Account Underwriter - Hartford, United States - The Travelers Companies, Inc.

The Travelers Companies, Inc.
The Travelers Companies, Inc.
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Hartford, United States

3 weeks ago

Mark Lane

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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

Compensation Overview

Salary Range

$64, $106,400.00
Target Openings
1
What Is the Opportunity?

Bond & Specialty Insurance provides management and professional liability insurance, as well as surety bonds to businesses and non-profit organizations of all sizes.


As an underwriter, you will have a dynamic role that blends evaluating and analyzing financial and business risk, building relationships, and selling and negotiating with clients, agents, and brokers.

What Will You Do?

  • Manage the profitability, growth, and retention of a typically smaller assigned book of business largely composed of existing accounts.
  • Underwrite and negotiate routine customer accounts to minimize risk and maximize profitability.
  • Partner with leadership to execute business unit underwriting strategies across your book of business to achieve profit and growth objectives.
  • Cultivate and maintain relationships with internal partners within the business unit and across the enterprise to identify crossselling opportunities.
  • Foster and maintain relationships with external partners through regular touchpoints and engagement. Travel to such touchpoints may be requested on a limited basis.
  • Learn to identify and capture new business opportunities using consultative marketing and sales skills.
  • Collaborate with assigned Account Executive(s) to execute agency, region, and group sales plans with guidance from management.
  • Complete underwriting support activities for assigned agents on a limited basis.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.
  • Bachelor's degree.
  • One to three years of applicable underwriting experience.
  • Working knowledge of products, the regulatory environment, and local market conditions.
  • Critical thinking skills with the ability to underwrite, market products, identify financial challenges, and analyze available information to make decisions in alignment with our risk appetite.
  • Communication skills with the ability to negotiate with agents and brokers.
What is a Must Have?

  • One year of related professional experience.
  • What Is in It for You?
  • Health Insurance: Employees and their eligible family members including spouses, domestic partners, and children are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment.
  • Paid Time Off: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off annually, plus nine paid company Holidays.
  • Wellness Program: The Travelers wellness program is comprised of tools, discounts and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals and caregiving needs. In addition, our mental health program provides access to free professional counseling services, health coaching and other resources to support your daily life needs.
  • 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 program that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice.
Employment Practices

  • Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that we can deliver the very best products and services when our workforce reflects the diverse customers and communities we serve. We are committed to recruiting, retaining and developing the diverse talent of all of our employees and fostering an inclusive workplace, where we celebrate differences, promote belonging, and work together to deliver extraordinary results.
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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