
Associate Account Executive/Underwriter - Management Liability
Travelers
West Des Moines, IA, US
Full-time, Hybrid
Posted Sep 09, 2025
Hybrid
About the role
Bond & Specialty Insurance provides management and professional liability insurance, as well as surety bonds to businesses and non-profit organizations of all sizes.
Responsibilities
- Manage the profitability, growth, and retention of a typically smaller assigned book of business.
- Underwrite and negotiate routine customer accounts to minimize risk and maximize profitability.
- Partner with leadership, execute business unit underwriting strategies across your book of business to achieve profit and growth objectives.
- 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 external partners by regularly meeting in person with agents and brokers to market and sell Travelers products with a goal of writing and retaining accounts consistent with our risk appetite.
- Identify and capture new business opportunities using consultative marketing and sales skills.
- Execute agency, region, and group sales plans with guidance from management.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Applicable professional experience.
- Bachelor’s degree.
- One to three years of applicable underwriting experience.
- Working knowledge of products, the regulatory environment, and local market conditions.
- Critical thinking skills with the ability to underwrite, market products, identify financial challenges, and analyze available information to make decisions in alignment with our risk appetite.
- Communication skills with the ability to negotiate with agents and brokers.
Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Retirement
- Paid Time Off
- Wellness Program
- Volunteer Encouragement
About the Company
Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That’s the Travelers Promise.
Job Details
Salary Range
$68,600 - $113,000/yearly
Location
West Des Moines, IA, US
Employment Type
Full-time, Hybrid
Original Posting
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