Job Description

Who Are We?

Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That\xe2\x80\x99s 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 1

What Is the Opportunity? We\xe2\x80\x99ve got big ambitions here at Travelers! We\xe2\x80\x99re growing our Portfolio Solutions and Property Binders business and, to support that growth, we\xe2\x80\x99re looking for an Underwriter to join the team.

This isn\xe2\x80\x99t your typical underwriting role. You\xe2\x80\x99ll be underwriting and processing new business, renewals and mid term adjustments, but you\xe2\x80\x99ll also be responsible analysing data for our Portfolio Solutions and binders business. You\xe2\x80\x99ll have excellent analytical skills and be able to use your previous underwriting or actuarial experience to understand the data and make informed proposals and decisions.

Travelers Europe currently offers flexibility to employees who wish to work on a hybrid basis in accordance with our Hybrid Work Arrangements Policy. This entails full time employees working three days a week in the office and two days at home (or pro rata for part-time employees). This policy may be changed at the Company\xe2\x80\x99s discretion.

This role is eligible for a \xc2\xa35,000 new joiner bonus. If you are successfully referred by an employee at Travelers Europe, both you and the person who referred you could be eligible for this bonus.

What Will You Do?

• Support the overall profitability, growth and retention of the Line of Business line and consistency of all related underwriting initiatives.
• Ensures that business is written in accordance with the Company\'s policies, procedures and controls (including audit requirements) at all times, and adheres to Lloyds Underwriting Management Standards ensuring business is only accepted in accordance with: individual underwriting authority and, where relevant, with approval under the Lloyds Individual Registration Byelaw and the Unit\'s business plan for the relevant year.
• Support the development of assigned Line of Business and services such as researching and identifying target business, competitor information, industry and economic factors across the business.
• Utilise appropriate systems to accurately enter quotes, risks and endorsements, so as to ensure correct management, statistical and regulatory reporting.
• May gather data and prepare reports to support the professional execution of corporate/business underwriting policies/standards.
• Monitor market factors and world affairs as part of research and development of new opportunities.
• Promote Travelers Line of Business, distribution strategy and philosophy and provide guidance on the Company\'s underwriting philosophy, procedures and requirements by building strong partnerships with Agents, Brokers and Customers.
• Provide guidance, mentoring and coaching to others as appropriate.
• Each individual has responsibility for:
• Acting in accordance with Travelers Companies\' Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, Business Excellence Policy and all HRpolicies and procedures.
• Delivering high quality service to brokers and customers in line with our service standards.
• Complying with all legal, insurance, regulatory, Lloyd\'s and Sarbanes Oxley rules and guidelines.
• Acting at all time in compliance with the Treating Customers Fairly outcomes.
• Working as a team with colleagues within the Company and the Enterprise.
• Developing strong relationships with our key supporting brokers and customers and all other key external stakeholders.
• Adhering to the Company\'s policies and procedures.
• Keeping adequate records of all transactions undertaken with brokers, customers, and all other parties.
• Continually looking for improvement both from a personal and business perspective.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have?

• Experience within the Lloyd\'s market preferred, with a basic understanding of the internal and external factors which impact the market.
• Underwriting experience preferred.
• Able to demonstrate emerging technical proficiency and application of knowledge commensurate to your underwriting authority.
• Able to make sound quoting and pricing decisions that are in the Company\'s best interests.
• Intermediate knowledge and ability in respect of judgement, decision making, communication and strong team work.
• Demonstrates Intermediate knowledge and experience in respect of Relationship Management: Seeks out, builds, fosters and maintains productive relationships or alliances to meet goals and achieve objectives.
• Demonstrates Intermediate knowledge and experience in respect of Analytical Thinking/Financial Acumen: Identifies current or future problems or opportunities, analyses, synthesises and compares information to understand issues, identifies cause/effect relationships, and explores alternatives to support sound decision making.
• Utilises understanding of finance and accounting principles to identify the impact of responsible underwriting decisions on the overall profitability of the business.
• Demonstrates Intermediate knowledge and experience in respect of Product/Technical: Demonstrates technical proficiency and application of knowledge commensurate to his/her underwriting authority.
• Demonstrates Intermediate knowledge and experience in respect of Business Perspective: Uses knowledge of internal and external factors that impact the Lloyd\'s Market to make decisions.
• ACII qualification preferred.

What is a Must Have?

• Previous Property and Casualty insurance experience in either an underwriting, portfolio, actuarial, operational or broker capacity.
• Secondary level education or equivalent required.

What Is in It for You?

• Private Medical Insurance: On commencement of employment, you are eligible for single cover provided by Travelers, with the option to add cover for your dependents, at your expense through payroll deduction.
• Retirement: Travelers will make a basic contribution of 9% of pensionable salary to your Group Personal Pension Plan (\xe2\x80\x9cGPPP\xe2\x80\x9d). If you decide to contribute an additional amount from your salary, you will receive an increased company contribution up to a maximum of 3%. This would bring the total company contribution to 12%.
• Holiday Entitlement: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 25 days holiday entitlement annually, plus the opportunity to purchase additional days to allow for up to a total of 35 holidays per year.
• Wellness Programme: The Travelers wellness programme is comprised of tools and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals. In addition, our Employee Assistance programme provides access to professional counseling services and other resources to support your daily life needs. Through the EAP, you\xe2\x80\x99re eligible for five free counseling sessions with a licensed therapist.
• Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards programme that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice.

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 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.

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