Underwriter - Professional & Management Risks

Are you looking to progress your Underwriting career? Do you have Professional Indemnity, Financial Lines, Technology / PMR underwriting experience? What part will you play? If you’re looking for a place where you can make a meaningful difference, you’ve found it. The work we do at Markel gives people the confidence to move forward and seize opportunities, and you’ll find your fit amongst our global community of optimists and problem-solvers.

We’re always pushing each other to go further because we believe that when we realise our potential, we can help others reach theirs. Join us and play your part in something special!

We have an exciting brand-new opportunity for an Underwriter – PMR/Financial Lines to join the Markel team. The role involves hybrid working and can be based from any of our UK offices across either Manchester, Leeds or Birmingham.

It’s an exciting time to join Markel, and we are investing in Financial Lines Underwriters
. The role of the Underwriter is to support growth of our Financial Lines portfolio and to work with our Underwriting and Distribution teams to further enhance our growth plans.

We arrange our business into five channels, with the NMUK Broker Channel the largest and fastest growing of all our UK business areas. Our broker engagement and subsequently pipeline and new business volumes have increased exponentially.

In order to focus on delivering exceptional support and ensure delivery on our growth ambitions, we segment the UK broker population into three categories: strategic, key and development and connect. The Underwriter is required to build and maintain strong broker relationships, and provide excellent service to brokers. They will be required to underwrite complex Professional and Management risks including Technology.

• Provide and maintain a good level of underwriting, demonstrate a thorough knowledge of company guidelines and authority levels, including the Markel process and procedure guides in order to achieve profitability objectives.
• Underwrite complex new business within the defined underwriting authority working towards agreed financial targets.
• Actively manage and provide an efficient new business service to brokers to maintain good relationships and to achieve best outcome and win business.
• Director to demonstrate our capabilities to ensure Markel is a preferred provider of insurance for PMR.
• Maintain broker data on the CRM system to ensure it is up to date and accurate.
• Work with team to identify and secure prospects and opportunities from your broker panel recording on the CRM system in accordance with the CRM Working Practices guide.
• Promote a coaching and mentoring culture which provides both challenge and support to each team member in the pursuit of a consistent and high quality underwriting service and approach.
• Develop pipeline with partner brokers to drive growth.
• Work closely with internal partners to deliver the right outcomes for allocated brokers and their customers.
• We are looking for challenging, motivated and success oriented individuals who bring expertise and a desire to build a market leading business.

• Proven relevant underwriting experience in an underwriting role and demonstrable technical skills.
• Professional Indemnity underwriting experience is essential for this role!
• Track record in building and developing broker relationships, achieving targets.
• Have excellent communication skills.
• Demonstrable IT skills including MS Office, Word, PowerPoint & CRM and show willingness to learn our systems.
• Proven ability to win business whilst maintaining underwriting field.

Markel Corporation (NYSE – MKL) a Fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20+ countries, is a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory and investment operations around the world.

• A great starting salary plus generous quarterly bonus & strong benefits package.
• 25 days paid holiday plus Bank Holidays, with the opportunity to buy/sell extra leave.
• Fantastic company pension scheme, private medical and dental cover, life assurance, travel insurance cover, income protection,…