment capabilities.
  • Provide guidance, advice and thought leadership to insurers – relating to industry trends and themes, market conditions and regulatory developments.
  • Capture and share regional knowledge through a program of strategic engagement with key internal and external stakeholders.
  • Act as key client interface and internal coordination point for the research, design and embedding of new products and bespoke client solutions.
  • Conceive and implement investment solutions for our insurance clients (in close collaboration with our portfolio management teams) – including pooled products for the mass-market and bespoke solutions for individual insurers.

Requirements

  • Strong understanding of the technical requirements of different types of insurers (life, P&C, reinsurers), including those with differing strategies (pension risk transfers, annuity product providers).
  • Exceptional understanding of NAIC, OSFI and BMA regulatory frameworks, and knowledge of other global risk-based capital regulation.
  • Strong understanding of technical investment matters as they relate to insurers.
  • Strong ability to apply the above expertise to originate, design and create solutions for a range of insurers in a commercially attractive manner for Aberdeen.
  • Strong ability to identify commercial opportunities (including with individual clients and at a market/industry level) and to apply technical expertise to convert such opportunities into commercial success.
  • Strong ability to represent Aberdeen in the industry at the highest levels – e.g., interacting with government, regulators, senior representatives of other businesses, etc.
  • Willingness to travel (including international)
Benefits
  • Best in class Medical, Dental, and Vision plans with well-known carriers; Telehealth and Health Concierge services
  • Health, Dependent and Commuter Flexible Spending Plans
  • Employer provided Life Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Short Term and Long-Term disability with additional optional coverage options
  • Investing for your Future - 401(k) Retirement Savings plan with top notch company Profit Sharing contribution which is immediately vested!
  • Generous time off starting day one with 4+ weeks annual vacation plus 9 paid holidays
  • Paid Parental, Adoption, and Family Sick/Caregiver leave programs
  • Volunteer Days and Study Time to focus on what is important to you!
  • Make a donation to your favorite Charity and Aberdeen will match up to $500 per year!
  • Employee Assistance, Travel and Discount Programs. From helping you navigate the healthcare system, to providing resources and assistance to parents and caregivers of children with development disabilities.
  • Flexible, voluntary benefits including Accident Insurance, Identity Protection, and Legal Assistance
  • Wellness program including Nutritional Counselling and Gym Membership Reimbursements
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
insurance investment solutionsinvestment solutions designtechnical investment matterscommercial opportunity identificationpension risk transfersannuity productspooled productsbespoke client solutionsregulatory frameworksrisk-based capital regulation
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationcollaborationguidancethought leadershipclient interfacestrategic engagementproblem-solvingpresentation skillsinterpersonal skills