Financial Analyst - Commercial Surety

Travelers; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Travelers seeks an Associate Account Executive in Vancouver to manage underwriting for Commercial Surety products. This role requires strong relationship-building skills, risk assessment capabilities, and a finance-related degree. Competitive benefits include health insurance from day one and generous paid time off, making it a great opportunity for growth in the insurance industry.

Benefits

Health Insurance

Retirement matching program

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Wellness Program

Volunteer Encouragement initiatives

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of finance-related or insurance underwriting experience.
• Associateship of Canadian Surety Bonding designation is preferred.
• Experience interacting with brokers.

Responsibilities

• Underwrite and negotiate customer accounts to minimize risk.
• Develop and maintain relationships with brokers to promote products.
• Identify new business opportunities through consultative marketing.

Skills

Critical thinking

Financial acumen

Relationship building

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance-related discipline

Job description

Who Are We?

Solid reputation, passionate people and endless opportunities. That’s Travelers. Our superior financial strength and consistent record of strong operating returns mean security for our customers – and opportunities for our employees. You will find Travelers to be full of energy and a workplace in which you truly can make a difference.

Job Category Underwriting Target Openings 1 What Is the Opportunity? The Bond & Specialty Insurance (B&SI) group at Travelers provides a broad array of competitive management liability, professional liability and surety products and coverages to businesses of all sizes. This Associate Account Executive (AAE), Bond & SI role will partner with brokers to provide Commercial Surety, coverage for new and renewal business based on customers' needs. As an AAE, you are decisive, detail-oriented, and are learning how to build relationships internally and externally to drive results. You are developing the ability to assess risk and promote our products, which will contribute to the profitability and success of Travelers.What Will You Do?

• Responsible for the profitability, growth, and retention of an assigned book of business through knowledge and understanding of Travelers risk appetite to make appropriate decisions within own underwriting authority.
• Underwrite and negotiate customer accounts to minimize risk and maximize profitability.
• Develop and maintain relationships with internal partners within the business unit and across the enterprise to create sales plans and identify cross-selling opportunities.
• Develop relationships with external partners by regularly meeting with brokers to market and promote 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 sales plans to ensure retention and new business targets are met.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have?

• Bachelor’s degree in a finance-related discipline
• One to three years of finance-related experience or management liability, professional liability and/or surety underwriting experience
• Knowledge of management liability, professional liability and/or surety products, the regulatory environment, and the local insurance market
• Relevant experience interacting with brokers
• Associateship of Canadian Surety Bonding designation
• Financial acumen, including the ability to understand financial statements and client’s loss history
• Critical thinking skills with the ability to identify routine underwriting, marketing or financial challenges and analyze available information to make decisions in alignment with our risk appetite

What is a Must Have?

• One year of finance-related experience or relevant insurance or underwriting experience
• Valid driver’s license or alternative means of transportation
• Travel 10-25% of time

What Is in It for You?

• Health Insurance:Employees and their eligible family members – including spouses, partners, and children – are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment.
• Retirement:Travelers provides a core contribution of 3% of your total eligible earnings to your Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (“DPSP”). Travelers also matches your savings plan contribution dollar-for-dollar up to 5% of base pay.
• Paid Time Off:Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off (“PTO”) annually, plus the opportunity to purchase additional days to allow for up to a total of 36 PTO days per year. You will also receive twelve paid company Holidays.
• Wellness Program:The Travelers wellness program is comprised of tools, discounts and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals and caregiving needs. In addition, our mental health program provides access to free professional counseling services, health coaching and other resources to 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 program 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.

We are committed to providing accommodation to persons with disabilities. If you require accommodation during the recruitment or interview process we will work with you to accommodate your needs.

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.

To learn more about our comprehensive benefit programs please visit http://careers.travelers.com/life-at-travelers/benefits/ .