Travelers: Latest Job Openings, Reviews and Ratings & Profile wise Salary Distribution

Travelers Careers & Info

Current CEO: Alan Schnitzer

Status: Active

The Travelers Companies is a large, Fortune 500 firm. Insurance, reinsurance and risk management are the primary focuses of its divisions, which specialize in personal, business, professional, or other liability coverage. Travelers careers include many opportunities for those with business, marketing, human resources, information technology or accounting degrees. Corporate positions necessarily include an understanding of actuarial tables, underwriting, and appraisals. Others are concerned with liability issues, crime statistics, and other risk factors. Due to its size and the nature of its business, Travelers employs many marketing and research specialists. Also due to its size, Travelers hires many support personnel.

Working at Travelers often means long hours. The corporate schedule is demanding, and employees often work many additional hours to stay ahead of deadlines. Some 33,000 employees work in the United States, Canada, England or Ireland. The oldest corporate headquarters is in St. Paul, Minnesota. The current headquarters is in Hartford, Connecticut, and there is also a significant corporate site in New York City, New York.

In 2009, Travelers was rated as ‘the Best Place to Launch a Career’ by Businessweek magazine and as one of the ‘Top 500 Green Companies’ by Newsweek magazine. Other magazines and websites have labeled it as 'top intern employer', 'top entry level employer', and one of the 'reader’s choice top 50 employers'.

The Travelers culture is typical of a Fortune 500 business setting. Most employees work at high pressure jobs. Many jobs are highly technical, utilizing statistical data and actuarial tables for day-to-day decision-making. Information database specialists must improve and maintain a vital business system.

The Travelers Companies benefits include a health plan as well as options for lower priced auto and home insurance. It has a pension plan that begins after one year of employment. Employees are vested after five years of participation.

Employees have several opportunities for personal improvement and self-promotion. The company offers educational tuition assistance for coursework relevant to Travelers insurance and risk management business. It also has an in-house education website for employees. Another in-house system allows employees to find open positions and to apply for job advancement opportunities.

Individual insurance agents are independent contractors with Travelers. They are not considered corporate employees. Their office staffs work for the individual agent, who decides pay levels, benefits, and job descriptions. Agents and their employees are not eligible for Travelers corporate benefits.

What jobs pay the most at Travelers?

Senior Director is the highest paying job at Travelers at $158,000 annually.