Underwriting Data Insights 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.

What Is the Opportunity? We are currently recruiting for an Underwriting Data Insights Analyst to join our London team on a permanent basis. At Travelers, our Portfolio Analytics teams leverage data, analytics, and business expertise to uncover actionable insights and help shape strategy. As an Underwriting Data Insights Analyst, you will use data-driven analysis to quantify insights and identify opportunities, whilst reporting, monitoring, and evaluating key trends. You will be responsible for communicating results effectively across a range of stakeholders and building strong relationships across multiple business and functional areas.

We are seeking a candidate with a strong understanding of insurance KPIs, along with experience in data visualisation tools such as Qlik or Power BI. You should have experience working with diverse data sources using analytics platforms or programming languages such as SAS, SQL, or Python, together with advanced knowledge of Excel. Experience applying AI in a professional capacity would also be highly beneficial.

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.

What Will You Do?

• Analyse data to identify business trends and translate insights into business value.
• Projects including unpicking legacy data cleansing and garnering insight particularly segmenting our book to ensure we select the optimal business mix.
• Work with cross functional teams on varying business initiatives.
• Use data visualization to communicate the business story, and recommend solutions.
• Support business intelligence with Proofs of Concept by leveraging knowledge of legacy systems and understanding what frontend Underwriters need to know.
• Work with multi-level dimensional data towards the ultimate design required to meet business requests.
• Complete reconciliations and validation tests to ensure results are accurate and understand potential issues with current processed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have?

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics), Economics, Business, or related.
• Solid analytics or related experience working in the insurance industry.
• Experience using data visualisation tools.
• Knowledge of descriptive and diagnostic analytic processes, including multi-variate analysis, data quality, data reporting, and data retrieval.
• Ability to effectively communicate and present technical data and trends impacting the business.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with business partners and develop productive professional relationships.
• Awareness and adherence to established data management practices and standards.
• Solution focused attitude is a must.

What is a Must Have? Previous business analytics experience required.

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 counseling 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.