New Business Underwriter

Markel International; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary with generous monthly bonus

25 days paid holiday plus bank holidays

Company pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Income protection

Job summary

A leading insurance company in Birmingham seeks a Talent Acquisition Manager to join their New Business Underwriting team. The ideal candidate has demonstrable underwriting experience, excellent communication skills, and a high level of accuracy and attention to detail. This role involves promoting company guidelines to achieve new-business targets and providing exceptional service to brokers. Competitive salary with generous benefits is offered.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable underwriting experience ideally in social welfare/care risks.
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Promote knowledge of company guidelines to achieve new-business targets.
• Provide excellent service to brokers and ensure deadlines are met.
• Underwrite a variety of exposures within defined authority.

Skills

Underwriting experience

Excellent communication skills

Attention to detail

Broker relationship building

Proficient IT skills

Tools

MS Office

Broker e-trading platform

Job description

Talent Acquisition Manager / Lead Recruitment Business Partner at Markel

Do you have new business underwriting experience and looking to progress your career with a truly people focused business?

Come and work with our New Business Underwriting team here at Markel.

The work we do at Markel gives people the confidence to move forward and seize opportunities.

What you’ll be doing:

• Demonstrate and promote a thorough knowledge of company guidelines and authority levels to achieve new‑business targets.
• Provide excellent service to brokers and ensure deadlines are met.
• Underwrite a variety of exposures within defined authority.
• Attend underwriting meetings and provide insight into developments, trends and market conditions.
• Develop and maintain excellent working relationships within the wider business.

Our must haves:

• Demonstrable underwriting experience – ideally in social welfare/care risks (commercial insurance also considered).
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Track record in building and developing broker relationships.
• Proficient IT skills including MS Office and broker e‑trading platform.
• Proven ability to secure business while maintaining underwriting discipline.

Benefits

• Competitive salary with generous monthly bonus.
• 25 days paid holiday plus bank holidays.
• Company pension scheme, private medical, dental, life assurance, travel insurance, income protection, season ticket loan and other benefits.
• Opportunities to learn new skills and develop your career.

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Markel values diversity. If you meet the requirements of this role 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 0161 507 5827 for any accommodations that may be needed.