About the position
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. This role is part of the Commercial Surety team which provides surety bonds for individuals and businesses of all sizes both domestically and internationally. In the role, the Commercial Surety team member works in a fast-paced environment with a local and national team to build client, agent, and broker relationships, evaluate and price risk through financial and contractual underwriting, and offer surety product line solutions to our agents and customers. The Account Executive Officer (AEO) will partner with agents and brokers to provide insurance or surety solutions to customers. An AEO will analyze and evaluate risk to achieve business goals within an assigned book of business. This role is seen as a technical resource. As an AEO, you are decisive, detail-oriented, and know how to build relationships internally and externally and negotiate terms to drive results. Your ability to independently assess complex risk, negotiate terms, and sell our products in challenging markets will contribute to the profitability and success of Travelers.
Responsibilities
- Manage the profitability, growth, and retention of an assigned book of business primarily comprised of moderately to highly complex accounts.
- Underwrite and skillfully negotiate complex customer accounts to minimize risk and maximize profitability.
- 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.
- Identify and capture new business opportunities using consultative marketing and sales skills.
- Develop and execute individual agency sales plans that align with region/group sales plans to drive team success.
- Train and mentor less experienced underwriters.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree.
- Five to eight years of applicable underwriting experience.
- Deep knowledge of products, working knowledge of the regulatory environment, and of local insurance and surety markets.
- Strong 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.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to successfully negotiate in difficult situations with agents and brokers.
- Experience coaching and mentoring others.
Nice-to-haves
- Four years of underwriting, product knowledge, financial analysis, or risk assessment experience.
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.
