Inland Marine Underwriting Director

Markel Corporation; Alpharetta (GA); On-site; USD 153,000 - 318,000; Full time

Job summary

Markel Inland Marine underwriting leadership is seeking a Director to drive strategic development and execution of organizational goals for the Inland Marine portfolio, including Transportation & Logistics, Contractor's Equipment and Builder's Risk. The role oversees underwriting results, profitability and growth across new and renewal business, and provides direction to the underwriting team.

The position emphasizes collaboration with Operations and internal partners to deliver solutions while

Responsibilities

• Lead and implement underwriting strategy for Inland Marine, consistent with Inland Marine and Property product line strategies.
• Manage underwriting functions to achieve profit, revenue, loss ratio and expense targets.
• With PLL leadership, delegate underwriting authority to staff through letters of authority, and monitor and revise it as appropriate.
• Ensure underwriting work is high quality and consistent with authority levels, guidelines and standards.
• Coach and train underwriters based on underwriting audit results. Address individual career and development needs.
• Underwrite and provide referral guidance on complex, high-hazard and large-account Inland Marine, including risk selection and pricing.
• Build and maintain relationships with key retail and wholesale producers, and industry partners.
• Balance team workloads and maintain appropriate staffing levels, including recruiting and hiring.
• Partner with Operations to ensure processing and service standards are met.
• Work with internal partners (Actuarial, Product Development, Claims, IT and Marketing) to deliver solutions to customers. This includes flagging producer, training or quality issues to Marketing.
• Identify cross-sell opportunities with other Markel divisions.
• Monitor competitor forms, pricing and market trends, and position Markel's Inland Marine product accordingly.
• Contribute to special projects, product development and new business initiatives.

Job description

Markel Inland Marine underwriting leadership is seeking a Director to drive strategic development and execution of organizational goals for the Inland Marine portfolio, including Transportation & Logistics, Contractor's Equipment and Builder's Risk. The role oversees underwriting results, profitability and growth across new and renewal business, and provides direction to the underwriting team.

The position emphasizes collaboration with Operations and internal partners to deliver solutions while