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Location: CT-Hartford

Available Openings: 1

At Travelers, we-re committed to bringing our customers innovative insurance solutions that are in-synch with their ever-changing lives. We are constantly thinking ahead to determine how we can better meet the needs of our customers. That-s where you come in. As part of our Research & Modeling team, your work will help us shape tomorrow-s insurance industry.

We-re looking for talented individuals who have experience in managing research and modeling and want to work in a high-performance, cutting-edge environment. Our superior financial strength and consistent record of strong operating returns mean security for our customers and opportunities for our employees. Travelers is full of energy with unlimited rewards if you are driven and passionate about what you do.

The 2VP, Research is responsible for leading a team of technical professionals engaged in research, data mining and predictive modeling efforts. Through the work of this team, Travelers is able to identify profitable and unprofitable segments of the business for pricing, underwriting and marketing action. This position is also responsible for directing and managing the research team as they conduct exploratory research in concepts relatively new to the insurance industry, including lifecycle underwriting and lifetime value of a customer household. In this capacity, the 2VP, Research supports the achievement of profit, expense and business objectives of the business line.

PRIMARY DUTIES:

- Provide technical leadership to the team. Translate high-level business needs into appropriate analysis to deliver actionable results on a tight time frame.
- Build and manage a strong analytics team. In this capacity, define positions, interview and select team members, establish performance metrics, challenge, mentor and coach staff.
- Identify potential research areas and evaluate their usefulness.
- Secure sponsorship/support for high potential pay-off projects.
- Write detailed research reports for senior management review/action.
- Manage multiple projects and all phases of a project
- Assist in implementation of results of analysis. Assistance to include working with internal support staff (e.g., technology staff, business centers, product management unit, finance, etc.) to ensure results are available to the end user.
- Manage vendors [contracts, projects and performance]
- Carry out administrative responsibilities including budgeting and expense management

EDUCATION/COURSE OF STUDY:

- Data Mining/predictive modeling experience
- Advanced degree (Ph. D., MA, and/or MS) in Mathematics/Statistics//Physics/Actuarial/Engineering

WORK EXPERIENCE:

- Clearly demonstrates specific knowledge requirements related to research and analysis.
- Is action-oriented in approach to solving business problems.
- Demonstrate a high degree of trust through demonstrated personal integrity, ethics and a commitment to doing the right thing.
- Ability to proactively recognize opportunities to achieve the best results.
- Solid strength in research leadership skills. Ability to look at things in new and innovative ways to benefit the business and positively impact profitability and sales results.
- Ability to communicate, present ideas and give direction related to this function in a clear and effective manner.
- Able to create a positive working environment within unit. Seek out opportunities that further develop self and/or staff members with critical knowledge and skills. Set clear standards of performance, track, evaluate and effectively communicate feedback to others.
- Commitment to excellence in research.
- Ability to work independently.
- Tenacity - ability to persist in an environment resistant to

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Location: CT-Hartford

Available Openings: 1

Committed. Competitive. Constructing our Future.

That's Travelers. We are one of the leading insurance companies in the United States. Our superior financial strength and consistent record of strong operating returns mean security for our customers - and opportunities for our employees. You will find Travelers to be full of energy, and a workplace in which you truly can make a difference.

Claim Industry Lead

This Industry-Focused Claim Product Manager is an exciting opportunity for a multi-line claim professional to use his/her expertise to partner with the Middle Market -Industry Edge Product Management team to drive strategy and increase the overall effectiveness of the line of business.
You will play an integral role in the development of claim strategy and operating practices such that claim best serves each unique industry. In addition, the Claim Product Manager plays a critical role in the development and ongoing management of each industry program

PRIMARY DUTIES:
- Serve as a Claim Industry Lead to a portfolio of Middle Market industry specific businesses
involving Underwriting CURE and Operational Reviews
- Liaison for all claim issues in aligned portfolio
- Management information (MI) trending and product performance analyses
- Collaborate with System/MI for coding updates to cull out product performance trends
- Design and implement Claim workflow across industries
- Attend industry trade shows/industry meetings, develop industry-leading knowledge and competitor intelligence
- Provide coverage consultation as it relates to forms development
- Engage in Industry advocate teams Design and develop advocate teams across Claim
- Collaborate with Claim Legal on refining Industry expertise across Staff Counsel and Home Office Legal team
- Develop holistic claim approach to support the business beyond across the enterprise (General Liability ,WC, Auto, Property)

