Underwriter

Underwriter

£Excellent + bonus + benefits

Leeds / Hybrid

Are you looking to develop your Underwriting career?

Help us provide an excellent underwriting service for our brokers across the UK 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:

We have an excellent opportunity for an Underwriter to join our Professional and Management Risks Renewals team here in Leeds. The role is based within the renewals department, taking care of a wide variety of professional, management, cyber and technology renewals. You'll work alongside other departments within the business to build and manage relationships both internally and externally and deliver an outstanding service to our brokers across the UK.

You will work as a member of a team and be pro-active and willing to help brokers across all classes of business. You will be required to develop and maintain good relationships internally and externally. Monitor and analyse broker activity to identify success and areas for improvement and provide pro-active feedback to your Team Manager. You will have responsibility for renewals and mid-term queries with a desire to be transparent to our brokers.

What you'll be doing:

• Provide and maintain a high level of underwriting, demonstrating a thorough knowledge of company guidelines and authority levels
• Underwriting risks in accordance within own personal level of underwriting authority
• Collaborate with the Markel Claims team on complex cases to ensure the best outcomes for our policyholders and Markel
• Provide an excellent service to our brokers, prioritising renewals and mid-term adjustments and referrals from the broker e-trading platform or by email/phone to ensure deadlines are met
• Ensure incoming calls to the team are answered promptly and professionally
• Attend underwriting and broker meetings as required throughout the year to provide insight into developments, trends and feedback on market conditions
• Manage renewal cases working as appropriate with the broker to secure renewal and upsell/ cross-sell additional covers
• Build and maintain excellent working relationships with the technical teams in Leeds and the wider business
• Assisting the team and wider business with ad hoc projects when required

Our must haves:

• Proven relevant insurance experience and demonstrable technical skills
• A background and experience in our classes of business is desirable, but not essential
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills
• A high level of accuracy and attention to detail
• A track record in building and developing broker relationships
• The ability to regularly analyse competitors' products, capabilities and appetite and share within the team
• Good IT skills including MS Office
• Be studying for/or be willing to study for CII qualifications (fully supported and funded by Markel)

Who we are:

Avencia Consulting are an RPO who provide a recruitment service to our client Markel International.

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.

We're all about people | We win together | We strive for better| We enjoy the everyday | We think further

What's in it for you:

• A great starting salary plus annual 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, season ticket loan as well as other great benefits on offer
• 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.