The Life Science and Clinical Trials Underwriter will be responsible for underwriting business within the remit of the Life Science product line which sits within the International Casualty team in London. This role involves working alongside the Life Science Senior Underwriter to continue to develop Markel International’s Life Science proposition, including extending the distribution of the Clinical Trials platform.

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Who we are:

Business Unit overview:

The Wholesale division is comprised of underwriting teams, as well as an award-winning claims team, underwriting support, delegated underwriting, and strategic business development. We have staff around the world with a significant presence in Asia and the US, in addition to the London market.

Our teams operate as ‘One Wholesale’, working together towards our goal to be one of the world’s great speciality insurers. We work collaboratively both within Wholesale and across the wider Markel organisation, and because we work as one we are able to create the best solutions possible for our clients and provide exceptional development opportunities for our staff.

Part of 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.

What you’ll be doing:

Work with class Senior Underwriter, wider team, actuarial and other parts of the business to implement the underwriting strategy and monitor progress and developments
Champion continuous improvements and continually work with the team to improve end to end process and data
Confidently and positively demonstrate the field of our chosen underwriting approach
Positively contribute towards the team’s underwriting strategy
Attend regular broker and client meetings and travel to represent Markel as required
Develop strong relationships with existing and new brokers
Apply appropriate underwriting practices including authority and guidelines control
Apply appropriate risk management practices including aggregations and guideline controls and any measures required to limit Markel’s exposure
Providing underwriting support to overseas offices and handling of referral approvals
Work with the Director of International Casualty and Senior Underwriter on portfolio management

Key Skills:

Have a detailed understanding of the life science and clinical trails insurance market
Demonstrate strong numerical and analytical ability
Excellent IT skills including Microsoft Word and Excel
Have excellent communication skills
Have a network of London and international distribution channels
Underwriting Insights and Risk Acceptance
Portfolio Management
Underwriting Data Analysis and Claims Service
Actuarial Concepts
Wording Comprehension and Improvement knowledge

What’s in it for you?

A great starting salary plus annual bonus & strong benefits package…
Up to 16% company pension scheme,
Private medical and dental cover, Menopause plan, emergency care benefit (children/Pets/dependants)
Income protection, Life assurance, electric car scheme, travel insurance
25 days paid holiday plus Bank Holidays, with the opportunity to buy/sell extra leave
As well as other great benefits on offer there are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career!

Are you ready to play your part?

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, reach their full potential and seize opportunities. You’ll find your fit amongst our diverse global community of optimists and problem-solvers. We’re always pushing each other to think further because we believe that when we strive for better and realise our potential, we can help others reach theirs.

Join us and play your part in something special!

Choose ‘Apply Now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

At Markel we are all about the people, celebrating 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 will ensure that individuals are provided with any 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 or adjustments that may be needed, including alternative formats of documents or information on how to apply offline.

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Underwriter, Life Science and Clinical Trials