Pros
Travelers is definitely top in the industry for development and growth and no doubt one of the best places for an early underwriter career. They also baby you a LOT. I could probably not do anything for the next 5 years and they wouldnt care lol. Your experience also varies wildly by your LOB and manager. Travelers also has superior CRM and underwriting systems and now salesforce. Upper management is all filled with highly knowledgeable people and I’m happy I was able to learn from them.
Cons
Everyone is very friendly here but it feels like a high school. If I have to hear the word “collaboration” one more time…. This might be for some people but it wasn’t for me. Also why enforce being in the office 3x for? Anyway… be prepared to hear how lucky you are to work at travelers for the rest of your time here. From an underwriting standpoint, referrals can become tedious and don’t even get me started on quarterly file audits. Toooo much stress on new business numbers and agency calls rather than how your entire book looks. Also, what is the point of spending so much on salesforce when NO ONE is going to use it or finds it useful? This company definitely rewards loyalty over anything else. It doesn't matter how well you did this year or last year. Are you going to be here for the next 10 years? All in all, travelers was a good experience. I learned a lot. Maybe I'll apply back for an RUO position in the future so I can decline everything that comes my way. Btw I heard they started checking badge swipes. We stan a company who micro manages employees…..... not