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Executive Underwriter green card sponsorship follows the EB-2 or EB-3 employment-based path, requiring your employer to complete PERM labor certification with the DOL before filing an I-140 petition with USCIS. Per-country backlogs mean priority dates matter. Finding insurers and financial institutions already familiar with this process shortens your path to lawful permanent residence.
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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 170 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.
Compensation Overview
The annual base salary range provided for this position is a nationwide market range and represents a broad range of salaries for this role across the country. The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. As part of our comprehensive compensation and benefits program, employees are also eligible for performance-based cash incentive awards.
Salary Range
$123,400.00 - $203,600.00
Target Openings
1
What Is the Opportunity?
National Accounts provides casualty solutions for clients with significant risk with coverages such as Workers' Compensation, General and Product Liability, as well as Commercial Automobile Liability. The Account Executive Officer (AEO), National Accounts will partner with agents, brokers, and customers to provide guaranteed cost and loss sensitive coverage for new and renewal business based on customers' needs. This role is seen as a technical resource. As an AEO, you are decisive, detail-oriented, and know how to build relationships internally and externally to drive results. Your ability to independently assess complex risk and sell our products in challenging markets will contribute to the profitability and success of Travelers.
What Will You Do?
- Manage the profitability, growth, and retention of an assigned book of business.
- Underwrite and skillfully negotiate complex customer accounts to minimize risk and maximize profitability.
- Cultivate and maintain relationships with internal partners within the business unit and across the enterprise to create sales plans and identify cross-selling opportunities.
- Foster and maintain relationships with external partners by regularly meeting in person with agents, brokers, and customers to market and sell Travelers products with a goal of writing and retaining accounts consistent with our risk appetite. Must be able to travel to such meetings.
- Identify and capture new business opportunities using consultative marketing and sales skills. The sales process to target new accounts has a long runway (6 months to 1 year).
- Independently develop and execute agency sales plans and frequently partner with your Managing Director (MD) to develop region/group sales plans.
- May assist in the training and mentoring of less experienced Account Executives.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have?
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Six to eight years of relevant underwriting experience with experience in National Accounts.
- Deep knowledge of loss sensitive products, the regulatory environment, and the local insurance market.
- Deep financial acumen.
- Strong critical thinking skills with the ability to proactively identify underwriting, marketing, or financial challenges and analyze available information to make timely decisions in alignment with our risk appetite.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to successfully negotiate in difficult situations with agents and brokers.
- CPCU designation.
What is a Must Have?
Four years of underwriting, claim, operations, risk assessment, actuarial, sales, product, or finance experience.
What Is in It for You?
- 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. When you make a payment toward your student loan, Travelers will make an annual contribution into your 401(k) account. You are also eligible for a Pension Plan that is 100% funded by Travelers.
- Paid Time Off: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off annually, plus nine paid company Holidays.
- Wellness Program: The Travelers wellness program is comprised of tools, discounts and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals and caregiving needs. In addition, our mental health program provides access to free professional counseling services, health coaching and other resources to 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 program 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.
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 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.
Who Are We?
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 170 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.
Compensation Overview
The annual base salary range provided for this position is a nationwide market range and represents a broad range of salaries for this role across the country. The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. As part of our comprehensive compensation and benefits program, employees are also eligible for performance-based cash incentive awards.
Salary Range
$123,400.00 - $203,600.00
Target Openings
1
What Is the Opportunity?
National Accounts provides casualty solutions for clients with significant risk with coverages such as Workers' Compensation, General and Product Liability, as well as Commercial Automobile Liability. The Account Executive Officer (AEO), National Accounts will partner with agents, brokers, and customers to provide guaranteed cost and loss sensitive coverage for new and renewal business based on customers' needs. This role is seen as a technical resource. As an AEO, you are decisive, detail-oriented, and know how to build relationships internally and externally to drive results. Your ability to independently assess complex risk and sell our products in challenging markets will contribute to the profitability and success of Travelers.
What Will You Do?
- Manage the profitability, growth, and retention of an assigned book of business.
- Underwrite and skillfully negotiate complex customer accounts to minimize risk and maximize profitability.
- Cultivate and maintain relationships with internal partners within the business unit and across the enterprise to create sales plans and identify cross-selling opportunities.
- Foster and maintain relationships with external partners by regularly meeting in person with agents, brokers, and customers to market and sell Travelers products with a goal of writing and retaining accounts consistent with our risk appetite. Must be able to travel to such meetings.
- Identify and capture new business opportunities using consultative marketing and sales skills. The sales process to target new accounts has a long runway (6 months to 1 year).
- Independently develop and execute agency sales plans and frequently partner with your Managing Director (MD) to develop region/group sales plans.
- May assist in the training and mentoring of less experienced Account Executives.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have?
