New Business Underwriter (Care)

Markel Corporation; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus up to 20%

Hybrid working

25 days holiday

Bank holidays

Private medical insurance

Dental cover

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Income protection

CII qualifications

Study support

Career progression

Internal mobility

Job summary

Markel Corporation in the United Kingdom is seeking a New Business Underwriter (Care & Charity) across Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham, London and Croydon. This hybrid role combines office and home working (3 days in office / 2 days at home).

You will underwrite and win new business in Care, Social Welfare and Charity sectors, assess submissions, and produce competitive quotations while maintaining underwriting discipline. Strong broker relationships are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Previous underwriting experience.
• Care Insurance or Charity Insurance experience.
• New business underwriting experience.
• Strong commercial judgement and decision-making capability.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Underwriting and winning new business across the Care, Social Welfare and Charity sectors.
• Assessing submissions, reviewing claims experience and evaluating risk exposures.
• Producing competitive quotations whilst maintaining underwriting discipline.
• Managing and delivering against individual new business income targets.
• Building strong broker relationships and becoming a trusted market contact.
• Supporting broker development activity, training sessions and proposition discussions.
• Working collaboratively with Distribution, Trading and Operations teams.
• Identifying market trends and opportunities to support future growth.
• Acting as a specialist ambassador for Markel's Care proposition within the broker market.

Skills

Underwriting experience

Care Insurance

Charity Insurance

New business underwriting

Commercial judgement

Broker engagement

Independent workload management

Tools

CII qualifications

Job description

New Business Underwriter (Care & Charity) Leeds | Manchester | Birmingham | London | Croydon Hybrid Working (3 days office / 2 days home)

Why join Markel?

• An established and profitable portfolio with excellent market reputation
• Significant and consistent new business opportunities through strong broker relationships
• Exposure to complex and specialist Care and Charity risks
• A highly autonomous working environment where you'll be trusted to make decisions
• Direct broker engagement and relationship-building opportunities
• The chance to become a recognised specialist within the Care insurance sector
• Clear career progression pathways into Senior Underwriting and broader leadership opportunities
• An award‑winning team culture built on collaboration, support and success

What you'll be doing

• Underwriting and winning new business across the Care, Social Welfare and Charity sectors
• Assessing submissions, reviewing claims experience and evaluating risk exposures
• Producing competitive quotations whilst maintaining underwriting discipline
• Managing and delivering against individual new business income targets
• Building strong broker relationships and becoming a trusted market contact
• Supporting broker development activity, training sessions and proposition discussions
• Working collaboratively with Distribution, Trading and Operations teams
• Identifying market trends and opportunities to support future growth
• Acting as a specialist ambassador for Markel's Care proposition within the broker market

What we're looking for

• Previous underwriting experience
• Care Insurance or Charity Insurance experience
• New business underwriting experience
• Strong commercial judgement and decision-making capability
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
• The ability to work independently and manage your own workload
• A proactive approach to broker engagement and business development
• Existing broker relationships
• Experience presenting to brokers or delivering training sessions
• Social Welfare underwriting exposure
• Ambition to progress your underwriting career within a specialist insurer

What you'll receive

• Competitive salary
• Quarterly bonus opportunity with earnings of up to 20%
• Hybrid working
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Holiday buy and sell scheme
• Private medical insurance
• Dental cover
• Pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Income protection
• Fully funded CII qualifications
• Ongoing study support and professional development
• Internal career progression opportunities across Markel's wider business

Why now?

The Care team continues to be one of the strongest performing areas of the business, supported by a recognised market brand, loyal broker relationships and ambitious growth plans. You'll be joining at an exciting time, helping shape the next phase of growth while developing your own specialist expertise within a business that genuinely invests in its people.

If you're looking for a role where your underwriting expertise is valued, your development is supported, and your career can genuinely progress, we'd love to hear from 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.

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