Offer summary

Qualifications:

Leaving certificate or equivalent qualification., Good knowledge of insurance products, regulations, and local market., Experience in underwriting, financial analysis, or risk assessment., Strong communication skills for negotiation and relationship building..

Key responsibilities:

Manage and analyze a portfolio of insurance accounts to ensure profitability and growth.

Underwrite and negotiate risks to minimize loss and maximize profitability.

Build and maintain relationships with brokers and internal teams to promote insurance solutions.

Support team development through training and mentorship of junior underwriters.

Job description

Who Are We?

Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That’s the Travelers Promise. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 160 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it.

Job Category

Underwriting

Target Openings

What Is the Opportunity?

Business Insurance helps companies in the UK and Ireland identify, prepare for and mitigate risks by offering a broad array of industry-specific, combined property and casualty insurance solutions to customers. This includes SME solutions traded directly, Commercial Accounts traded via brokers, and Corporate Solutions to FTSE 350 Risk Managed companies.

We are looking for an Underwriter to join our Technology Renewals team on a 6 month fixed term contract. You will proactively manage the submissions, quotes and binds for new business/or renewals to deliver against target quote and conversion ratios. You will build and maintain relationships with brokers to provide insurance solutions to customers. You will analyse and evaluate risk to achieve business goals within an assigned portfolio. You are decisive, detail-oriented, and know how to build relationships internally and externally to drive results. Your ability to independently assess risk, negotiate terms and sell our products will contribute to the sustainable profitability and success of Travelers.

What Will You Do?

Manage the profitability, growth, and retention of an assigned book of business comprised of routine to moderately complex accounts across most of our products.
Underwrite and skillfully negotiate moderate risks to minimise risk and maximise profitability, including Mid Term Adjustments (MTAs).
Proactively manage your portfolio, ensuring key performance indicators are consistently achieved and you actively target new business and retention.
Identify and take corrective action in collaboration with your Manager / Team on individual risk characteristics identified through Portfolio Management.
Identify and capture opportunities to write additional lines of business using knowledge of products, risk characteristics and appetite.
Proactively utilise various technology platforms to quote and bind risk efficiently.
Provide input and support the presentation of Underwriting Reviews for individual policies or portfolios and manage action points.
Cultivate and maintain relationships with internal partners within the business unit and across the enterprise to identify cross-selling opportunities.
Foster and maintain relationships with brokers by phone, email or other communication channels to market and sell Travelers products with a goal of writing and retaining accounts consistent with our risk appetite. Must be able to travel to meetings.
Develop and execute retention plans and support the new business teams to win business that align with the team’s sales plans to drive success working in partnership with the sales team.
Train and mentor less experienced underwriters.
Support and collaboration for more junior members of the team, including referrals.
Perform other duties as assigned.

What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have?

Leaving certificate or similar qualification.
Knowledge: Good knowledge of products, the regulatory environment, and the local insurance market.
Analytical/Critical thinking: Good critical thinking skills with the ability to underwrite, market products, identify financial challenges, and analyse available information to make decisions in alignment with our risk appetite.
Communication/Influence: Communication skills with the ability to successfully negotiate with brokers.
Inclusion: Ability to work with people from different backgrounds, experiences, cultures, races, etc. and views those differences as assets to be leveraged to accomplish business goals and objectives.
Industry / Competitor Analysis: Review competitor press releases and industry trade press for helpful insights, linking key themes together.
Project Management: Participate in projects that involves analysis and the implementation of non-complex, routine business and regulatory changes relating to the enhancement, maintenance or introduction of new products.

What is a Must Have?

Good experience of underwriting, product knowledge, financial analysis, or risk assessment experience.

Employment Practices

Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We value the unique abilities and talents each individual brings to our organization and recognize that we benefit in numerous ways from our differences.

If you are a candidate and have specific questions regarding the physical requirements of this role, please send us an email so we may assist you.

Travelers reserves the right to fill this position at a level above or below the level included in this posting.