Claim Team Manager - Professional Lines & Financial Lines

Who Are We? Before applying for this role, please read the following information about this opportunity found below. 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. Target Openings 1 What Is the Opportunity? Travelers Europe is looking for a Claims Team Manager for our Bond & Speciality Insurance team! You will be responsible for leading a team of 6 highly trained and high-performance Senior Claim Professionals who handle Professional & Financial lines claims, including PI, D&O, FI and Transactional Liability/W&I matters. This role will be key to the successful operation of the claims handling function as we continue to enhance our claim propositions both internally and externally. Key elements for the role are: - Capable of coaching and developing people's careers to ensure that they can deliver to the limit of their abilities. - Excellent communication skills ensuring that all team members understand the vision of the company and how their role will contribute to long term success. - A track record of objectively assessing performance, identifying opportunities and successfully delivering tailored performance improvement strategies. - Ability to leverage data to ensure that decisions are being made using accurate and relevant information. 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? Build and maintain a high-performance team. Help to create an environment that values and rewards our people’s engagement in our culture. Hold individuals to account, ensuring transparency and accountability. Implement the overall claim strategy for delivering a right touch claim service. Be an integral part of a continuous improvement environment seeking out opportunities to evolve our value propositions. Maintain partnerships across the organisation and be able to influence senior leaders, be open to change and comfortable operating in an environment of continuous improvement. You should be flexible, anticipate department needs ensuring that your team is connected to the goals of the organisation. Provide direction and effectively lead by example to ensure that your team are energised to deliver success. Perform other duties as assigned. What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have? Experience of change management is a distinct advantage. Experience of managing performance improvement programmes What is a Must Have? Experience in Claim handling and or the management of Claim handling as a service. General knowledge of using metrics and KPIs to deliver successful outcomes. General knowledge and experience in engaging with business stakeholders and building successful strategies. Thorough knowledge of and experience in the handling Claim processes and procedures. Experience in managing teams. 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. 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/. 0