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About the Role
The primary purpose of this position is to lead and implement the strategic development and execution of organizational goals and objectives. Provide leadership, direction and support to underwriting team(s) and/or direct reports. Is responsible for underwriting, profitability, growth and retention of new and renewal business that is consistent with underwriting strategies.
Responsibilities
- Proactively identify new market opportunities and product offerings as well as support cross-sell opportunities by identifying and solving client needs
- Maintain product line specific technical pricing standards and underwriting authority within the commercial property product line
- Set underwriting standards and strategy for the commercial property product
- Manage the Railroad book including portfolio aggregation management
- Provide clear underwriting direction to regional underwriting teams and ensure effective execution in line with product goals
- Prepare, coordinate and execute product line specific training for underwriters and support staff
- Provide prompt and productive reviews of accounts beyond assigned authority levels
- Transmit concerns/feedback to Senior Leadership regarding product, underwriting and claims concerns based on interactions with management, underwriters and producers
- Work with Business Development teams to target producers as well as manage client relationships
- Assist with the development of new business opportunities
Requirements
- Minimum of 10+ years of underwriting expertise with at least 5 years of underwriting experience within Railroad/Inland Marine
- Superior verbal and written communication skills
- Collaborative style
- High energy, pro-active self-starter with a strong sense of urgency
- Demonstrated ability in setting and meeting objectives and getting leadership, peers and underwriters to “buy in” through superior influencing skills
- Flexible and spontaneous qualities are key elements to the success of this position
- Interpersonal skills necessary to achieve desired goals and to interact effectively
- High level of confidence, integrity, energy and enthusiasm, executive presence and a personality that fits the “Markel Style
- Ability to travel 25%
- US Work Authorization required. Markel does not provide visa sponsorship for this position, now or in the future.
Skills
- Underwriting expertise
- Railroad/Inland Marine underwriting
- Verbal and written communication
- Collaboration
- Influencing skills
- Interpersonal skills
Experience Level
- 10+ years of underwriting expertise
- 5+ years of underwriting experience within Railroad/Inland Marine
Education Level
- Undergraduate degree preferred
- Graduate degree and/or industry designations would be a plus
Salary/Compensations
- Director, Underwriting position is $152,600-318,000/year
- Sr. Director, Underwriting position is $177,100-368,900/year
Benefits
- Competitive benefit programs
- Multiple health, dental and vision insurance plan options
- 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.