Development Underwriter - Property & Casualty

Development Underwriter - Property & Casualty – Travelers Careers

• Manage the profitability, growth, and retention of an assigned book of business
• Underwrite and skillfully negotiate moderate risks to minimise risk and maximise profitability
• Proactively manage your portfolio, ensuring key performance indicators are consistently achieved
• Identify and take corrective action in collaboration with your Manager / Team on individual risk characteristics identified through Portfolio Management
• 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
• Provide input and support the presentation of Underwriting Reviews for individual policies or portfolios 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
• Develop and execute pipeline plans and support the renewal team in the retention of business that aligns with the team’s sales plans to drive success working in partnership with the sales team
• Train and mentor less experienced underwriters
• Support and collaboration for more junior members of the team, including referrals
• Perform other duties as assigned

• A Levels or similar qualification
• Good knowledge of products, the regulatory environment, and the local insurance market
• Analytical/Critical thinking: Good critical thinking skills with the ability to underwrite, market products, identify financial challenges, and analyse available information to make decisions in alignment with our risk appetite
• Communication/Influence: Communication skills with the ability to successfully negotiate with brokers
• Inclusion: Ability to work with people from different backgrounds, experiences, cultures, races, etc. and views those differences as assets to be leveraged to accomplish business goals and objectives
• Industry / Competitor Analysis: Review competitor press releases and industry trade press for helpful insights, linking key themes together
• Project Management: Participate in projects that involves analysis and the implementation of non-complex, routine business and regulatory changes relating to the enhancement, maintenance or introduction of new products

• Private Medical Insurance
• Retirement
• Holiday Entitlement
• Wellness Programme
• Volunteer Encouragement

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