Underwriting Officer - SME

Travelers; Cavan; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

Pension Plan

25 days holiday + buy up to 35

Wellness programme

Volunteer programme

Job summary

Travelers Europe seeks a commercially minded SME Underwriting Officer to join the BI SME team, focusing on accelerating growth through our eTrade channel and delegated authority. You will work with the Chief Underwriting Officer to manage appetite, maintain robust controls, and drive portfolio governance for profitability, retention and growth across Europe.

This role offers hybrid working with three days in the office and two at home, and the chance to influence underwriting strategy across our

Qualifications

• Advanced underwriting knowledge of products and risk assessment.
• Experience with property and casualty insurance.
• Commercial underwriting experience with SME focus.

Responsibilities

• Aid in developing national underwriting strategies to support profit and growth.
• Evaluate underwriter proficiency and underwriting quality.
• Support actuarial reporting of key performance metrics.
• Develop underwriting capabilities and coach teams on strategy and guidelines.
• Monitor trends and underwriting results for the countrywide book of business.
• Support SME projects as needed (Retail & Wholesale).
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Underwriting expertise

SME underwriting

Delegated authority

Portfolio management

Strong communication

CII qualification

Education

CII qualification

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.

Job Category

Underwriting

Target Openings

1

What Is the Opportunity?

Business Insurance, Small/Medium Enterprises (BI SME) provides Property and Casualty insurance for Small to Medium sized businesses through our Broker networks and deals with high volume eTrade Insurance.
As an SME Underwriting Officer, BI, you possess underwriting expertise and are a member of the BI underwriting team.

We are looking for a commercially minded and analytically driven Underwriting Officer to join our Underwriting Office team managing the SME book of business, with a particular focus on accelerating growth through our eTrade channel. You will bring strong traditional SME underwriting expertise alongside experience in delegated authority, using your technical knowledge and strategic mindset to shape and influence portfolio performance across the full distribution landscape.

In this role, you will work closely with the Chief Underwriting Officer to manage appetite, maintain robust underwriting controls, and drive the execution of our European growth strategy. You will play a central role in defining how we write business, leading portfolio oversight and governance, and ensuring that profitability, retention, and growth objectives are delivered with discipline and purpose.

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?

• Aid in assessing, recommending, and implementing national underwriting strategies and practices in support of profit and growth objectives.
• Support successful underwriting execution through individual risk and/or portfolio CUREs as well as through the evaluation of underwriter proficiency and underwriting quality.
• Support actuarial function in reporting key performance metrics to drive strategy.
• Contribute to the development of key underwriting capabilities and best practices through coaching and trainings while educating underwriters on strategy and guidelines to enhance efficiency and effectiveness countrywide.
• Assist in monitoring trends, emerging issues, and underwriting results for countrywide book of business. Partner with underwriting leadership to take action, as needed.
• Support SME project work such as Retail & Wholesale project where necessary.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have?

• Expert knowledge of products, the regulatory environment, and the local insurance market
• Knowledge of risk appetite and risk selection, both property and casualty-related products, as well as the regulatory environment and the national and local insurance marketplace.
• Strong critical thinking skills with the ability to proactively identify underwriting, marketing, or financial challenges and analyse available information to make timely decisions in alignment with risk appetite.
• Commercial underwriting experience with experience in property casualty insurance.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to lead and influence others.
• CII qualification

What is a Must Have?

• Advanced experience of underwriting, product knowledge, financial analysis, or risk assessment experience.

What Is in It for You?

• Private Medical Insuran** ce:**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.

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/.