Claim Strategy:
- Develop and implement strategies to address and improve claim results.
- Collaborate with claim management, claim legal and other claim product areas to develop new resources to increase sales and productivity

Claim Practices & Field Support:
- Consult with and advise business management on new business process changes. Proactively stay abreast of industry, developments, changing trends and jurisdictional issues. Assists in industry analysis and benchmarking studies.
- Partner with product training resources and Claim University in the development and design of technical claim/leadership training strategies, programs and curriculum.
- Partner with field management, Claim Finance and Claim MI to assist in developing and executing a financial management and control strategy to limit financial risk associated with claim costs.
- Serve as a contact and technical resource to field and business partners on claim policy interpretation, coverage issues, settlement authority, extra contractual litigation, compliance and regulatory issues, program and/or procedural issues.
- Provide field claim management guidance on legislative, regulatory, and market conduct issues.

Requirements:

- Multi-Line Claims experience preferred
- Strong financial management and analysis skills
- Advanced knowledge of claim business, processes and systems
- Advanced knowledge of project management skills and protocols
- Ability to analyze, develop and present complex business strategies
- Strong business savvy and judgment skills
- 4 year degree preferred; masters a plus

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Location: CT-Hartford

Available Openings: 1

Committed. Competitive. Constructing our Future.

That's Travelers. We are one of the leading insurance companies in the United States. Our superior financial strength and consistent record of strong operating returns mean security for our customers - and opportunities for our employees. You will find Travelers to be full of energy, and a workplace in which you truly can make a difference.

SUMMARY:
The 2VP, Strategic Initiatives is responsible for leading a team of technical professionals engaged in research, data mining and predictive modeling efforts for our direct marketing area. Lead and manage a research team in conducting exploratory research in concepts relatively new to the insurance industry such as Lifecycle Underwriting, Lifetime Value of a customer household, etc. The focus of this team is to identify profitable and unprofitable segments of the business for pricing, underwriting and marketing action in this new and exciting distribution channel. In this capacity, supports the achievement of profit, expense and business objectives of the business line.

PRIMARY DUTIES:
-Provide technical leadership to the team. Translate high-level business needs into appropriate analysis to deliver actionable results on a tight time frame to senior business leaders
-Build and manage a strong analytics team. In this capacity, define positions, interview and select team members, establish performance metrics, challenge, mentor and coach staff.
-Identify potential research areas and evaluate their usefulness.
-Secure sponsorship/support for high potential pay-off projects.
-Write detailed research reports for senior management review/action.
-Manage multiple projects and all phases of a project
-Assist in implementation of results of analysis. Assistance to include working with internal support staff (e.g., technology staff, business centers, product management unit, finance, etc.) to ensure results are available to the end user.
-Manage vendors [contracts, projects and performance]
-Carry out administrative responsibilities including budgeting and expense management

EDUCATION/COURSE OF STUDY:
Advanced degree (Ph.D. or M.S) in a quantitative field preferred

WORK EXPERIENCE:
-10+ years of demonstrated successful modeling, research and leadership experience preferred
-Demonstrated ability in statistical modeling and data mining techniques as well as SAS, programming and other database software
-Clearly demonstrates specific knowledge requirements related to research and analysis.
-Is action-oriented in approach to solving business problems.
-Demonstrate a high degree of trust through demonstrated personal integrity, ethics and a commitment to doing the right thing.
-Ability to proactively recognize opportunities to achieve the best results.
-Ability to look at things in new and innovative ways to benefit the business and positively impact profitability and sales results.
-Ability to communicate, present ideas and give direction related to this function and other senior business executives in a clear and effective manner.
-Able to create a positive working environment within unit. Seek out opportunities that further develop self and/or staff members with critical knowledge and skills. Set clear standards of performance, track, evaluate and effectively communicate feedback to others.
-Commitment to excellence in research.
-Ability to work independently.
-Tenacity - ability to persist in an environment resistant to change

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Location: CT-Hartford

Available Openings: 1

Committed. Competitive. Constructing our Future.