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Six to eight years of relevant underwriting experience with experience in National Accounts.
- Deep knowledge of loss sensitive products, the regulatory environment, and the local insurance market.
- Deep financial acumen.
- Strong critical thinking skills with the ability to proactively identify underwriting, marketing, or financial challenges and analyze available information to make timely decisions in alignment with our risk appetite.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to successfully negotiate in difficult situations with agents and brokers.
- CPCU designation.
What is a Must Have?
Four years of underwriting, claim, operations, risk assessment, actuarial, sales, product, or finance experience.
What Is in It for You?
- 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. When you make a payment toward your student loan, Travelers will make an annual contribution into your 401(k) account. You are also eligible for a Pension Plan that is 100% funded by Travelers.
- Paid Time Off: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off annually, plus nine paid company Holidays.
- Wellness Program: The Travelers wellness program is comprised of tools, discounts and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals and caregiving needs. In addition, our mental health program provides access to free professional counseling services, health coaching and other resources to 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 program 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.
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 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.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship in Executive Underwriter
Align your credentials to EB-2 requirements
EB-2 covers advanced-degree professionals, so document any master's degree, or your bachelor's plus five years of progressive underwriting experience. USCIS scrutinizes whether your experience was truly progressive, so gather performance reviews, promotion letters, and increasing-responsibility documentation before you approach employers.
Target insurers with active PERM filing history
Search Migrate Mate to identify employers with verified green card sponsorship history for underwriting roles. Carriers and specialty insurers that have filed PERM applications before already understand the prevailing wage and recruitment obligations, which reduces delays caused by HR unfamiliarity with the process.
Verify prevailing wage before salary negotiations
Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the prevailing wage for Executive Underwriter under the correct SOC code in your target metro. PERM requires your offered salary to meet or exceed that wage, so knowing the floor lets you negotiate without accidentally pricing the sponsorship out of reach.
Understand the PERM recruitment test your employer runs
DOL requires employers to conduct a genuine recruitment effort, including job postings and interviews, before certifying that no qualified U.S. workers are available. If you're the hire, make sure your employer documents that recruitment carefully; any procedural gap can trigger an audit and delay your PERM certification by months.
Track your priority date after the I-140 is approved
Once USCIS approves your I-140, your priority date is locked. Nationals of high-demand countries face per-country backlogs, so monitor the monthly Visa Bulletin to know when your date becomes current and you can file the I-485 adjustment of status or proceed with consular processing.
Use AC21 portability if you change employers mid-process
If your I-485 has been pending 180 days or more, AC21 portability lets you move to a new employer in the same or a similar occupation without losing your place in line. Confirm the new role still qualifies as executive underwriting under the O*NET occupational definition before accepting any offer.
Green Card Executive Underwriter: Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between H-1B sponsorship and green card sponsorship for an Executive Underwriter?
H-1B visa is a temporary nonimmigrant status tied to a specific employer, renewed in three-year increments. Green card sponsorship via EB-2 or EB-3 leads to lawful permanent residence with no employer tie-in once the green card is granted. The employer must complete PERM labor certification with the DOL, then file an I-140 with USCIS, before you pursue adjustment of status or consular processing. The process is longer but the outcome is permanent.
Which green card category typically applies to Executive Underwriter roles?
Most Executive Underwriter positions qualify under EB-2, which covers roles requiring an advanced degree or a bachelor's degree combined with at least five years of progressive experience in underwriting. If the role requires only a bachelor's degree and two or more years of specialized experience, EB-3 professional or skilled worker classification may apply instead. Your employer's immigration counsel determines the correct category based on the actual job requirements.
How do I find employers who sponsor green cards for underwriting roles?
Migrate Mate lists U.S. employers with verified green card sponsorship history, searchable by role and location. Focus on larger carriers, specialty lines insurers, and reinsurance firms, as they tend to have established immigration programs and in-house or retained immigration counsel who understand the PERM labor certification steps required for underwriting positions.
What does the PERM labor certification process involve for an Executive Underwriter role?
Your employer files the PERM application with the DOL after conducting a mandatory recruitment test, which includes job postings and genuine consideration of U.S. applicants. The employer must also obtain a prevailing wage determination from OFLC and confirm your offered salary meets or exceeds that wage. DOL can audit the application, so clean recruitment documentation is critical before filing. Only after PERM certification can the employer file the I-140 petition with USCIS.
Can per-country backlogs affect my green card timeline as an Executive Underwriter?
Yes. EB-2 and EB-3 both have annual numerical limits and per-country caps. Nationals of high-demand countries such as India and China can face significant priority-date backlogs regardless of how strong their underwriting credentials are or how quickly PERM and I-140 steps complete. Monitoring the monthly Visa Bulletin after your I-140 is approved is the practical way to track when you can proceed to adjustment of status or consular processing.