Environmental & Energy Underwriting Support Specialist

Markel Corporation; Virginia, Northern (MN, KY); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 89,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Markel Group in the United States is seeking an Underwriting Support Specialist to assist the Environmental & Energy underwriting team. You will manage day-to-day client servicing, gather information for underwriters, and help process transactions not requiring review.

You will maintain accurate data, follow guidelines, and support turnaround times while building relationships with agents, brokers, and internal partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Excellent oral and written communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to multi-task in fast-paced environment.
• Ability to follow process and attention to details.
• Willingness to work toward insurance designation (AINS).
• Intermediate level of proficiency in MS Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Serve as point of contact for agents/brokers by gathering information on behalf of the underwriters, answering questions, resolving low complexity issues, facilitating overall serving of accounts and processing business transactions not requiring review/signoff by an underwriter.
• Take necessary measures to obtain information needed to finalize inquiries/transactions and maintain a suspense and follow-up system for outstanding underwriting items.
• Ensure accuracy of information inputted into all appropriate systems and verify that all necessary documentation is in the file.
• Routinely communicate with team members, agents/brokers and other key business partners to research and gather necessary information to review, analyze and complete transactions.
• Utilize and adhere to internal guidelines, procedures and service standards to ensure that all assigned work/transactions are processed in a timely manner (yet accurately) and meet compliance standards.
• Participate in problem solving activities to define problems, identify root causes, design and test solutions, implement solutions, and utilizes continuous improvement methodologies to improve processes & procedures in an effort to work more efficiently & effectively and permanently eliminate problems.
• Under Underwriter direction, attached appropriate forms and makes policy changes as requested.
• Establish, support, and maintain effective relationships and/or regular contact with clients and build strong relationships with employees across the organization.
• Participate in special projects and other duties as assigned to assure efficient operation of the team, customer needs are met, and business results are achieved.

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Word

Excel

Job description

Markel Group in the United States is seeking an Underwriting Support Specialist to assist the Environmental & Energy underwriting team. You will manage day-to-day client servicing, gather information for underwriters, and help process transactions not requiring review.

You will maintain accurate data, follow guidelines, and support turnaround times while building relationships with agents, brokers, and internal partners.