Practice Lead - Public Sector

Travelers; Redhill; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance company is seeking a dynamic leader for a specialist role within their Public Sector team. The ideal candidate will have a background in underwriting and possess strong leadership capabilities to oversee operations and profitability. This position offers the chance to make a significant impact in developing growth strategies and ensuring exceptional service delivery.

Benefits

Private Medical Insurance

Company Pension Contribution

Minimum 25 Days Holiday

Wellness Programme

Volunteer Encouragement Programs

Qualifications

• Extensive business leadership and underwriting experience required.
• Strong industry knowledge, especially in public sector insurance preferred.
• Proven track record in managing a business P&L.

Responsibilities

• Drive profitability through strategic underwriting and marketing.
• Build and develop team relationships with brokers.
• Manage portfolio profitability and execute growth strategies.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Negotiation

Decision-making

Analytical Thinking

Education

Degree-level education

ACII qualification

Job description

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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 160 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it.

Job Category

Underwriting

Target Openings

1

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 160 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it.

Job Category

Underwriting

Target Openings

1

What Is the Opportunity?

Are you an ambitious leader with a keen interest in, and passion for, the Public Sector? If so, we have a fantastic opportunity for you to drive a specialist culture, develop and implement our progressive growth plans, and take responsibility for the Public Sector and Transport P&L.

Although not essential, our ideal candidate will have experience in Public Sector Insurance. However, what is very important is your expertise in leading and developing teams and driving a portfolio strategy.

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.

Primary Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Profitability.
• In accordance with product leadership, executes long and short-term business and underwriting strategies to effectively achieve profit and growth objectives for the assigned area.
• Participates in the development of strategic business planning activities designed to increase the presence of the business unit in the market; retain the appropriate mix of business; and achieve overall growth and profit objectives.
• Monitors portfolio profitability and achievement to plan on an ongoing basis via relevant management information (MI) and general production highlights MI templates.
• Participates in the establishment of underwriting and marketing strategies and standards that reflect market competitive conditions and, at the same time, meet Travelers' growth and profit goals.
• Marketing/Underwriting.
• Directs all marketing and underwriting activities to ensure that production and underwriting objectives with respect to profitability are achieved. Responsibilities include:
• Meeting with broker personnel to maintain and develop positive and productive relationships.
• Ensuring contractual commitments are met and production opportunities are maximized.
• Representing the company and underwriting strategy in the area to brokers, employees, and the community.
• Working with other business units to support market presentation objectives and seek cross-sell opportunities.
• Leading the team.
• Acts as the business leader, managing the delivery of excellent customer and broker service.
• Develops and maintains effective relationships with other Travelers resources (Distribution, Risk Control, Claim, Operations, etc.) to ensure service delivery to clients.
• Hires, develops, and retains excellent staff through inclusive leadership to support profit, growth, and expense management goals.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Extensive business leadership, industry knowledge, and/or underwriting and sales experience in the area of expertise required.

Education, Work Experience, & Knowledge

• ACII qualification preferred.
• Degree-level education preferred.
• Thorough knowledge of underwriting and sales within a business insurance environment preferred.
• Strong relationships with brokers in the relevant segment preferred.
• Effective communication, negotiation, leadership, and decision-making skills required.
• Advanced influencing, interpersonal, and leadership skills required.
• Strong technical underwriting and product knowledge, with strategic planning ability required.
• Understanding of running a business P&L, building strategies, and executing them required.

Job Specific Technical Skills & Competencies

• Intermediate proficiency in analytical thinking, judgment, decision making, communication, teamwork, and customer focus skills.

What Is in It for You?

• Private Medical Insurance: Single cover upon employment, with options to add dependents at your expense.
• Retirement: Company contribution to your Pension Plan, with additional contributions if you choose to contribute.
• Holiday Entitlement: Starting with a minimum of 25 days, with options to purchase additional days up to 35 days per year.
• Wellness Programme: Tools, discounts, and resources for wellness and mental health support.
• Volunteer Encouragement: Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards programs to support community involvement.

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.