That's Travelers. We are one of the leading insurance companies in the United States. Our superior financial strength and consistent record of strong operating returns mean security for our customers - and opportunities for our employees. You will find Travelers to be full of energy, and a workplace in which you truly can make a difference.

Summary

Prepare Personal Lines manuals in support of rate changes and product introductions. Compile, submit and negotiate approval of Personal Lines rate, rule and form filings. Provide support to business units on filing related issues. Coordinate interaction with business unit representatives, Legal, Government Affairs and other areas as appropriate throughout the filing process. Distribute finalized manuals for internal and external use.

Primary Responsibilities

Understand and support the overall filing strategy for assigned states. Assist various PL business units throughout the development and preparation of filing materials. Revise and maintain Personal Lines auto, home & OPL rate/rule manuals and underwriting guidelines in support of state rate/product changes, countrywide initiatives, and product launches. Compile, submit & negotiate approval of rate, rule and form filings in support of the organization-s goals and objectives and in compliance with state regulatory requirements. Manage the communication and negotiation of filings with state insurance departments and appropriate company personnel in order to ensure timely approval of filings. Contribute to the preparation of responses to state insurance department inquiries. Distribute revised and finalized rate/rule manuals for internal (business center and product management) and external (state insurance department, agent and vendor) use.

In conjunction with Regulatory Manager/Director, review and interpret state insurance department statutes, regulations, bulletins, etc. to determine impact and ensure adherence to Personal Lines filing and regulatory requirements. Communicate resultant impacts to appropriate business areas.

Develop and maintain extensive contacts with state insurance department staff. Represent the company at industry meetings. Participate on ad hoc projects and strategic initiatives, as assigned by senior staff. Respond to DOI premium surveys and data calls.

Education/Work Experience Qualifications

-Familiarity with regulatory and compliance aspects of the insurance industry
-Knowledge of personal lines industry and products
-4 year college degree or equivalent work experience required (minimum 3 years in regulatory, compliance or product fields)
-Foundational application skills (Microsoft Word, Outlook & Access, Adobe Acrobat, etc.)

Other/Competencies
Technical Expertise/Business Knowledge

-Familiarity with regulatory requirements as they relate to personal insurance
-Proven problem solving skills
-Ability to develop expertise in state-specific regulations for assigned states
-Demonstrated production of quality work products
-Solid research and analytical skills
-Ability to understand and support evolving business needs
-Strong attention to detail

Communication

-Strong oral and written communication skills
-Ability to negotiate skillfully and successfully
-Ability to identify, understand and synthesize complex issues
-Effective communication at all levels across the organization

Self-Management

-Ownership of decisions and actions
-Prioritization and management of competing duties and projects
-Ability to meet established service level agreements
-Establishment of self as credible, reliable and available both within and outside the organization
-Capable of responding to issues and problems in a timely, consistent and reasonable manner

Interpersonal Skills/Contribution to Overall Effectiveness of Unit

-Establishment and maintenance of cooperative relationships across organizational lines and with insurance department contacts
-Willingness to accept new responsibilities and adapt to change
-Capable of representing the company image, working within a sensitive environment and promoting the organization-s goals and objectives
-Ability to work independently and in a team environment

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Location: CT-Hartford

Available Openings: 1

Committed. Competitive. Constructing our Future.

That's Travelers. We are one of the leading insurance companies in the United States. Our superior financial strength and consistent record of strong operating returns mean security for our customers - and opportunities for our employees. You will find Travelers to be full of energy, and a workplace in which you truly can make a difference.

Summary
This position is responsible for:
Project Management related to motor vehicle appraisal and evaluation software.
Vendor Management.
Supporting the strategy and operations of a line of business product, program or function.
Developing and designing programs and helping to lead initiatives for improving countrywide results.
Evaluating operating environment, vendors, workflow processes, and support services for assigned line of business or product. Documenting multiple solutions to recommend and assisting with implementation of changes for improvement.
Working within broad limits and authority on complex assignments requiring specialized knowledge in breadth and/or depth in area of expertise.
May serve as Team Lead.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities
Claim Strategy:
Tracking projects and updating statuses to all interested parties.
Developing Gantt charts for project deliverables.
Vendor Management and IT systems coordination.
Develop and implement strategies to address and improve claim results.
Collaborate with claim management, claim Legal and other claim product areas to develop new resources to increase sales and productivity reduce expenses and improve claim results and customer service through workflow and process efficiencies.
Assist with the identification and escalation of improvement opportunities and understand and assess barriers identified areas in need of improvement.
Assist with vendor management in support of workflow and process improvement initiatives.

