Senior Underwriter - Leeds, United Kingdom - Markel

Description

The role is based within the renewals department dealing with a wide variety of Social Welfare, Care, Not For Profit and Charity policies.

Working alongside other departments within the business to build and maintain relationships both internally and externally and deliver an exceptional service to our brokers.

The role of the Senior underwriter is to work as part of the Social Welfare team providing an excellent underwriting service for brokers in 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 build 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 the team manager.

• Demonstrate and promote a thorough knowledge of company guidelines and authority levels in order to achieve profitability and underwriting objectives
• Underwrite renewals including large and complex cases within the defined underwriting authority.
• Handle renewal cases working as appropriate with the broker to secure renewal and upsell/ crosssell additional covers.
• Develop team members' technical knowledge through mentoring, day to day underwriting referrals and exposure to underwriting risks.

• Have a demonstrable underwriting experience ideally in social welfare/care risks, although commercial insurance would be considered.
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills.
• A high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Track record in building and developing broker relationships.
• Demonstrable IT skills including MS Office and our systems including the broker etrading platform
• Proven track record to renew business whilst maintaining underwriting discipline
• ACII and/or similar qualification preferred

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.

In each of our businesses, we seek to deliver innovative products and adaptable customer service so that we can be a market leader.

Our time horizon is long-term, our approach is disciplined, and our focus is on continuously improving the quality of thecustomer experience.

• A very competitive basic salary plus bonus & benefits.
• 25 days' holiday plus Bank Holidays, with the opportunity to buy / sell extra leave.
• Company matched pension scheme, private medical and dental cover, life assurance, travel insurance cover, income protection, a cycle2work scheme, season ticket loan, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), adoption and shared parental leave plentymore.
• Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology.
• The possibility of working from both the office and from home, flexible working or other options are available.
• You'll get the chance to follow your chosen career path anywhere within Markel.
• You'll be joining a global network of experienced, innovative and dedicated individuals across multiple teams and countries. There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career, and we'll provide the support you need to do justthat.

We're an equal opportunity employer, which means we'll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protectedcharacteristic.