Careers: A Rewarding Career with Travelers

Our UK and Ireland Insurance businesses are part of The Travelers Companies, Inc.

In the UK, Travelers offers a wide range of insurance products and risk management services, primarily through brokers, to business customers through the Travelers Insurance Company, as well as specialised covers through Travelers Syndicate Management, writing through Syndicate 5000 at Lloyd’s. Our principal offices are in Redhill and London.

In Ireland, our Dublin office provides property and liability cover and risk management services for businesses. through a strategic partnership with brokers countrywide.

Travelers is the third largest property-casualty insurer and second largest writer of personal insurance in the United States. From modest beginnings in America 156 years ago, the company strives to provide innovative insurance products – including the first ever motor policy in the U.S. in 1897 and cover for the Apollo mission to the moon in 1969. Quoted on the New York Stock Exchange, Travelers employs approximately 30,000 people globally and has assets of some $110 billion.

Whether you are a recent graduate or an experienced professional, working for Travelers means joining a market-leading, financially secure company that provides a stimulating business environment and excellent development and career opportunities.

Travelers is an equal opportunities employer and takes a positive approach to diversity. We offer a competitive remuneration and benefits package.

Where can I get more information?

For more information about Travelers, click here to visit our About Us page, or click here to view a company history.

Travelers is headquartered in the US, where it is the third largest writer of commercial US property-casualty insurance. It also has operations in Canada, the UK and Ireland. Established in Ireland since 1995, Travelers provides insurance to businesses, institutions and the public sector as well as private car insurance to individuals. Travelers products are distributed primarily through their panel of brokers.

In the UK there are three distinct businesses:

• Travelers Insurance Company Ltd
• Travelers Syndicate (5000) Management Ltd, which trades at Lloyd’s
• Travelers Underwriting Agency, which handles specialist marine liability covers

Created in Minnesota, US, in 1853, Travelers has been an industry leader from the start. We issued the first auto policy in the US in 1897 and continue to lead the way with innovative insurance products, first-class service and industry-leading technology. Click here to view a history of the company.

Our office is located at Block 1, Harcourt Centre, Harcourt Street, Dublin 2.
In the UK, our offices are based in London and Redhill, Surrey. There are also regional offices in Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds and Glasgow. In the US, our main offices are in St Paul, Minnesota and Hartford, Connecticut.

In Ireland the company provides a wide range of property and casualty insurance products that are primarily sold by brokers to a range of industries, including the public sector, manufacturing, technology and professions.

In the UK, the company provides a wide range of property and casualty insurance products through brokers to a range of industries, including public sector, transport, technology, media and entertainment, and professions, including solicitors, architects, accountants and chartered surveyors. Travelers Syndicate Management writes five specialist classes of insurance: aviation; global property; marine; power and utilities; and accident and special risks.

Travelers provides a competitive range of benefits including a non-contributory pension plan, life assurance and private healthcare. Basic holiday entitlement is 22 days, rising to 27 days after five years and the option to buy extra holiday each year. Travelers also encourages and financially supports study for professional qualifications (CIP, ACII, Degree etc.,) relevant to an employee’s role. In addition, we provide comprehensive training support across a number of areas including job-related technical skills, IT and personal development.

Previous insurance company experience dealing with private car insurance, commercial property, liability or casualty risks or graduates with insurance-related qualifications.

At Travelers we recruit as and when the need arises and unfortunately do not keep a waiting list of applicants. When a position becomes available we use various methods to source suitable candidates.

If you would like to view our current career opportunities or apply for a specific position online, click here.

To narrow your search to jobs available in Ireland, select “IRL” in the “Country” field.

Travelers’ philosophy for giving donations is that they should benefit the local community in which the Company operates, with particular attention given to schemes which support education, community development and arts and culture in the surrounding area.

Travelers also has a volunteering scheme whereby employees are entitled to an extra day’s holiday each year to participate in a charitable volunteering project.