Claim Practices & Field Support:
Consult with and advise business management on new business process changes. Direct initiatives in support of these changes.
Proactively stay abreast of industry, developments, changing trends and jurisdictional issues. Assists in industry analysis and benchmarking studies. Attend various seminars and conference as appropriate.
Partner with Claim University on the development and design of technical claim/
leadership training strategies, programs and curriculum.
Partner with field management, Claim Finance and Claim MI to assist in developing and executing a financial management and control strategy to limit financial risk associated with claim costs.
Serve as a contact and technical resource to field and business partners on claim policy interpretation, coverage issues, settlement authority, extra contractual litigation, compliance and regulatory issues, program and/or procedural issues.
Provide field claim management guidance on legislative, regulatory, and market conduct issues.
Share accountability with business partners to achieve and sustain quality results.

Business Process, Workflow and Technology:
Create, implement, and maintain claim handling guidelines, policies, procedures and processes. Assists in the development and implementation of claim policy language endorsement
Investigate new technology and the application for improving business process and increasing productivity.
Conduct competitive analyses and benchmarking studies.
Provide technical knowledge and project coordination on large-scale claim workflow and systems projects.
Develop training materials and instruct users on strategies, processes and/or procedures.

Business Partner Support:
Build and maintain strong partnerships with Underwriting, Product Management, Marketing, and Actuarial to drive business results.

Leadership:
Assist in developing team goals and drive strategies to meet business objectives.
May serve as Team Lead.

Education / Work Experience
College degree and 4+ years claim related experience. Technical Requirements:
Strong Excel skills with an emphasis on project management
CCC product knowledge

Strong financial management and analysis skills.
Advanced knowledge of claim business, processes and systems.
Advanced knowledge of project management skills and protocols.
Expert at modeling and analyzing business strategy alternatives

Other
Competencies, as demonstrated by ability to:

Lead the Business:
Translate vision into realistic business strategies
Assist in leading change
Promote enterprise culture; understand and work with other functions

Lead Self:
Exhibit courage, credibility and conviction
Communicate effectively
Influence others by appealing to reason and the interests of involved parties
Apply critical thinking and judgment skills

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That's Travelers. We are one of the leading insurance companies in the United States. Our superior financial strength and consistent record of strong operating returns mean security for our customers - and opportunities for our employees. You will find Travelers to be full of energy, and a workplace in which you truly can make a difference.

SUMMARY
The primary functions of this position are to create, document and communicate the solution architecture for a project or program, research and recommend solutions for current and future technology needs and develop a set of technology roadmaps based on Common Delivery, Services Based Architecture, and Agility, for applications within the Bond and Financial Products line of business.

PRIMARY DUTIES
Participates in or leads part of efforts in association with solutions, roadmaps, and architectural recommendations in alignment with the overall Bond &FP Technology Roadmap.
Depending on size of application or scope of project, facilitates and/or executes the governance process (i.e. blueprint and design reviews) for projects.
Identify, track and mitigate technical risks.
Implements the strategy for stability and performance of solutions (including - project level design, debug and performance analysis) at the applications and technology domains level.
Contributes to and influences adoption of new concepts, ideas, techniques, best practices and technology assistance (best practices, guidelines and models for supported technologies.)
Collaborates with other architects, development groups, and OAI-Sys employees.
May participate in enterprise engagements and initiatives like Centers of Excellence and owns deliverables associated with these efforts.
May participate in development and production support of application utilities and owns deliverables associated with these efforts.
May participate in vendor and product management strategies to establish required infrastructures and frameworks and owns deliverables associated with these efforts.
Owns deliverables associated with product evaluations and Proof of Concepts'.
Participates in the day to day execution of the architectural strategy.

