Senior Schemes Underwriter - Medical Malpractice in England

Join to apply for the Senior Schemes Underwriter - Medical Malpractice role at Markel International. Do you have Medical Malpractice Underwriting experience? Would you like to progress your career with a real forward-thinking company?

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 realise our potential, we can help others reach theirs.

The opportunity:

It’s an exciting time in the Schemes division of Markel UK - the team is actively evolving into a centralised team as part of our 2030 strategy. The expertise within the team ranges across underwriting, sales and operations. We have large ambitions in this space, but these ambitions come hand in hand with dedicated focus to make these ambitions a reality.

We have an exciting brand-new opportunity for a Senior Underwriter – Medical Malpractice to join the Markel UK team. This role will report into the Schemes Operations Manager. The successful candidate will be responsible for underwriting new business and renewal cases, much of which will be associated with delegated portfolios and will be Medical Malpractice business. It is important that this individual wants to be part of a team and enjoys developing portfolios of business. This is a hybrid working role and can be based from any of our UK offices across Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham or London; we are very flexible on location for the right candidate!

What you’ll be doing:

• Contribute to ambitious targets within the Schemes team, and provide support to team members by supporting workloads and sharing technical expertise.
• Manage enquiries and negotiate terms, with a focus on obtaining and retaining profitable business.
• Act as a referral point for both our broker partners and underwriting team members, managing upper tier referrals, and work to agreed service levels.
• Lead on the underwriting input during review and renewal conversations for the accounts, providing insight to book performance and making recommendations to plan ahead.
• Be responsible for the running of delegated business.
• Monitor pricing and underwriting integrity.
• Conduct periodic cover holder audits and closure of any actions that may arise.
• Ensure quality of existing and incoming business is maintained.
• Be a role model to peers by consistently seeking opportunities for growth, efficiency and identifying where value can be added, across your Scheme portfolio.
• Build and manage effective trading relationships with our broker partners, ensuring Markel is a preferred market for Schemes business.
• Provide and maintain a senior level of underwriting, whilst demonstrating detailed knowledge of company guidelines and authority levels.
• Be a dedicated contact within the business for queries that may arise in relation to your Scheme portfolios.

Our must-haves:

• Proven underwriting expertise, at least three years’ experience within medical malpractice is essential.
• Demonstrable technical and analytical skills.
• Experience of Schemes / delegated business is desirable.
• A team spirit and desire to support others' technical development.
• Track record in building and maintaining effective broker and market relationships.

What’s in it for you:

• A great starting salary plus generous 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!

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.