Underwriting Director - Construction Surety

Underwriting Director, Construction Surety

Travelers is seeking a collaborative and analytical individual with underwriting expertise to join the Construction Surety Home Office Underwriting team. This dynamic group is responsible for partnering with our underwriting Field organization to evaluate and manage complex risks, ensure compliance with company policies and underwriting guidelines, and support business strategies through detailed financial and contractual analysis. The Construction Surety team works with the Field organization to underwrite large surety programs and bonds, providing value to contractors while building and sustaining strong relationships with both contractors and producers.

As an Underwriting Director, Construction Surety, you possess expert underwriting knowledge and will independently partner with the Field and Home Office organizations to drive and influence the execution of business unit strategy. By leveraging your expertise to educate underwriters, lead over-authority reviews, and drive the successful execution of underwriting strategies, you will influence the overall profitability, growth, and retention of business for assigned regions.

What Will You Do?

• Execute and help develop underwriting strategies and practices in support of profitable growth objectives in partnership with the Construction Surety Field organization.
• Drive the profitable growth and retention of a book of business of increasing complexity through meticulous risk / financial analysis, contract reviews, collaboration with strategic support units, and sound decision making.
• Meet with Field partners, key distributors, and customers / insureds to foster relationships and engage in meaningful dialogue, both in person and virtually, to influence successful business outcomes. Develop value propositions for clients / agents.
• Lead collaborative underwriting execution and risk mitigation through individual risk over-authority reviews as well as through the evaluation of underwriting integrity.
• Identify and strengthen key underwriting capabilities through coaching and / or trainings while educating underwriters nationwide on strategy to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
• Monitor trends, emerging issues, and regional underwriting results for the Construction Surety book of business and partner with underwriting leadership to address findings.
• Lead and collaborate with cross-functional teams to contribute to and drive progress in key projects and assignments. Serve as a Construction Surety subject matter expert with other business units and enterprise partners, as appropriate.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

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What Is in It For You?

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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.