Looking for a role that will have a meaningful impact on the strategic underwriting decisions our business makes?
We are looking for an individual to support the Non-Natural Catastrophe team in achieving consistent underwriting profit and outstanding financial results by providing a high-quality service.
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:
As part of the Catastrophe Management team, you will be supporting Markel International with pre-underwriting analytics, class and entity level reporting and ad-hoc analysis to support underwriting decisions.
The role may be required to work over a number of lines of business but will be focused on supporting the Non-Natural Catastrophe team, notably on Cyber.
What you’ll be doing:
- Use third party catastrophe models and in-house tools for pre-underwriting analysis
- Lead production of quarterly divisional reports
- Build and maintain a strong relationship with divisional underwriters
- Provide ad hoc reports for underwriting portfolio analysis and reporting for senior executives
- Present results and ideas confidently to senior stakeholders and underwriting teams
- Collaborate closely with colleagues in other Markel offices
- Liaise closely with outsourcing partners
- Lead on ad-hoc projects with assistance from the Catastrophe Management and Associate Director
- Lead internal and external reporting including to Lloyds and the PRA.
Our must-haves:
- Proven catastrophe modelling or aggregation management experience in the London market
- Excellent IT skills with good knowledge of SQL. Those with other coding experience are encouraged to apply.
- Proven experience with catastrophe management best practices
- Proven experience of portfolio level aggregation techniques
- Experience of building and maintaining successful relationships with internal and external contacts
- The ability to manage multiple projects and meet tight deadlines
- Completed a numerical degree with a classification of 2:1 or above, or equivalent
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 rec@markel.com 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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