Early Careers: Associate, Professional Services Practice

Early Careers: Associate – Professional Services Practice

Role Type: New position 

Launch Your Career in Broking  

Are you an effective team player who would thrive in advising global Professional Services clients on their risk retention, risk financing, and risk transfer decisions? If you are looking for an opportunity to apply your insurance industry experience in servicing clients in a global setting, this may be your next career move!

This is a hybrid role with the flexibility to work both virtually and from our Montreal office.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in Canada. This role is not eligible for sponsorship, and we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa or work permit.

Aon is in the business of better decisions

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.

What is Professional Services Practice  

This is a truly unique position residing in Aon’s Professional Services Practice, which is the leader in our segment in delivering high-quality work product in a supportive team environment where client demands are high and constantly changing. Joining a global organization also comes with opportunities for advancements, cross-training, involvement on local, national and global projects and ability to participate and drive innovative projects and solutions across all solution and product lines.

What You Will Do

As part of an industry-leading Professional Services Practice team, you will help empower results for our clients by delivering insurance/reinsurance broking services and solutions to large global Professional Services accounting and consulting firms.

As an Associate, you will help the team to bring the best of Aon to ensure all of clients’ needs and deliverables are promptly met with quality and innovation.

• Participate in, and assist team with, the delivery of services and advice to clients’ risk managers and offices of general counsel.
• Assist in preparing underwriting submissions and claims exhibits for commercial insurers.
• Draft and prepare policy documentation and endorsements and prepare wording comparisons across different risks, when necessary.
• Prepare premium invoices and compute applicable taxes and track the receipt and flow of funds.
• Support the accurate organization and administration of clients’ claims data and its extraction for reporting purposes.
• Prepare and analyze statistical exhibits and presentations in relation to historical claims experience.
• Collaborate with team members and Aon’s actuaries to analyze the cost of risk for the setting of insurance premiums.
• Prepare reports, summaries, papers, and meeting materials for delivery directly to clients.
• Respond to queries from clients and commercial insurers.
• Support the preparation and issuance of verifications of insurance.
• Collaborate with colleagues in other Aon offices (New York, Chicago, London, Bermuda, and elsewhere) in the coordinated delivery of insurance programs and policies to clients.
• Attend team meetings, maintain team/personal outstanding task lists, and maintain files that clearly and accurately record the activities and communications of the team.
• Attend training sessions, presentations and meetings that will assist with present and anticipated future responsibilities.

The Launch Development Program 

Launch is a structured 10-month Early Career development program that combines meaningful work, business learning, professional development and relationship-building across Aon. The program helps you build a strong foundation for a long-term broking and advisory career through:

• On-the-job learning with brokers, client teams, account managers and solution line specialists.

• Business and professional development in Commercial Risk, Reinsurance, client service, communication, collaboration, problem solving and commercial awareness.

• Exposure to data, analytics and technology that support risk assessment, market analysis, workflow coordination and client-ready recommendations.

• Networking, mentorship and coaching opportunities to build relationships across Aon and develop your career path.

What Will Help You Succeed and Grow  

We will consider candidates with administrative assistance, insurance broking, underwriting, commercial insurance or claims experience – preferably in the professional liability space. Corporate risk management experience, especially in a Professional Services firm environment is a plus.

• 0-3 years in related experience
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Some insurance knowledge in specialty lines is preferred, in particular professional liability, cyber, employment practices liability and management/directors & offices liability.
• Ability to coordinate, prioritize, and monitor workflows.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong interpersonal skills. Motivated and self-directed.
• Strong attention to detail
  

Aon is not accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this position. If you are a search firm, you will not be compensated in any way for your submission of a candidate, even if Aon hires that candidate.

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