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE
Development platforms (.NET, J2EE, COM, COBOL, CICS, IMS)
Business Intelligence, Data Warehouse, ETL, RDBMS
WEB Technologies
User and B2B Interfaces
Web Service design
Application Integration
Middleware technologies
Document Composition and Forms technologies
Document, Imaging and Web Content Management
Print technology support
Transaction design (OLTP, Batch, etc.)
Component Based Design
Operating Systems
Office/Productivity Suites
ERP Systems
Performance Engineering
Networks, Telephony

WORK EXPERIENCE
Experience in architecture technology directions and teams.
Minimum of 5 years design experience in enterprise, application, and information architecture.
Minimum of 3 years experience in people, product and/or project management and Software development Life Cycle (SDLC.)
Experience with influencing people in a matrixed organization.
Must have experience in multiple technologies and architectures.
Insurance industry experience a plus.

OTHER
Technical Knowledge
Expertise in understanding of capabilities and direction of technology, coupled with an in-depth knowledge of the technology required and the needs of business environment necessary to support assigned projects.

Business Focus
Strong sense of pragmatism with the ability to balance design purity with business needs.

Communication skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to communicate ideas and benefits of technology to a wide variety of stakeholders.

Problem Solving & Decision Making
Demonstrates analytical and diagnostic skills dealing with issues that are often novel and not readily defined, lack known precedent or appear contradictory. Able to develop solutions by applying accepted processes or creating new approaches to leverage technology from abstract information. Optimizes the use of all available resources. Bases decisions on an accurate understanding of the situation. Keeps apprised of industry trends and applies this knowledge to business solutions.

Team Orientation
Maintains partnerships across the organization, and is able to influence peers and their management through an inclusive style and recognition of their abilities to achieve results. The success of the team is above own interest.

Self-Management
Manages cross-functional objectives and/or priorities supporting assigned business area(s). Responsibilities are assigned with latitude for decision making. Results reviewed periodically according to predefined objectives. Sets level of risk taking, and gathers/synthesizes information to all appropriate levels of the organization.

Commitment to Quality Result
Provides direction and effectively leads by example to ensure that all services are meeting the stated business objectives on a timely basis with excellent quality, at a reasonable cost. Keeps all areas informed of developments affecting their function. Influences, communicates and collaborates. Effective at documentation and presentation. Demonstrates flexibility, anticipates customer needs, and effectively communicates in a manner consistent with the audience. Educates and influences customers on the most effective use of technology, from both a short-term and long-term perspective.

Planning and Project Management
Supports all planning and budgeting/estimating done on a project level and is supportive of the business strategic plans.

Financial Awareness
Understands all fiscal budgeting and expense control for area of responsibility. Demonstrates sound cost-effectiveness. Responsible for important and confidential information.

Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We actively promote a drug-free workplace.

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Location: CT-Hartford

Available Openings: 1

Committed. Competitive. Constructing our Future.

That's Travelers. We are one of the leading insurance companies in the United States. Our superior financial strength and consistent record of strong operating returns mean security for our customers - and opportunities for our employees. You will find Travelers to be full of energy, and a workplace in which you truly can make a difference.

SUMMARY:
This position is responsible for:
Supporting the strategy and operations of a line of business product, program or function.
Developing and designing programs and helping to lead initiatives for improving countrywide results.
Evaluating operating environment, vendors, workflow processes, and support services for assigned line of business or product. Documenting multiple solutions to recommend and assisting with implementation of changes for improvement.
Working within broad limits and authority on complex assignments requiring specialized knowledge in breadth and/or depth in area of expertise.
May serve as Team Lead.

PRIMARY DUTIES:
Claim Strategy:
Develop and implement strategies to address and improve claim results.
Collaborate with claim management, claim Legal and other claim product areas to develop new resources to increase sales and productivity reduce expenses and improve claim results and customer service through workflow and process efficiencies.
Assist with the identification and escalation of improvement opportunities and understand and assess barriers identified areas in need of improvement.
Assist with vendor management in support of workflow and process improvement initiatives.

Claim Practices & Field Support:
Consult with and advise business management on new business process changes. Direct initiatives in support of these changes.
Proactively stay abreast of industry, developments, changing trends and jurisdictional issues. Assists in industry analysis and benchmarking studies. Attend various seminars and conference as appropriate.
Partner with Claim University on the development and design of technical claim/
leadership training strategies, programs and curriculum.
Partner with field management, Claim Finance and Claim MI to assist in developing and executing a financial management and control strategy to limit financial risk associated with claim costs.
Serve as a contact and technical resource to field and business partners on claim policy interpretation, coverage issues, settlement authority, extra contractual litigation, compliance and regulatory issues, program and/or procedural issues.
Provide field claim management guidance on legislative, regulatory, and market conduct issues.
Share accountability with business partners to achieve and sustain quality results.

