Senior Development Underwriter - Property & Casualty

Senior Development Underwriter – Property & Casualty

Travelers Europe is a leading business insurance firm helping companies in the UK and Ireland to identify, prepare for and mitigate risks with a broad array of industry‑specific property and casualty solutions.

We are looking for a Senior Development Underwriter to join our London Branch, where you\’ll manage and build relationships with brokers, handle submissions, quotes and bindings for new business, and meet target quote and conversion metrics.

Responsibilities

• 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 negotiate moderate to complex risks to minimise risk and maximise profitability, including Mid‑Term Adjustments (MTAs).
• Proactively manage your portfolio, ensuring KPIs are consistently achieved and actively target new business and retention.
• Identify and take corrective action based on individual risk characteristics identified through portfolio management.
• Identify and capture opportunities to write additional lines of business using product, risk characteristic and appetite knowledge.
• Utilise technology platforms to quote and bind risk efficiently.
• Prepare, lead and present underwriting reviews for policies or portfolios/schemes and manage action points.
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with internal partners and across the enterprise to identify cross‑selling opportunities.
• Foster relationships with brokers by phone, email or other channels to market and sell Travelers products, travelling to meetings as required.
• Develop and execute pipeline plans and support the renewal team in retaining business that aligns with sales plans.
• Train and mentor less experienced underwriters and support junior team members, including referrals.

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Business Development

Industries

Insurance

Location

London, England, United Kingdom

Travelers Europe currently offers flexibility to employees who wish to work on a hybrid basis in accordance with our Hybrid Work Arrangements Policy. This entails full‑time employees working three days a week in the office and two days at home (or pro‑rata for part‑time employees). This policy may be changed at the Company’s discretion.