Assistant Underwriter

Markel; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job description

Are you looking to progress your Underwriting career with a real people focused business?

Do you have either Financial Lines, PI, PMR, Cyber or Technology underwriting experience?

Help us provide an outstanding underwriting service to our brokers across the UK, dealing with Professional & Management Risk policies here at Markel.

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!

The opportunity:

It’s an exciting time to join Markel as our business grows. We have just moved into brand-new innovative offices in Leeds city centre right next to the train station, and we currently have a new opportunity for an Assistant Underwriter to join our highly respected team (3 days in the office / 2 days from home). This exciting opportunity is based within the renewals department and you will be dealing with a wide variety of Professional and Management risks and wider financial lines risks including Cyber and Technology risks. This is an area of considerable growth and a great opportunity to join an established but growing team. This team is often an integral part of projects developing the book and improving the way we do business.

The role of the underwriting support is to work as part of the Professional and Management risks team in providing an excellent underwriting service for underwriters and brokers in the UK. You will be required to develop and maintain good relationships internally and externally. You will work as a member of a team and be pro-active and willing to help brokers and underwriters across all classes of business.

What you’ll be doing:

1. Underwriting risks in accordance within own personal level of underwriting authority.
2. Provide excellent service to our brokers, prioritising renewals and mid-term adjustments and referrals whether emanating from the broker e-trading platform, Acturis or by email/phone to ensure deadlines are met.
3. Ensure incoming calls to the team are answered promptly and professionally.
4. Diarise and follow up renewals with brokers with the purpose of securing and retaining business.
5. Deal with internal and external enquiries by email and telephone.
6. Review broker generated activities and encourage broker to deal with Markel by highlighting our product benefits and negotiating terms. Analyse broker performance and report findings to the team manager.
7. Manage renewal cases working as appropriate with the broker to secure renewal and upsell/cross-sell additional covers.
8. Requesting and reviewing survey reports and issuing risk requirements to brokers.
9. Managing diary items and chasing responses.
10. Following up outstanding renewal information with brokers via phone and email.
11. Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with the Technical teams in Leeds and the wider business.
12. Assisting the team and wider business with ad hoc projects.

Our must haves:

1. Proven relevant insurance experience and demonstrable technical skills.
2. Background and experience in our classes of business is desirable, but not essential.
3. Excellent written, spoken communication and numerical skills.
4. A high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
5. Demonstrable IT skills including MS Office.
6. Be studying for/or be willing to study for CII qualifications.

Who we are:

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.

What’s in it for you:

1. A great starting salary plus 15% annual bonus & strong benefits package.
2. 25 days paid holiday plus Bank Holidays, with the opportunity to buy/sell extra leave.
3. Fantastic company pension scheme, private medical and dental cover, life assurance, travel insurance cover, income protection, season ticket loan as well as other great benefits on offer.
4. There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career, and we can provide the support needed to do just that!

Are you ready to play your part?

Choose ‘Apply Now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

Markel celebrates the value of a diverse workforce that brings experience and expertise from a wide variety of backgrounds and life circumstances. Whatever your background, if you feel you meet the requirements of this role then we want to hear from you. We are also happy to consider candidates who are looking for flexible working patterns.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with all reasonable accommodations to be able to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions if successful. Please contact us via email at [e-mail] or call us at 0161 507 5827 to request any accommodations that may be needed. This includes any alternative formats of any documents or information on how to apply offline.

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