Business Process, Workflow and Technology:
Create, implement, and maintain claim handling guidelines, policies, procedures and processes. Assists in the development and implementation of claim policy language endorsement
Investigate new technology and the application for improving business process and increasing productivity.
Conduct competitive analyses and benchmarking studies.
Provide technical knowledge and project coordination on large-scale claim workflow and systems projects.
Develop training materials and instruct users on strategies, processes and/or procedures.

Business Partner Support:
Build and maintain strong partnerships with Underwriting, Product Management, Marketing, and Actuarial to drive business results.

Leadership:
Assist in developing team goals and drive strategies to meet business objectives.
May serve as Team Lead.

EDUCATION/COURSE OF STUDY:
College degree and 4+ years claim related experience.

WORK EXPERIENCE:
Technical Requirements:
Strong financial management and analysis skills.
Advanced knowledge of claim business, processes and systems.
Advanced knowledge of project management skills and protocols.
Expert at modeling and analyzing business strategy alternatives
Strong contents claim handling experience.

OTHER:
Competencies, as demonstrated by ability to:

Lead the Business:
Translate vision into realistic business strategies
Assist in leading change
Promote enterprise culture; understand and work with other functions

Lead Self:
Exhibit courage, credibility and conviction
Communicate effectively
Influence others by appealing to reason and the interests of involved parties
Apply critical thinking and judgment skills

Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We actively promote a drug-free workplace.]]> http://travelers.jobs2web.com/job/HARTFORD-Claim-Product-Manager-Job-CT-06101/623097/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W_RSS http://travelers.jobs2web.com/job/HARTFORD-Claim-Product-Manager-Job-CT-06101/623097/?utm_source=J2WRSS&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=J2W_RSS Job ID: 791546
Location: CT-Hartford

Available Openings: 1

Committed. Competitive. Constructing our Future.

That's Travelers. We are one of the leading insurance companies in the United States. Our superior financial strength and consistent record of strong operating returns mean security for our customers - and opportunities for our employees. You will find Travelers to be full of energy, and a workplace in which you truly can make a difference.

SUMMARY:
This position is responsible for:
Supporting the strategy and operations of a line of business product, program or function.
Developing and designing programs and helping to lead initiatives for improving countrywide results.
Evaluating operating environment, vendors, workflow processes, and support services for assigned line of business or product. Documenting multiple solutions to recommend and assisting with implementation of changes for improvement.
Working within broad limits and authority on complex assignments requiring specialized knowledge in breadth and/or depth in area of expertise.
May serve as Team Lead.

PRIMARY DUTIES:
Claim Strategy:
Develop and implement strategies to address and improve claim results.
Collaborate with claim management, claim Legal and other claim product areas to develop new resources to increase sales and productivity reduce expenses and improve claim results and customer service through workflow and process efficiencies.
Assist with the identification and escalation of improvement opportunities and understand and assess barriers identified areas in need of improvement.
Assist with vendor management in support of workflow and process improvement initiatives.

Claim Practices & Field Support:
Consult with and advise business management on new business process changes. Direct initiatives in support of these changes.
Proactively stay abreast of industry, developments, changing trends and jurisdictional issues. Assists in industry analysis and benchmarking studies. Attend various seminars and conference as appropriate.
Partner with Claim University on the development and design of technical claim/
leadership training strategies, programs and curriculum.
Partner with field management, Claim Finance and Claim MI to assist in developing and executing a financial management and control strategy to limit financial risk associated with claim costs.
Serve as a contact and technical resource to field and business partners on claim policy interpretation, coverage issues, settlement authority, extra contractual litigation, compliance and regulatory issues, program and/or procedural issues.
Provide field claim management guidance on legislative, regulatory, and market conduct issues.
Share accountability with business partners to achieve and sustain quality results.

