Cyber Development Underwriter

Markel International; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary plus generous annual bonus

Up to 16% employer pension contribution

Private medical & dental cover

Income protection and life assurance

Flexible and hybrid working patterns

Job summary

Markel International is looking for an experienced Cyber Development Underwriter to work in Manchester. This hybrid role involves underwriting complex SME cyber risks, developing broker relationships, and contributing to a significant growth strategy aiming for £35m GWP by 2030. Candidates should have strong knowledge of cyber exposures and experience in broker engagement. The position offers a competitive salary, generous pension contributions, private medical coverage, and opportunities for career progression in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience underwriting Cyber risks, ideally within the SME space.
• Strong knowledge of cyber exposures, coverage and underwriting discipline.
• Demonstrable success in building and developing broker relationships.
• A confident communicator who can trade, influence and win business.
• Comfortable working with CRM systems and digital underwriting platforms.

Responsibilities

• Underwriting complex SME cyber risks within agreed authority and appetite.
• Owning and developing a panel of brokers, positioning Markel as a preferred cyber partner.
• Driving pipeline creation, new business conversion and income delivery.
• Actively engaging brokers through meetings, development plans, training and events.
• Maintaining accurate CRM data to enable data-led engagement and reporting.

Skills

Experience underwriting Cyber risks

Knowledge of cyber exposures and coverage

Broker relationship development

CRM systems proficiency

Confident communication skills

Job description

Overview

Manchester | Leeds | Birmingham (Hybrid Working – mix of Office, Home and Broker Meetings). Help shape the future of SME Cyber insurance. With cyber risk accelerating and demand surging, we’re investing heavily in our UK Cyber proposition — and we’re looking for an experienced Cyber Development Underwriter to play a pivotal role in that journey. This is a high-impact, broker-facing role where you’ll combine technical cyber underwriting expertise with commercial development, helping us grow a fast-expanding SME Cyber book and strengthen our position as a go-to market for UK brokers. You’ll be part of our dedicated Cyber Centre of Excellence, working closely with brokers across the UK to build pipeline, win new business and deliver sustainable underwriting performance.

Why this role

• Be part of a major cyber growth strategy, with a clear ambition to grow the book to £35m GWP by 2030
• Work with excellent broker relationships, high-quality submissions and real autonomy
• Blend technical cyber underwriting with visible broker engagement and development
• Join a people-first organisation that genuinely invests in underwriting expertise and career progression

What you’ll be doing

• Underwriting complex SME cyber risks within agreed authority and appetite
• Owning and developing a panel of brokers, positioning Markel as a preferred cyber partner
• Driving pipeline creation, new business conversion and income delivery
• Actively engaging brokers through meetings, development plans, training and events
• Supporting broker education around cyber risk and insurance solutions
• Maintaining accurate CRM data to enable data-led engagement and reporting
• Contributing to team performance reporting and cyber trading activity
• Coaching and supporting junior underwriters through referrals and mentoring
• Working closely with internal partners to deliver strong outcomes for brokers and customers

What we’re looking for

• Proven experience underwriting Cyber risks, ideally within the SME space
• Strong knowledge of cyber exposures, coverage and underwriting discipline
• Demonstrable success in building and developing broker relationships
• A confident communicator who can trade, influence and win business
• Comfortable working with CRM systems and digital underwriting platforms
• Motivated, collaborative and keen to help build a market-leading cyber proposition

What’s in it for you

• Competitive salary plus generous annual bonus
• Up to 16% employer pension contribution
• Private medical & dental cover
• Income protection and life assurance
• Electric car scheme, travel insurance and emergency care benefits
• 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays (with buy/sell options)
• Genuine opportunities for learning, development and career progression
• Flexible and hybrid working patterns supported

About Markel

At Markel, we do insurance differently. We’re a people-first organisation built on trust, long-term thinking and underwriting excellence. As part of the Markel Group (NYSE: MKL), a Fortune 500 company operating in over 20 countries, we combine global capability with a genuinely personal culture. Our UK Broker Channel is the largest and fastest-growing part of our business — and Cyber is right at the heart of that momentum.

Ready to make your mark? If you’re looking for a role where your underwriting expertise, broker relationships and commercial instincts can truly move the dial, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now to start a conversation.

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 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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