Development Underwriter - Financial Institutions

Job Description

Company Summary

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.

Target Openings

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Job Description Summary

Our successful Bond and Specialty Insurance (BSI) team helps a range of professional services firms manage their risk by providing financial or “specialty” lines insurance coverage.
As a Development Underwriter in our Financial Institutions team you will Interact and collaborate with a team of regional or product colleagues and brokers to attract new business, retain existing customers, and explore new areas of business. You will help achieve planned financial results (retention, pricing, new business, profitability) through execution of regional or product underwriting strategies. The role involves both underwriting and sales and includes direct responsibility for broker development and management within a defined book of business.
We aim to offer an inclusive and flexible approach to how and when you work, as well as good work-life benefits. We are happy to discuss all types of flexible working with you, when you join us for your interview. While we may not be able to accommodate exactly what you want, we are always open to having the conversation.

Primary Job Duties & Responsibilities

Be Committed, Be Connected, Be Creative and Be Energised - these are the values we are passionate about. Understanding and embracing our values will shape your success and contribute to making this a great place to work. The following key activities form a core part of your role;

• Underwrite and assess risk for products and accounts from assigned brokers. Make appropriate decisions within own underwriting authority in addition to considered, intelligent, and complete recommendations to regional or product underwriting leadership.
• Consistent with Travelers Insurance Company Limited (TICL) underwriting principles, underwrite accounts and risks and consider different approaches toward risks to maximise profitability (e.g., pricing, retention, endorsements, limits, indemnity, and security).
• Make prompt, sound decisions within underwriting authority and based appropriate underwriting information. Negotiate terms and conditions consistent with regional or product underwriting requirements and standards within submission timeframe.
• Understand and execute product segment strategies to produce budgeted results.
• Continuously manage book of business (maintain quality of business required by regional or product underwriting strategy).
• Accountable for accurate underwriting documentation and information in account management systems and adherence to documentation standards.
• Embrace required working practices with allocated Underwriting Account Management resource in order to deliver appropriate and timely underwriting service on your accounts at all times.
• Actively engage and seek out training opportunities to further develop underwriting expertise.
• Develop and leverage broker/client relationships through a high level of visibility and using a disciplined sales management approach (e.g. planning and follow-up for broker and prospective customer visits/meetings) in support of business objectives.
• Effectively develop and execute sales plans for assigned brokers in conjunction with the regional sales leadership as appropriate.
• Create and achieve sales plans that identify and capture new business opportunities and effectively cross sell TICL products.
• Seek out and maintain collaborative relationships with colleagues in other business units and regions to foster business development.
• Actively participate in regularly scheduled regional and product underwriting and/or sales meetings.
• Demonstrate superior customer service standards (consistency, quick response, knowledge of products).
• Assist others to help achieve underwriting, sales and production goals and understand and work towards strategic objectives.
• Work tactically with brokers to ensure they have an appropriate level of understanding of TICL goals and objectives.
• Other duties as assigned.
• As an employee you are expected to act in an ethical manner at all times. You will ensure you understand all compliance and regulatory requirements for your role by completing all necessary training and certifications.
• As an employee we expect your actions and outcomes will at all times meet local regulatory and supervisory approaches to ensure fair treatment of our customers. You will ensure you keep adequate records of all transactions undertaken with customers, brokers and all other parties.

To be successful you will need to consistently deliver a great experience in every customer contact; connect with the right partners internally to find creative solutions to problems; be a role model and behave in a way that actively supports an inclusive work environment; and consistently deliver on your commitments.

Minimum Qualifications

• Previous experience of underwriting in management liability/professional indemnity/financial institutions required.

Education, Work Experience, & Knowledge

• Degree education preferred.
• Working knowledge of industry business operations and work methods, critical business issues and financial drivers that affect the Line of Business.
• Working knowledge of the local insurance marketplace and effectively uses that knowledge to the Company's advantage; continuously seeks out local market insight.

Licensing or Certificates

• ACII qualification preferred.

Job Specific Technical Skills & Competencies

• Intermediate:
• Relationship Management: Seeks out, builds, fosters and maintains productive relationships or alliances to meet goals and achieve objectives
• Basic:
• Business Perspective: Uses knowledge of internal and external factors that impact assigned product portfolio to make decisions
• Basic:
• Analytical Thinking/Financial Acumen: Identifies current or future problems or opportunities, analyzes, synthesizes and compares information to understand issues, identifies cause/effect relationships, and explores alternatives to support sound decision making.
• Utilizes understanding of finance and accounting principles to identify the impact of responsible underwriting decisions on the overall profitability of the business.
• Intermediate:
• Product/Technical: Demonstrates technical proficiency and application of knowledge commensurate to his/her underwriting authority.
• Makes sound quoting and pricing decisions that are in the Company's best interests.

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 have 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.