AVP Business Center, Select Field Underwriting

Travelers • Walnut Creek, CA

6d • $161,400 - $266,300

About The Position

The Business Insurance Business Centers centrally underwrite and negotiate renewal and new business for eligible accounts across the low to mid-sized range in Business Insurance (BI). As an Underwriting AVP, BI Business Center, you are an integral leader within a Business Center. Using your deep industry expertise, you will lead a team of Business Center leaders to ensure underwriting and sales practices are in alignment with business objectives. Additionally, you will closely partner with leaders across BI on the development and implementation of business strategies.

Requirements

• Six years of underwriting experience.
• Two years of people management experience.

Nice To Haves

• Ten or more years of property and casualty industry experience, preferably in underwriting.
• Six or more years of people management experience.
• Strong knowledge of underwriting and agency relationship management.
• Strong knowledge of Business Center operations and key financial drivers affecting regional and local office performance.
• Ability to influence and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to achieve business goals.
• Ability to develop a team of leaders and to lead by example.
• Ability to develop, communicate, and execute a business strategy.
• Ability to leverage data and analytics to drive team and overall business performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coach a team of underwriting leaders across multiple regions/business units, providing ongoing strategic direction to enhance underwriting and sales effectiveness to achieve business objectives.
• Closely partner with BI leadership (field and home office) to craft and implement business strategies over multiple regions/business units, taking ownership of overall results and employee engagement.
• Take responsibility for identifying trends in underwriting quality and effectiveness across your organization and empower your underwriting leadership team to enact action plans to address quality issues.
• Utilize your advanced industry expertise on the most complex and challenging Collaborative Underwriting Review Evaluations (CUREs)/business issues and leverage learnings to drive improvements in underwriting knowledge and execution across the Business Center.
• Oversee distributor engagement across multiple underwriting teams, ensuring that new business, rate, retention, and profit goals are achieved. Engage with sales partners and field underwriting to refine and execute sales processes as well as capitalize upon market opportunities. Address escalated agency concerns, as needed.
• In close coordination with BI underwriting leadership, develop and lead various strategic initiatives that span multiple regions and/or business units within the Business Center.
• Provide strategic direction and support for a large group of underwriters and underwriting leaders, taking responsibility for sourcing, developing talent, coaching, training, and performance management.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Health Insurance: Employees and their eligible family members – including spouses, domestic partners, and children – are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment.
• Retirement: Travelers matches your 401(k) contributions dollar-for-dollar up to your first 5% of eligible pay, subject to an annual maximum. If you have student loan debt, you can enroll in the Paying it Forward Savings Program. When you make a payment toward your student loan, Travelers will make an annual contribution into your 401(k) account. You are also eligible for a Pension Plan that is 100% funded by Travelers.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed