Associate Underwriting Manager / Underwriting Manager-Lawyers Professional

Markel; New York (NY); On-site; USD 98,000 - 204,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with employer match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

PTO and holidays

Parental leave

Job summary

Markel is seeking an Associate Underwriting Manager/Underwriting Manager to lead the underwriting support team in a dynamic US-based operation. You will drive performance, analyze complex risks, and contribute to the financial success of Markel’s books of business.

You will report to the SR Director and collaborate across teams to optimize workflows, cultivate external relationships, and guide Associate Underwriters to meet strategic objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• 5–10 years of underwriting experience.
• Ability to manage people and projects.
• Proven ability to make sound underwriting decisions.
• Strong organizational skills with ability to handle multiple tasks.
• Ability to achieve business goals and objectives.
• Demonstrated sales, marketing and relationship management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the underwriting team and implement the Director's product strategy.
• Evaluate complex risks and structure coverage solutions per guidelines.
• Manage Associate Underwriters and support staff to performance goals.
• Monitor workflows and drive efficiencies to improve team performance.
• Steward external relationships and contribute to business objectives.
• Adapt to changing priorities and market conditions.
• Propose improvements to underwriting procedures and customer experience.

Skills

People management

Underwriting decisions

Organizational skills

Sales & relationship mgmt

Multi-tasking

Education

Bachelor’s degree preferred

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!We are looking for an Associate Underwriting Manager/Underwriting Manager to join our growing lawyers professional underwriting team. The Associate Underwriting Manager/Manager will report to the SR Director and manage the Underwriting support team and Associate Underwriters. They will be responsible for managing the support staff to performance metrics, contributing to the underwriting direction for admitted and non-admitted products, analyzing and improving workflows, handling complex risks, contributing the financial performance of our books of business and managing external relationships.

Job Responsibilities

The Associate Underwriting Manager/Underwriting Manager will report to the SR Director and manage the Underwriting support team and Associate Underwriters. They will be responsible for managing the support staff to performance metrics, contributing to the underwriting direction for admitted and non-admitted products, analyzing and improving workflows, handling complex risks, contributing to the financial performance of our books of business and managing external relationships.

• Be a leader on the team and execute on Director's product strategy
• Evaluate complex risks and identifying opportunities to structure coverage solutions that align with underwriting guidelines and business objectives.
• Manage Associate Underwriters and Underwriting support to performance goals and metrics
• Monitor workflows and create efficiencies to improve team performance
• Manage and contribute to the management of key external relationships
• Demonstrate flexibility by adapting to changing priorities, market conditions, and business needs.
• Contribute ideas that improve team efficiency, customer experience, and underwriting procedures

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred;
• 5 – 10 years of underwriting;
• Demonstrated aptitude to manage people and projects;
• Proven ability to make sound underwriting decisions;
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously;
• Ability to achieve business goals and objectives;
• Demonstrated sales, marketing and relationship management skills

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 the Associate Underwriting Manager position is $97,950-204,100/year, and the Underwriting Manager position is $108,800-226,800/year. 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.