Associate Underwriter

Markel; Milwaukee (WI); Hybrid; USD 36,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Health, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with employer match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

PTO and holidays

Job summary

Markel Group (NYSE – MKL) is a Fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20+ countries, providing insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory, and investment operations worldwide. We’re seeking an Associate Underwriter to handle daily referrals, support underwriters with team workflows, and manage external partners toward production and profitability goals.

The role offers a hybrid work schedule (3 days in the office, 2 days remote) and a comprehensive benefits package including health, dental

Qualifications

• 2 years of insurance experience or professional experience in a similar field.
• Ability to work on central time zone schedule.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Teams and Office 365.
• Experience in agency relationship management (wholesale preferred)

Responsibilities

• Underwrite a suite of unique admitted products like Special Event and Cyclist as well as an E&S Homeowners and dwelling product
• Support the Underwriters with team workflows and distribution of emails and referrals
• Manage assigned partners to ensure profitable growth and gain market feedback
• Manage projects and tasks with autonomy from planning to completion within deadlines
• Participate in group projects as assigned
• Be the lead on the shared resource inboxes while managing your personal inbox

Skills

Insurance experience

Microsoft Teams

Office 365

Agency relationship management

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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! Come join our growing team, underwriting E&S Homeowners business countrywide! Seeking a candidate who enjoys providing creative solutions for our partners, embraces technology and is constantly thinking of a better way to do things. The ideal applicant works well in a team-oriented environment, is able to manage their time appropriately to ensure all deadlines and expectations are met, can work efficiently through tasks, can effectively build and maintain relationships by utilizing a strong set of soft skills and is comfortable analyzing and discussing basic insurance data in order to drive their external partners towards production and profitability goals.

Our organization is focused on providing growth opportunities to its staff through constant and quality underwriting training, offering funding and incentives for continuing education designations, and creating a safe and inclusive space for everyone to bring their true selves to work. In this role, an Associate Underwriter is expected to handle daily referrals, manage external partners towards production and profitability goals, manage projects from planning to completion and support the Underwriters with various team work flows. Some travel may be required. Applicant will need to be proficient in all Microsoft Office products.

Does this sound like you? Join us and play your part in something special!

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Underwrite a suite of unique admitted products like Special Event and Cyclist as well as an E&S Homeowners and dwelling product
• Support the Underwriters with team workflows and distribution of emails and referrals
• Manage assigned partners to ensure profitable growth and gain market feedback
• Manage projects and tasks with autonomy from planning to completion within deadlines
• Participate in group projects as assigned
• Be the lead on the shared resource inboxes while managing your personal inbox

What We’re Looking For:

• 2 years of insurance experience or professional experience in a similar field
• Ability to work on central time zone schedule
• Familiarity with Microsoft Teams and Office 365
• Experience in agency relationship management (wholesale preferred)

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:

In keeping with the values of the Markel Style, we strive to support our employees in living their lives to the fullest at home and at work.

• We offer competitive benefit programs that help meet our diverse and changing environment as well as support our employees’ needs at all stages of life.
• All full-time employees have the option to select from multiple health, dental and vision insurance plan options and optional life, disability, and AD&D insurance.
• We also offer a 401(k) with employer match contributions, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, PTO, corporate holidays and floating holidays, parental leave.
• Markel offers hybrid working schedules of 3 days in the office and 2 days remote.

US Work Authorization

US Work Authorization required. Markel does not provide visa sponsorship for this position, now or in the future.

Pay Information:

The salary range for this position is $26.10 - $54.36. The posted salary range reflects the lowest and highest base salary applicable to this role across our U.S. locations. Individual offers are determined based on geographic location, experience, qualifications, internal equity, and other job-related factors. As a result, the salary offered for a specific location will fall within a narrower range than the overall range displayed in this posting. This position may also be eligible to participate in the Company's annual incentive plan.

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:

In keeping with the values of the Markel Style, we strive to support our employees in living their lives to the fullest at home and at work.

• We offer competitive benefit programs that help meet our diverse and changing environment as well as support our employees’ needs at all stages of life.
• All full-time employees have the option to select from multiple health, dental and vision insurance plan options and optional life, disability, and AD&D insurance.
• We also offer a 401(k) with employer match contributions, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, PTO, corporate holidays and floating holidays, parental leave.

Markel is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of any protected characteristic. This includes race; color; sex; religion; creed; national origin or place of birth; ancestry; age; disability; affectional or sexual orientation; gender expression or identity; genetic information, sickle cell trait, or atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait; refusal to submit to genetic tests or make genetic test results available; medical condition; citizenship status; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; marital status, civil union status, domestic partnership status, familial status, or family responsibilities; military or veteran status, including unfavorable discharge from military service; personal appearance, height, or weight; matriculation or political affiliation; expunged juvenile records; arrest and court records where prohibited by applicable law; status as a victim of domestic or sexual violence; public assistance status; order of protection status; status as a smoker or nonsmoker; membership or activity in local commissions; the use or nonuse of lawful products off employer premises during non-work hours; declining to attend meetings or participate in communications about religious or political matters; or any other classification protected by applicable law.

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