Care & Charity New Business Underwriter — Hybrid

Markel International; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Quarterly bonus up to 20%

Holiday buy/sell scheme

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Income protection

Fully funded CII qualifications

Study support

Internal career progression

Job summary

Markel International is seeking a New Business Underwriter to grow our Care and Charity portfolio. This hybrid role (Leeds / Manchester / Birmingham / London / Croydon) offers autonomy and exposure to complex risks within a leading specialist insurer.

You’ll develop broker relationships, underwrite new business, and drive profitable growth alongside experienced underwriters, with a clear path for career progression in a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Care Insurance or Charity Insurance experience
• Strong commercial judgement and decision-making capability
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
• Ability to work independently and manage your own workload
• A proactive approach to broker engagement and business development

Responsibilities

• Underwrite and win new business across the Care, Social Welfare and Charity sectors.
• Assess submissions, review claims experience and evaluate risk exposures.
• Produce competitive quotations whilst maintaining underwriting discipline.
• Manage and deliver against individual new business income targets.
• Build strong broker relationships and become a trusted market contact.
• Support broker development activity, training sessions and proposition discussions.
• Work collaboratively with Distribution, Trading and Operations teams.
• Identify market trends and opportunities to support future growth.
• Act as a specialist ambassador for Markel’s Care proposition within the broker market.

Skills

Care Insurance

Charity Insurance

Underwriting

Broker engagement

Job description

Markel International is seeking a New Business Underwriter to grow our Care and Charity portfolio. This hybrid role (Leeds / Manchester / Birmingham / London / Croydon) offers autonomy and exposure to complex risks within a leading specialist insurer.

You’ll develop broker relationships, underwrite new business, and drive profitable growth alongside experienced underwriters, with a clear path for career progression in a supportive team.