Associate Underwriting Manager / Underwriting Manager-Lawyers Professional

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We are looking for an Associate Underwriting Manager/Underwriting Manager to join our growing lawyers professional underwriting team. The Associate Underwriting Manager/Manager will report to the SR Director and manage the Underwriting support team and Associate Underwriters. They will be responsible for managing the support staff to performance metrics, contributing to the underwriting direction for admitted and non-admitted products, analyzing and improving workflows, handling complex risks, contributing the financial performance of our books of business and managing external relationships.

Job Responsibilities

The Associate Underwriting Manager/Underwriting Manager will report to the SR Director and manage the Underwriting support team and Associate Underwriters. They will be responsible for managing the support staff to performance metrics, contributing to the underwriting direction for admitted and non-admitted products, analyzing and improving workflows, handling complex risks, contributing to the financial performance of our books of business and managing external relationships.

- Be a leader on the team and execute on Director's product strategy
- Evaluate complex risks and identifying opportunities to structure coverage solutions that align with underwriting guidelines and business objectives.
- Manage Associate Underwriters and Underwriting support to performance goals and metrics
- Monitor workflows and create efficiencies to improve team performance
- Manage and contribute to the management of key external relationships
- Demonstrate flexibility by adapting to changing priorities, market conditions, and business needs.
- Contribute ideas that improve team efficiency, customer experience, and underwriting procedures

Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree preferred;
- 5 – 10 years of underwriting;
- 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

US Work Authorization

US Work Authorization required. Markel does not provide visa sponsorship for this position, now or in the future.

Pay information:
The salary range for the Associate Underwriting Manager position is $97,950-204,100/year, and the Underwriting Manager position is $108,800-226,800/year. The posted salary range reflects the lowest and highest base salary applicable to this role across our U.S. locations. Individual offers are determined based on geographic location, experience, qualifications, internal equity, and other job-related factors. As a result, the salary offered for a specific location will fall within a narrower range than the overall range displayed in this posting. This position may also be eligible to participate in the Company's annual incentive plan.

Who we are:

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

What’s in it for you:

In keeping with the values of the Markel Style, we strive to support our employees in living their lives to the fullest at home and at work.

- We offer 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.

- We also offer a 401(k) with employer match contributions, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, PTO, corporate holidays and floating holidays, parental leave.

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