Assistant Underwriting Portfolio Analyst

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 170 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.

What Is the Opportunity? We are looking for an Assistant Underwriting Portfolio Analyst to join our team in London. In this role, you will be working with data sets and using a suite of dashboards to generate regular and ad‑hoc reports. We are keen to hear from candidates with an interest in AI and emerging technology, a STEM background, early careers apprenticeship experience, or strong Maths A‑level results. These are preferred but not a pre‑requisite for the role. A genuine enthusiasm for learning and developing is just as important to us as technical experience. We are looking for individuals who are keen to build a career in insurance.

What Will You Do?

• Portfolio reviews – Assist in the delivery of quarterly and annual review packs across all planning lines, ensuring consistent formatting, accurate data, and clear insight. You’ll help track actions, support underwriters through the review process, and highlight emerging trends.
• Portfolio analysis – Support portfolio deep dives by joining meetings with underwriters to understand their book and working alongside other analysts as they lead the process. You’ll bring together various data sources, sense‑check findings with other stakeholders, and help deliver final PowerPoint packs. You’ll contribute to monitoring execution against agreed strategy and collaborate with operations to embed any required changes – such as data corrections or classification updates – into Travelers’ systems.
• Stakeholder collaboration – Support senior analysts in the team and develop strong working relationships with underwriters, actuaries, operations, and distribution teams. You’ll support planning line managers and portfolio leads with performance management activity, helping to coordinate competing priorities and keep stakeholders informed on timelines.
• MI and reporting – Help provide the regular management information the business relies on, bridging gaps while automated reporting is developed. You’ll support the transition of ongoing reporting responsibilities to business intelligence, helping to validate new outputs and improve existing ones.
• Ad‑hoc analysis – Contribute to one‑off requests from underwriters and the underwriting office – such as line‑size reviews, custom data cuts, portfolio mix analysis, and quote analysis – producing accurate, evidence‑based conclusions.
• Data manipulation – Analyse external data and help apply it to Travelers’ strategy. Bring together various datasets into clean, easy‑to‑use databases, assessing their usefulness and accuracy. Use AI tools to streamline manual tasks where appropriate. Carry out other duties as needed.

Be Committed, Be Connected, Be Creative and Be Commercial – these are the values we are passionate about. Understanding and embracing our values will shape your success and contribute to making Travelers Europe a great place to work.

What will our ideal candidate have?

• A STEM degree (or equivalent) with a strong foundation in analytical thinking.
• A strong Maths A‑level is equally valued.
• You may be coming from an early careers apprenticeship and are now looking to build a long‑term career in insurance.
• Excellent communication and analytical skills, with strong numeracy and a confident grasp of Excel and PowerPoint.
• Some experience with a coding language such as SQL or Python.
• A genuine interest in AI and how emerging technology can enhance data analysis.
• Eagerness to learn and develop in this space.
• Keen to grow within insurance.
• Collaborative, curious, and proactive in sharing insights and ideas with the wider team.

What is a Must Have?

• Good knowledge of the local insurance marketplace gained in previous experience in the industry either in underwriting or portfolio analytics.

What Is in It for You?

• Private Medical Insurance: On commencement of employment you are eligible for single cover provided by Travelers, with the option to add cover for your dependents at your expense through payroll deduction.
• Retirement: Travelers will make a core contribution of a percentage of salary to your Pension Plan. Additionally, if you decide to contribute to the plan you will receive an increased company contribution.
• Holiday Entitlement: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 25 days holiday entitlement annually, plus the opportunity to purchase additional days to allow for up to a total of 35 holidays per year.
• Wellness Programme: The Travelers wellness programme is comprised of tools, discounts and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals and caregiving needs. In addition our mental health programme provides access to free professional counselling services and other resources that 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 programme that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice.

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 are a candidate and have specific 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.