Development Underwriter (Commercial Insurance)

Business Insurance helps companies in the UK and Ireland identify, prepare for and mitigate risks by offering a broad array of industry-specific, combined property and casualty insurance solutions to customers. This includes SME solutions traded directly, Commercial Accounts traded via brokers, and Corporate Solutions to FTSE 350 Risk Managed companies. We are looking for a Development Underwriter to join our Birmingham Branch, proactively managing the submissions, quotes and binds for new business and delivering against target quote and conversion ratios. Your ability to independently assess moderately complex risks, negotiate terms, and sell our products in challenging markets will contribute to the sustainable profitability and success of Travelers. Manage the profitability, growth, and retention of an assigned book of business primarily comprised of moderate to complex accounts across all our products. Underwrite and skillfully negotiate moderate to complex risks to minimise risk and maximise profitability, including Mid Term Adjustments (MTAs). Proactively manage your portfolio, ensuring key performance indicators are consistently achieved and you actively target new business and retention. Identify and take corrective action based on individual risk characteristics identified through Portfolio Management to actively manage your portfolio of risks. Identify and capture opportunities to write additional lines of business using knowledge of products, risk characteristics and appetite. Proactively utilise various technology platforms to quote and bind risk efficiently. Prepare, lead and present Underwriting Reviews for individual policies or portfolios/schemes and manage action points. 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 brokers by phone, email or other communication channels 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 meetings.