Assistant Underwriter Job in Leeds, West Yorkshire

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Assistant Underwriter Job in Leeds, West Yorkshire

Job Description
About Markel:

Avencia Consulting are an RPO who provide a recruitment service to our client Markel International.

Markel Corporation (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.

In each of our businesses, we seek to deliver innovative products and adaptable customer service so that we can be a market leader. Our time horizon is long-term, our approach is disciplined, and our focus is on continuously improving the quality of the customer experience.

The Role:

Assistant Underwriter

Leeds City Centre

£ Competitive + Bonus & Benefits

Are you looking to develop your career within Underwriting?

Help us provide an outstanding underwriting service to our team and brokers across the UK.

We have a great opportunity for an Assistant Underwriter to join our team based here in Leeds. The Assistant Underwriter will work as part of our Renewal's Connect team providing an excellent underwriting service for brokers in the UK. You will work as a member of a team and be pro-active and willing to help brokers across all classes of business. You will be required to develop and maintain good relationships internally and externally, monitor and analyse broker activity to identify success and area's for improvement and provide pro-active feedback to your team manager. You will have responsibility for renewals and mid-term queries with a desire to be visible to our brokers.

We can offer you a great career path upwards to Underwriter/Senior Underwriter along with funding and support for your CII qualification!

If you're looking to develop your career then this may be the role for you!

What you'll be doing:

Provide and maintain a good level of underwriting, demonstrating a thorough knowledge of company guidelines and authority levels in order to achieve defined objectives
Underwriting risks in accordance within own personal level of underwriting authority
Provide excellent service to our brokers, prioritising renewals and mid-term adjustments and referrals whether emanating from the broker e-trading platform, Acturis or by email/phone to ensure deadlines are met
Ensure incoming calls to the team are answered promptly and professionally
Diarise and follow up renewals with brokers with the purpose of securing and retaining business
Review broker generated activities and encourage broker to deal with Markel by highlighting our product benefits and negotiating terms. Analyse broker performance and report findings to the team manager
Manage renewal cases working as appropriate with the broker to secure renewal and upsell/ cross-sell additional covers
Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with the Technical teams in Leeds and the wider business
Assisting the team and wider business with ad hoc projectsWhat we're looking for:

Proven relevant insurance experience and demonstrable technical skills
Background and experience in our classes of business is desirable, but not necessary
Excellent written, spoken communication and numerical skills
A high level of accuracy and attention to detail
Demonstrable IT skills including MS Office
Be studying for/or be willing to study for CII qualifications
Knowledge of Acturis is preferred, but is not a essentialWhat's in it for you:

A very competitive basic salary plus bonus & benefits.
25 days' holiday plus Bank Holidays, with the opportunity to buy / sell extra leave.
Company matched pension scheme, private medical and dental cover, life assurance, travel insurance cover, income protection, a cycle2work scheme, season ticket loan, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), parental, adoption and shared parental leave pay…..and plenty more.
Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology.
The possibility of working from both the office and from home, flexible working or other options are available.
You'll get the chance to follow your chosen career path anywhere within Markel.
You'll be joining a global network of experienced, innovative and dedicated individuals across multiple teams and countries. There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career, and we'll provide the support you need to do just that.What we hope you'll do next:

Choose 'Apply now' to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

We're an equal opportunity employer, which means we'll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic.

We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion and we're committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

We want to ensure that you have a positive experience applying for a role at Markel and are able to perform at your best. If there are any adjustments we can reasonably make to ensure that the process is accessible for you at every stage please email

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time
Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire
Category: Accounting/Financial/Insurance
City: Leeds
County: West Yorkshire
Country: United Kingdom
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