Business Process, Workflow and Technology:
Create, implement, and maintain claim handling guidelines, policies, procedures and processes. Assists in the development and implementation of claim policy language endorsement
Investigate new technology and the application for improving business process and increasing productivity.
Conduct competitive analyses and benchmarking studies.
Provide technical knowledge and project coordination on large-scale claim workflow and systems projects.
Develop training materials and instruct users on strategies, processes and/or procedures.

Business Partner Support:
Build and maintain strong partnerships with Underwriting, Product Management, Marketing, and Actuarial to drive business results.

Leadership:
Assist in developing team goals and drive strategies to meet business objectives.
May serve as Team Lead.

EDUCATION/COURSE OF STUDY:
College degree and 4+ years claim related experience.

WORK EXPERIENCE:
Technical Requirements:
Strong financial management and analysis skills.
Advanced knowledge of claim business, processes and systems.
Advanced knowledge of project management skills and protocols.
Expert at modeling and analyzing business strategy alternatives

OTHER:
Competencies, as demonstrated by ability to:

Lead the Business:
Translate vision into realistic business strategies
Assist in leading change
Promote enterprise culture; understand and work with other functions

Lead Self:
Exhibit courage, credibility and conviction
Communicate effectively
Influence others by appealing to reason and the interests of involved parties
Apply critical thinking and judgment skills

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Location: CT-Hartford

Available Openings: 1

Committed. Competitive. Constructing our Future.

That's Travelers. We are one of the leading insurance companies in the United States. Our superior financial strength and consistent record of strong operating returns mean security for our customers - and opportunities for our employees. You will find Travelers to be full of energy, and a workplace in which you truly can make a difference.

SUMMARY:
This position is responsible for:
Directing the strategy and operations of a line of business product, program or function.
Developing and designing programs and leading initiatives to improve countrywide results. Evaluating operating environment, vendors, workflow processes, and support services for assigned line of business or product. Documenting multiple solutions to recommend and lead implementation of improvements.
Directly managing staff or a large complex project.

PRIMARY DUTIES:
Claim Strategy:
For specific national line of business initiatives develop and direct strategies and business plans for product, program or functional development/ enhancements, design, marketing, best practices, system development, management of vendors, policies and procedures, management of legislative and regulatory issues customer service and claim technical support.
Collaborate with Claim management, claim legal and other claim product teams to develop and direct national strategies and business plans for line of business initiatives to increase sales and productivity reduce expenses and improve results and customer service.
Identify new improvement opportunities, and understand and assess barriers to success.
Develop and implement short and long term strategies to address improvement opportunities and drive results.
Responsible for vendor strategies including vendor selection, negotiation and contracting.

Claim Practices & Field Support:
Provide feedback to claim management regarding improvement needs and suggestions for claim professionals.
Proactively stay abreast of industry, developments, changing trends and jurisdictional issues. Direct industry analysis and bench-
marking studies. Adjusts claim practices, marketing strategy and customer service as appropriate to anticipate, respond to, and manage trends.
Partner with Claim University on the development and design of technical claim/leadership training strategies, programs and curriculum.
Partner with field management, Claim Finance and Claim MI to develop and execute a financial management and control strategy to limit financial risk associated with claim costs.
Serve as a contact and technical resource to field and business partners on claim policy interpretation, coverage issues, settlement authority, extra contractual litigation, compliance and regulatory issues, program and/or procedural issues.
Provide field claim management guidance on legislative, regulatory, and market conduct issues.
Share accountability with business partners to achieve and sustain quality results.

Business Process, Workflow and Technology:
Responsible for the creation, implementation, and maintenance of claim handling guidelines, policies, procedures and processes. Assists in the development and implementation of claim policy language endorsement.
Manage the investigation of new technology and the application for improving business process and increasing productivity
Manage competitive analyses and benchmarking studies.
Manage systems and workflow initiatives in support of business process, service improvement, and cost effectiveness.

Business Partner Support:
Build and maintain strong partnerships with Underwriting, Product Management, Marketing, and Actuarial to drive business results.

Leadership:
Develop team goals and drive strategies to meet business objectives.
Manage and develop staff.

EDUCATION/COURSE OF STUDY:
College degree and 6+ years claim, management and insurance experience.

WORK EXPERIENCE:
Advanced knowledge of claim business, processes and systems.
Broad financial management and analysis skills.

