At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead underwriting strategies and mentor teams while building strong broker relationships.
- Company: Join Travelers, a top property casualty insurer with a culture of innovation.
- Benefits: Enjoy private medical insurance, generous holiday entitlement, and a wellness programme.
- Other info: Flexible hybrid work model and excellent career growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a collaborative environment while developing your leadership skills.
- Qualifications: ACII qualification and advanced experience in Property & Casualty Underwriting required.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 75000 £ per year.
Who We Are
We take 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 for over 170 years.
Join us to discover a culture rooted in innovation, collaboration, and a passion for creating lasting value.
Opportunity
We are looking for a technically strong Casualty specialist to join our Business Insurance Underwriting Office team as a Regional Underwriting Officer.
In this role you will work with internal underwriting teams to manage and implement underwriting standards across the UK, build strong relationships, and act as a technical referral point.
You will also coach and develop underwriting knowledge, support colleagues through training, courses, and technical guidance.
Travelers Europe offers flexibility for employees who wish to work on a hybrid basis: full‑time employees work three days a week in the office and two days at home (or a pro‑rated schedule for part‑time employees).
This policy may be changed at the company's discretion.
- Target Openings
- What Will You Do
- Implement and participate in the development of long‑ and short‑term underwriting strategies to position BI Retail and regionally traded products in the right markets.
- Ensure underwriting controls, including cures and audit, are taken and acted upon promptly.
- Serve as an adviser and referral point to achieve responsible product development that aligns with profit, growth, and retention strategies.
- Participate in strategic business planning for BI Retail & Small Business, both regionally and nationally.
- Assist with the development and leveraging of broker/client relationships.
- Work tactically with brokers to ensure they understand BI Retail goals and objectives.
- Provide underwriting leadership at regular regional meetings.
- Develop and apply monitoring standards to assess underwriting results and propose solutions.
- Analyse local market needs and trends and provide competitor information to product and portfolio management.
- Mentor and coach underwriting staff to achieve production, standards, and profitability.
- Maintain relationships with internal resources (Risk Control, Claims, Operations, etc.).
- Undertake any other reasonable duties.
- Ideal Candidate
- Bachelor’s degree or higher.
- Proven track record of leading others at a senior underwriting level.
- Advanced proficiency in organisational, financial, communication, collaboration, presentation, networking, risk selection, and analytical thinking.
- Leadership competencies in change management, strategic planning, decision making, results orientation, influencing, power, business perspective, risk taking, innovation, and navigating the organisation.
- Leadership skills in forging synergy, developing employees, building collaboration, communicating, leveraging differences, participative management, and leading staff.
- Leadership strengths in openness to influence, flexibility, demonstrating stature, self‑awareness, credibility, and learning opportunities.
- ACII qualification.
- Must Have
- ACII qualification.
- Advanced experience in Property & Casualty Underwriting.
Benefits
- Private Medical Insurance: single cover provided upon commencement, with optional dependence cover at your expense.
- Retirement: core company contribution to your pension plan, with increased contribution for voluntary employee contributions.
- Holiday Entitlement: minimum 25 days per year, purchaseable up to a total of 35.
- Wellness Programme: tools, discounts, and resources, including free professional counseling services.
- Volunteer Encouragement: Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards programme to support charitable giving.
- 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.
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Regional Underwriting Officer in Manchester employer: Travelers Europe
Travelers is an exceptional employer that prioritises the well-being of its employees, offering a supportive work culture rooted in innovation and collaboration. With flexible hybrid work arrangements, comprehensive benefits including private medical insurance, generous holiday entitlement, and a wellness programme, employees are empowered to thrive both personally and professionally. The London, Redhill, or Dublin offices provide a vibrant environment for growth, making it an ideal place for those seeking meaningful and rewarding careers in the actuarial field.
