Travelers is a leading property casualty insurer with a commitment to customer service and community. The Professional Liability Underwriter / Associate Account Executive will evaluate and analyze financial and business risks while building relationships with clients, agents, and brokers to provide insurance solutions.
Responsibilities
- Manage the profitability, growth, and retention of a typically smaller assigned book of business
- Underwrite and negotiate routine customer accounts to minimize risk and maximize profitability
- Partner with leadership, 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 cross-selling opportunities
- Foster and maintain relationships with external partners by regularly meeting in person with agents and brokers 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 such meetings
- Identify and capture new business opportunities using consultative marketing and sales skills
- Execute agency, region, and group sales plans with guidance from management
- Perform other duties as assigned
Skills
- Applicable professional experience
- 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
- One year of related professional experience
Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Retirement: Travelers matches your 401(k) contributions dollar-for-dollar up to your first 5% of eligible pay, subject to an annual maximum.
- 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.
- Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved.
Company Overview
Travelers provides insurance coverage to protect the things that are important to you – your home, your car, your valuables and your business. It was founded in 1853, and is headquartered in New York, New York, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.travelers.com.