OTHER:
Competencies, as demonstrated by ability to:

Lead the Business
Translate vision into realistic business strategies for self/unit and communicates vision to staff
Lead change
Promote enterprise culture; understand and initiate opportunities to work with other functions

Lead Self:
Communicate effectively
Influence others and build `behind the scenes- support for initiatives and proposals
Strong strategic thinking, planning, delegation and implementation skills

Lead Others
Attract, develop, retain and reward talent
Hold others accountable for their commitments, drive results to improve performance; coach and track results
Inspire and guide individuals and groups; lead by example; stimulate enthusiasm.

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Location: CT-Hartford

Available Openings: 1

Committed. Competitive. Constructing our Future.

That's Travelers. We are one of the leading insurance companies in the United States. Our superior financial strength and consistent record of strong operating returns mean security for our customers - and opportunities for our employees. You will find Travelers to be full of energy, and a workplace in which you truly can make a difference.

Product Pricing Development Program

The Program

As a Pricing Analyst in the Product Pricing Developmental Program you will support Product Management Teams. Your primary responsibilities will involve using complex mathematical analysis to evaluate pricing models, utilizing actuarial concepts to create and complete filings that support rate revisions and finding trends and patterns in data to determine overall financial impacts and make recommendations. Working on the Pricing Support Team as a Pricing Analyst offers unique types of projects that will involve interaction with many departments throughout Travelers. Each project will vary in time, from a few hours to a few months and will allow direct dealings with upper management, consisting of Market Analysts, Market Directors, and Product Managers. After one to two years in the Program, you have the opportunity to apply the skills and knowledge you gained on another team in the Personal Insurance or Business Insurance-Select Accounts Organization.

The Training

The Product Pricing Development Program begins with an intensive 12 week training program for a small group of peers that provides exposure to the insurance industry as a whole and, more specifically, Personal Insurance and Select Accounts. Training is done through a mixture of classroom, online, text book, job shadow, and computer tutorials. You will have the opportunity to learn the necessary technical skills for project work as well as general skills to be successful in the business world such as communication, team work, professional behavior, and self management. During training, you will be assigned project work with the opportunity to interact with current Pricing Analysts in a collaborative environment.
As a participant in the Program, you will have the opportunity to visit and tour different departments, participate in Executive Speaker events, and peer and career mentor programs. After the training program, the role of a Pricing Analyst shifts to devoting about 75% of your time to project work, while still focusing 25% of your time on training and development.

A Normal Day

One of the most common projects participants take on is the compilation of Rate Filings for submission to the Department of Insurance (DOI). This is a very analytical process involving a great deal of data. As such, participants often spend a good deal of the day working with data to determine how rates should be altered. In addition to rate filings, participants are often called in to work on projects ranging from Research & Development to Catastrophic Claims to New Product Development.
With your projects, you will be expected to approach your work with a certain degree of initiative and innovation, perform at a high level of productivity, and complete them with a thorough sense of quality and pride. As well as completing project work, members of the Pricing Support Team participate in weekly team meetings and bi-weekly training sessions. Meeting topics range from important Product Management initiatives and news, to team building exercises and career path options. On the Pricing Support Team, you will be offered many opportunities to showcase, as well as develop, your leadership skills through mentoring, training, and assisting others on the team. Weekly one-on-one meetings with your manager will help you to identify your skills and core competencies as well as your development areas. Through your one-on-ones and varied project work, your manager will be able to help lead you in the right direction for your next role. The career path opportunities for a Pricing Analyst are numerous as you will be exposed to many different areas of the company, including, but not limited to, Finance, Actuarial, Risk Management, Reserving, Research & Development, Operations, and Marketing.

Requirements

An undergraduate degree, MBA or other graduate degree with a preferred GPA of 3.2 or greater

All Majors are considered. Some common majors of program participants are: Risk Management Insurance, Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Actuarial Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Accounting, and Statistics

Past experience with an internship in a corporate business environment is preferred

Working knowledge of MS Excel or Access is a plus

Competitive candidates will have a passion for learning and self development, excellent communication skills, a fundamental understanding of how businesses work, and will thrive when dealing with complex concepts

An entrepreneurial spirit is a plus

Legally eligible to work in the United States on a permanent full-time basis

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