Cyber Senior Underwriter

Markel Corporation; Manchester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Generous bonus

Pension contributions

Private medical and dental cover

Life assurance & income protection

Car scheme & travel benefits

25 days holiday

Job summary

Markel Corporation in Manchester is seeking a Cyber Senior Underwriter for a hybrid role. You will underwrite new cyber business and renewals, manage broker partnerships and contribute to profitably growing the portfolio.

The role combines technical underwriting, broker engagement and commercial decision-making within a collaborative cyber team, with hybrid working in Manchester.

Qualifications

• Proven cyber underwriting experience across new business and renewals.
• Strong broker relationships and programme knowledge.
• Ability to balance technical underwriting with business decisions.

Responsibilities

• Underwrite new cyber business and renewals within authority.
• Manage key renewal accounts with a view to profit and retention.
• Develop broker relationships and position the company as a preferred cyber market.
• Act as technical referral point and mentor junior underwriters.
• Review broker quotes and articulate product value for placements.
• Oversee workflow on underwriting and e-trade platforms (Acturis desirable).

Skills

Cyber underwriting

Broker engagement

Commercial decisionmaking

Mentoring underwriters

Tools

Acturis

Job description

Cyber Senior Underwriter Manchester | Hybrid Working Help shape one of the UK’s fastest growing Cyber portfolios ! Cyber risk is accelerating — and so are we. As part of a significant long term investment in our UK Cyber proposition, we’re looking for an experienced Cyber Senior Underwriter to play a key role in growing and shaping a high quality, profitable book through to 2030. This is an opportunity to combine technical cyber underwriting, broker engagement, and genuine autonomy within a highly respected, people first insurer.

Why join us?

• Be part of an ambitious cyber growth strategy, with a clear plan to build the portfolio to £35m GWP by 2030
• Underwrite quality SME cyber business with strong broker submissions and established relationships
• Real authority and visibility — your expertise will genuinely influence outcomes
• A collaborative, specialist cyber team where knowledge-sharing and development are actively encouraged
• Hybrid working with the role based in Manchester

The role:

Reporting to the Cyber Team Leader, you’ll be a senior member of a dedicated cyber unit underwriting both new business and renewals across open market and e‑trade platforms. You’ll play a key role in supporting growth while maintaining underwriting discipline, acting as a referral point to colleagues and helping develop cyber capability across the team.

Key responsibilities include:

• Underwriting and negotiating new business and renewal cyber risks within authority
• Managing key renewal accounts with a focus on profitable retention
• Building and strengthening trading relationships with broker partners, positioning us as a preferred cyber market
• Acting as a technical referral point and supporting the development of underwriters within the team
• Reviewing broker‑generated quotes and articulating product value to secure placements
• Managing workflow through internal underwriting and e‑trade platforms (e.g. Acturis)

About you:

You’ll be an experienced cyber underwriter who enjoys combining technical underwriting with broker engagement and commercial decision‑making.

You’ll bring:

• Demonstrable capability underwriting cyber insurance across new business and renewals, with sound technical judgement, strong broker relationships
• Proven experience across both new business and renewals
• Strong broker and market relationships
• Confidence handling referrals and supporting less experienced underwriters
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative approach
• Experience using e‑trade platforms (Acturis desirable, not essential)

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary plus generous annual bonus
• Up to 16% employer pension contribution
• Private medical and 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)
• Clear commitment to learning, development and long‑term career progression

About us:

We do insurance differently. We’re a people‑first organisation built on trust, long‑term thinking and underwriting excellence. As part of a Fortune 500 group operating in over 20 countries, we combine global capability with a genuinely human culture. Our UK Broker channel is the largest and fastest‑growing part of the business — and Cyber is central to our future.

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.