Technical Underwriting Manager

Looking for a role that will have a meaningful impact on Technical Underwriting?
We are looking for an individual who will provide technical guidance. You’ll collaborate with Divisional Heads of Underwriting to provide consistency in our Underwriting Standards across multiple lines of business.
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 realize our potential, we can help others reach theirs.

Join us and play your part in something special! 

The opportunity: 

Join Markel, a leader in the insurance industry known for its commitment to excellence, innovation, and customer-centric approach. As part of the Office of the CUO (OCUO), you’ll be at the heart of our mission to deliver outstanding underwriting performance and customer outcomes. 

The purpose of the OCUO is to ensure that: 

• Our Underwriting meets our profit targets 

• Aggregations are identified and controlled  

• Our underwriting is compliant with regulations 

• We have the right people writing the right risks 

• Underwriters are supported by good systems and data 

• We have minimised operational and regulatory risks 

• Our products and services are fair to customers  

• Our business can be tracked and accounted for 

This pivotal role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the profitable growth of our highly diverse and international portfolio.  

What you’ll be doing: 

Our Technical Underwriting team is a point of referral for risks outside of underwriting authority or appetite and sets and maintains underwriting standards. You will collaborate with Divisional Leadership and Underwriters, to support underwriting profitability targets for Markel’s continuous growth. By reviewing and updating underwriting standards, you will offer technical guidance and embedding of appetite and changes to the process for our underwriting teams. You’ll provide updates to senior leadership committees and support the growth of high-performing classes through our Underwriting Initiative Framework. Staying ahead of emerging risks and market trends, you’ll foster innovation and maintain a disciplined underwriting appetite, while enhancing technical knowledge within our product lines. 

Our must-haves: 

• Broad underwriting/insurance background - knowledge of insurance compliance and regulatory constraints  

• Underwriting experience in either an insurance carrier, an MGA, or a broker-based business

• Strong interpersonal and people leadership skills, ability to drive consensus 

• Project management methodology capability 

• Strong analytical and interpretation skills 

• A track record in demonstrable ownership and delivery 

Who we are: 

Markel Group (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. Please contact us via email at [email protected] 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.