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Marsh & McLennan

Brokers insurance and runs risk and HR consulting

Reinsurance Placement Assistant

Full-TimeUpdated
$52.8k - $87.2k+ Performance-based incentives
Mid
Bachelor's
Edina, MN, USA
HybridHybrid role requiring at least three days per week in the local office or onsite with clients.
InsuranceInsurance Sales & Agency
Company Does Not Provide H1B Sponsorship

About the job

Requirements
  • At least 3 years of professional or business work experience.
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including data scrubbing, formulas, charts, graphs, VLOOKUP, MIN/MAX, COUNTIF, filters, pivot tables, and data auditing tools.
  • Interpersonal skills to build and maintain relationships with clients, reinsurers, and internal teams.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills and attention to detail in a fast-paced environment.
  • Ability to identify and anticipate recurring tasks and prioritize workload based on volume and urgency.
Responsibilities
  • Review and update annual renewal exhibits based on client data submitted during the placement or renewal process, analyzing trends and potential data issues.
  • Learn and navigate company systems to set up or renew programs, create submissions, select approved markets, and manage quotes and authorizations.
  • Track the placement status of assigned accounts and follow up with brokers for necessary updates and information.
  • Communicate with clients and/or markets during the placement process as needed.
  • Draft and secure broker sign-off on renewal requests, marketing lists, placement updates, and post-placement communications using company templates and disclaimers.
  • Assist brokers by researching financial statements, product lines, geographic exposures, and current reinsurance program information.
  • Interface with other departments to provide client data for modeling, research claim or premium issues, and facilitate contract negotiation.
  • Manage contract documents by reviewing them and ensuring all executed documents are obtained and tracked appropriately.
Desired Qualifications
  • At least 2 years of experience in a reinsurance intermediary firm, with a background in reinsurance underwriting support.
  • Proficiency in Power BI and PowerPoint, with a strong orientation toward procedural compliance.
  • Bachelor's degree and/or relevant professional designations such as CPCU, CLU, ARM, or ARe.

About the company

Marsh & McLennan Companies, which operates under the Marsh brand, is an insurance broker and consulting group serving businesses, governments and institutions worldwide. Its Marsh Risk unit arranges property, casualty, cyber and employee-benefit coverage, while Guy Carpenter places reinsurance for insurers. Mercer advises employers on pay, benefits, retirement and investments, and Oliver Wyman, Lippincott and NERA handle strategy, brand and economic consulting. Brokers earn commissions and fees from placing coverage, and consultants bill client fees or charge fees based on assets or plan members. The company traces its roots to 1871 and is headquartered in New York City.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

New York, NY

Founded

1871

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What believers are saying

  • Consulting drives growth: Mercer and Oliver Wyman's group grew 8% organically in the June 2026 quarter, versus 3% for broking.
  • Profits cushion jobs: Marsh kept about 27 cents of operating profit per sales dollar in 2025, before one-time costs.
  • Many career paths under one employer: 95,000+ colleagues span broking, reinsurance, benefits and strategy consulting in 130 countries.

What critics are saying

  • Expect cuts: Thrive, announced October 2025, sets aside $500 million, mostly severance and technology, to save $400 million yearly.
  • Pricing works against broking: Marsh's index shows commercial rates fell 6% in the June 2026 quarter, an eighth straight drop.
  • Back-office roles are being consolidated: a Business and Client Services unit is pooling operations and technology teams company-wide.

What makes Marsh & McLennan unique

  • Consulting is a third of the business: Mercer and the Oliver Wyman group earned 36% of 2025 revenue.
  • Investment management sets it apart: Mercer is the world's largest outsourced chief investment office, running portfolios for institutions.
  • Scale sets it apart: 2025 revenue grew 10% to $27.0 billion across broking, reinsurance and consulting.

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