Underwriting Support Technician

Markel; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance provider in London seeks a detail-oriented Underwriting Support team member. You will handle data entry and queries while maintaining high customer service standards. Ideal candidates will demonstrate accuracy, teamwork, and a willingness to learn within a busy environment. Competitive salary with benefits and professional development opportunities offered.

Benefits

Great starting salary

Annual bonus

Strong benefits package

25 days paid holiday

Company pension scheme

Private medical and dental cover

Qualifications

• Demonstrate high levels of accuracy with close attention to detail.
• Computer literate, with the ability to develop in-house understanding.
• Experience in the insurance industry ideal but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Perform data entry of insurance information to agreed standards.
• Manage daily workflow and business queries efficiently.
• Attend Underwriting meetings when required.

Skills

Attention to detail

Customer focus

Teamwork

Education

A-level standard or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft systems

Job description

Do you have excellent attention to detail and would like to be part of the underwriting support team at Markel?

What part will you play? If you’re looking for a place where you can make a meaningful difference, you’ve found it. The work we do at Markel gives people the confidence to move forward and seize opportunities, and you’ll find your fit amongst our global community of optimists and problem-solvers. We’re always pushing each other to go further because we believe that when we realize our potential, we can help others reach theirs.

Join us and play your part in something special!

The opportunity:

Underwriting Support Services (USS) is a centralised team based in the London Fenchurch Street office. It is our role to provide a high quality, timely data capture and administrative service to our Wholesale underwriting teams and the business. This incorporates data entry of insurance policy information, data uploads, amendments, quality checking and system and process query management.

What you’ll be doing:

• Perform data entry of insurance information into in-house systems to agreed, defined standards of accuracy and timeliness.
• Demonstrate a consistent high quality customer focus and service delivery.
• Manage daily workflow and business queries efficiently
• Develop class specific insurance knowledge to support the role
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with Underwriting teams
• Attend Underwriting meetings when required
• Perform ad hoc operational duties to support the team

Our must-haves:

• Demonstrate high levels of accuracy with close attention to detail
• Computer literate, with the ability to develop a full understanding of in-house and Microsoft systems
• Educated to A-level standard or equivalent
• Experience in insurance industry ideal but not essential
• Enjoy working in a busy team environment – be willing to provide cover for team members and enjoy helping peers

Who we are:

Markel Group (NYSE – MKL) a Fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20+ countries, is a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory, and investment operations around the world.

We’re all about people | We win together | We strive for better | We enjoy the everyday | We think further

What’s in it for you?

• A great starting salary plus annual bonus & strong benefits package…
• 25 days paid holiday plus Bank Holidays, with the opportunity to buy/sell extra leave
• Fantastic company pension scheme, private medical and dental cover, life assurance, travel insurance cover, income protection, season ticket loan as well as other great benefits on offer
• There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career and we can provide the support needed to do just that!

Are you ready to play your part?

Choose ‘Apply Now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about 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. 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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