Executive Underwriter Jobs in USA with Visa Sponsorship
Executive Underwriter roles qualify as specialty occupations under the H-1B visa, requiring a bachelor's degree in finance, risk management, or a related field. Employers in insurance and financial services sponsor visas through PERM and H-1B filings, and the role's analytical complexity supports strong specialty occupation documentation.
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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 Executive Underwriter Jobs
Frame your credentials around specialty occupation
Gather transcripts and professional designations like CPCU or ARe before applying. Underwriting at the executive level requires specialized actuarial and risk modeling knowledge, so your documentation must connect your degree field directly to those technical duties.
Use OFLC Wage Search to anchor your offer
Look up the prevailing wage for your specific underwriting specialty and metro area before negotiating. DOL certifies wages at four skill levels, and an executive-level offer below Level III or IV can delay or complicate your LCA filing.
Target insurers with active LCA filing histories
Large commercial carriers and reinsurance firms file LCAs regularly for underwriting roles. Use Migrate Mate to identify employers with verified sponsorship history in insurance and financial services, so you're applying where sponsorship infrastructure already exists.
Distinguish your specialty line during applications
Employers filing H-1B petitions must name a specific job duty tied to a degree field. Highlighting your specialty, whether it's casualty, marine, or excess and surplus lines, strengthens the specialty occupation argument and reduces the chance of a Request for Evidence from USCIS.
Get PERM timing right for green card strategy
If your employer plans to sponsor permanent residence, start the PERM labor certification process early in your H-1B tenure. DOL audits for underwriting roles can add months, and filing before your third H-1B year preserves portability options under AC21.
Prepare for the nonimmigrant intent question at renewal
If you're on a TN or E-3 visa, neither allows dual intent, so you'll need to demonstrate ties outside the U.S. at every renewal. Avoid requesting simultaneous PERM sponsorship from the same employer while holding TN or E-3 status.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does an Executive Underwriter role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes. USCIS evaluates specialty occupation based on whether the role normally requires at least a bachelor's degree in a specific field. Executive Underwriting ties directly to finance, actuarial science, risk management, or economics, and O*NET classifies underwriters in a job zone requiring substantial education. The executive seniority level, combined with specialized product lines like reinsurance or surplus lines, reinforces the specialty occupation argument.
Which visa types do employers most commonly use to sponsor Executive Underwriters?
H-1B is the primary path, covering initial three-year status with extensions to six years and dual intent for green card pursuit. Australians can use the E-3 visa, which has no lottery and renews every two years. Canadians and Mexicans may qualify under TN visa if the role maps to an economist or accountant category on the USMCA list, though underwriter is not explicitly listed and employer counsel typically advises H-1B instead.
How do I find employers who actively sponsor visas for underwriting roles?
Migrate Mate lists employers with verified sponsorship history in insurance and financial services, searchable by role and location. This saves time targeting companies that have already demonstrated willingness and infrastructure to sponsor underwriting positions, rather than approaching firms with no prior filing experience.
Does having a CPCU or other professional designation help with visa sponsorship?
Professional designations like CPCU, ARe, or CFA don't substitute for a bachelor's degree in USCIS's specialty occupation analysis, but they strengthen your petition by demonstrating the specialized body of knowledge the role requires. Employers can cite industry standards and job postings requiring these credentials as evidence that the position consistently demands specialized education, which supports the LCA and I-129 petition.
Can an employer sponsor a green card for an Executive Underwriter through PERM?
Yes. Most employer-sponsored green cards for underwriting roles go through PERM labor certification, filed with DOL to demonstrate no qualified U.S. workers are available. Executive Underwriter typically qualifies under EB-2 if the role requires an advanced degree or EB-3 for a bachelor's-level requirement. Per-country backlogs affect applicants from India and China, while applicants from most other countries face shorter waits.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Executive Underwriter jobs?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.