About the Role
This position reports to the Regional Product Leader or Director/Sr. Director of Cyber/E&O and is responsible for managing a team of commercial production underwriters and execution of organizational goals and objectives. Ensure effective execution of strategic plans in conjunction with the Regional Product Leader, Director/Sr. Director of Cyber/E&O and Product Line Leadership.
Responsibilities
- Adhere to the rules, rates, forms, authority and underwriting guidelines as delegated by Product Line Leadership group
- Execute distribution strategy as provided by Product Line Leadership group
- Responsible for goals and metrics for region and assigned product line group
- Support sales and marketing of product
- Recruit, train, develop and mentor underwriting talent, including building a staff capable of effectively carrying out assignments and specific goals and recommends effective personal actions when needed
- Build and maintain strong working relationships across workgroups with flexibility to change direction quickly based on business needs
- Responsible for evaluating procedures and practices and implementing changes to improve workflows; ensures all business transactions and practices within span of control comply with all legal regulations and are in compliance with all underwriting policies and procedure
- Maintain an understanding of assigned product(s), services and solutions and initiates discussions with other workgroups as appropriate
- Drive change and innovation through continually seeking and implementing transformational solutions for customers and our associates
Requirements
- US Work Authorization required. Markel does not provide visa sponsorship for this position, now or in the future.
- No agencies please.
Skills
- 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
Location
- Hybrid
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 5 – 10 years of cyber/tech/e&o underwriting
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
Salary/Compensations
- The national average salary range for the Associate Underwriting Manager position is $104,480 - $143,660/year with a 30% incentive
- The Underwriting Manager position is $114,080 - $159,610/year with a 30% incentive
Benefits
- 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.
- 401(k) with employer match contributions
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- PTO
- Corporate holidays and floating holidays
- Parental leave
About the Company
- 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
Equal Opportunity
- 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.
- Should you require any accommodation through the application process, please send an e-mail to the rarecruiting@markel.com.
