Underwriter - Hull & War

The Travelers Indemnity Company; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

Retirement contributions

Minimum of 25 days holiday entitlement

Wellness Programme

Volunteer Encouragement programme

Job summary

The Travelers Indemnity Company is looking for an Underwriter to join their Hull & War team in Greater London. This role is ideal for brokers wanting to transition into underwriting or experienced Hull underwriters seeking new challenges. The position involves managing a diverse portfolio and developing relationships in the Lloyd's market.

Employees have the option to work on a hybrid basis, contributing to profitability and growth while adhering to company policies. Ideal candidates will have prior London Market insurance experience and be working towards ACII qualification.

Qualifications

• Experience within the Lloyd's market with an understanding of impacts.
• Proven Hull and War underwriting experience.
• Demonstrated ability in making quoting and pricing decisions.
• Intermediate knowledge of finance and accounting principles.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to profitability, growth, and retention of the Line of Business.
• Ensure business written complies with policies and procedures.
• Research and identify target business and competitors.
• Enter quotes and manage regulatory reporting accurately.
• Monitor market factors for new opportunities.
• Build productive relationships with agents, brokers, and customers.

Skills

Lloyd's market experience

Hull and War Underwriting

Judgment and decision making

Relationship management

Analytical thinking/financial acumen

Product/Technical knowledge

Business perspective

Education

Secondary level education or equivalent

ACII qualification (in progress)

Job description

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. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it.

What Is the Opportunity?

We’ve got a great opportunity for an Underwriter to join our Hull & War team. If you're a broker looking to get into underwriting or an experienced Hull underwriter ready for your next challenge, this role will offer you the opportunity to work on a broad and diverse portfolio, as part of a growing Marine account. You’ll be responsible for building and developing broker relationships in the Lloyds market, taking ownership of new business and renewals across the entire portfolio.

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?

• Contribute to the overall profitability, growth and retention of the Line of Business line and consistency of all related underwriting initiatives.
• Ensure that business is written in accordance with the Company's policies, procedures and controls (including audit requirements) at all times, and adheres to Lloyds Underwriting Management Standards ensuring business is only accepted in accordance with: individual underwriting authority and, where relevant, with approval under the Lloyds Individual Registration Byelaw and the Unit's business plan for the relevant year.
• Support the development of assigned Line of Business and services such as researching and identifying target business, competitor information, industry and economic factors across the business.
• Utilise appropriate systems to accurately enter quotes, risks and endorsements, so as to ensure correct management, statistical and regulatory reporting.
• May gather data and prepare reports to support the professional execution of corporate/business underwriting policies/standards.
• Monitor market factors and world affairs as part of research and development of new opportunities.
• Promote Travelers Line of Business, distribution strategy and philosophy and provide guidance on the Company's underwriting philosophy, procedures and requirements by building strong partnerships with Agents, Brokers and Customers.
• Provide guidance, mentoring and coaching to others as appropriate.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have?

• Experience within the Lloyd's market, with a basic understanding of the internal and external factors which impact the market.
• Hull and War Underwriting experience.
• Able to demonstrate emerging technical proficiency and application of knowledge commensurate to your underwriting authority.
• Able to make sound quoting and pricing decisions that are in the Company's best interests.
• Intermediate knowledge and ability in respect of judgment, decision making, communication and strong teamwork.
• Demonstrates Intermediate knowledge and experience in respect of Relationship Management: Seeks out, builds, fosters and maintains productive relationships or alliances to meet goals and achieve objectives.
• Demonstrates Intermediate knowledge and experience in respect of Analytical Thinking/Financial Acumen: Identifies current or future problems or opportunities, analyses, synthesises and compares information to understand issues, identifies cause/effect relationships, and explores alternatives to support sound decision making.
• Utilises understanding of finance and accounting principles to identify the impact of responsible underwriting decisions on the overall profitability of the business.
• Demonstrates Intermediate knowledge and experience in respect of Product/Technical: Demonstrates technical proficiency and application of knowledge commensurate to his/her underwriting authority.
• Demonstrates Intermediate knowledge and experience in respect of Business Perspective: Uses knowledge of internal and external factors that impact the Lloyd's Market to make decisions.
• Expected to be studying towards ACII qualification.

What is a Must Have?

• Previous London Market insurance experience in either an underwriting or broker capacity.
• Secondary level education or equivalent.

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.

Travelers reserves the right to fill this position at a level above or below the level included in this posting.