Management Liability Underwriter​/Outside Sales; Associate Account Executive

Job Category

Underwriting

The annual base salary range for this position is a nationwide market range representing a broad range of salaries for this role across the country. The actual salary will be determined by factors such as scope, complexity, location, skills, education, training, credentials, experience, and other conditions of employment. Employees are also eligible for performance-based cash incentive awards.

Salary Range: $70,400.00 – $

Bond & Specialty Insurance provides management and professional liability insurance, as well as surety bonds, to businesses and non-profit organizations of all sizes. As an underwriter in the Private & Non-Profit Liability team, you will evaluate and analyze financial and business risk, build relationships, and negotiate and sell solutions with clients, agents, and brokers. The team works in a fast-paced environment analyzing complex data related to financial performance, industry exposure, economic exposure, and risk management practices.

Coverages include Directors and Officers Liability, Employment Practices Liability, Fiduciary Liability, Cyber Risk, Kidnap and Ransom, Crime, Identity Fraud, and Expense Reimbursement.

• 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 to 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, aiming to write and retain accounts consistent with our risk appetite.
• Travel to meetings with external partners as required.
• 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.

• 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 and negotiation skills for dealing with agents and brokers.

One year of related professional experience.

• Health Insurance:
  Employees and their eligible family members – including spouses, domestic partners, and children – are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment.
• Retirement:
  Travelers matches your 401(k) contributions dollar‑for‑dollar up to your first 5% of eligible pay, subject to an annual maximum. If you have student loan debt, you can enroll in the Paying it Forward Savings Program;
  Travelers will contribute annually to your 401(k) account. You are also eligible for a Pension Plan that is 100% funded by Travelers.
• Paid Time Off: 20 days PTO annually plus nine paid company holidays.
• Wellness Program:
  Tools, discounts, and resources to empower you to achieve your wellness goals, along with access to free professional counseling services, health coaching, and other resources to support daily life needs.
• Volunteer Encouragement:
  Travelers encourages employees to give back through a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program.

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. In accordance with local law, candidates seeking employment in Colorado are not required to disclose dates of attendance at or graduation from educational institutions. If you have specific questions regarding the physical requirements of this role, please contact us so we may assist you.