Senior Underwriter: Financial Institutions

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The position encompasses financial institutions underwriting. The focus of the position includes reviewing, analyzing, accepting, and declining risks to ensure profitability for Markel. The incumbent will communicate with underwriting management and national Financial Institutions product line leaders on individual accounts, current and proposed producers, and make recommendations concerning operations, systems and procedures when appropriate. The Senior Underwriter will review exposures, terms, conditions and pricing while underwriting new and renewal business and handle related servicing.

They will also implement corrective measures on renewal accounts as needed and monitor producers for profitability and production. In addition, they will market products to producers by coordinating marketing plan with regional and national marketing associates as well as participate in audits and/or underwriting meetings as required.

• Review, analyze, accept, and decline retail Financial Institutions risks to ensure profitability for Markel.
• Underwrite and select new business that will produce an underwriting profit.
• Manage the existing renewal book and implement corrective measures, as needed, to meet profitability expectations.
• Communicate with regional managers and national Financial Institutions product line leaders on individual accounts, current and proposed producers, and make recommendations concerning operations, systems and procedures when appropriate.
• Participate in audits and/or underwriting meetings as required.
• Build and maintain quality relationships with key producers while simultaneously monitoring the entire appointed producer base for profitability and production.
• Review forms and pricing of competitors and be able to effectively market the Markel product within the competitive landscape.
• Provide training or technical assistance to department underwriting support staff.

• 3-5 years of Financial Institutions underwriting experience in the East coast of the USA required
• Demonstrated technical knowledge and skills reflective of progression of positions of increasing responsibility.
• Demonstrated marketing and relationship building skills.
• Four year college degree and/or CPCU or similar designation preferred.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Microsoft Office skills to include MS Word and MS Excel.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills

US Work Authorization required. Markel does not provide visa sponsorship for this position, now or in the future.

The base salary offered for the successful candidate will be based on compensable factors such as job-relevant education, job-relevant experience, training, demonstrated competencies, geographic location, and other factors. The base salary range for the Sr. Underwriter position is $92k - $127k/year with a 25% bonus potential.

• We offer competitive benefit programs that help meet our diverse and changing environment as well as support our employees’ needs at all stages of life.
• All full-time employees have the option to select from multiple health, dental and vision insurance plan options and optional life, disability, and AD&D insurance.
• We also offer a 401(k) with employer match contributions, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, PTO, corporate holidays and floating holidays, parental leave.

Markel is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of any protected characteristic. This includes race; color; sex; religion; creed; national origin or place of birth; ancestry; age; disability; affectional or sexual orientation; gender expression or identity; genetic…