Looking for a role to start your career in Underwriting?
The Underwriting Assistant provides administrative and technical support to the underwriting team, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely service delivery.
What part will you play? 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 realize our potential, we can help others reach theirs.
Join us and play your part in something special!
The opportunity:
We are a small team who look after the direct P&I business of Markel International. Working with the Underwriters you will support the team. You will be trained with our systems but also about the wider marine liability and P&I market and gain an understanding of the world shipping industry.
What you’ll be doing:
- Invoicing
- Production of invoicing for all MECO Brands as required
- Renewal Statistics
- Claims Breakdowns
- Checking debt
- Certification / Endorsements
- Assistance with the production of certification if required
- Certificates
- Endorsements
- Blue Cards
- IT testing as required
Our must-haves:
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, Outlook (and Access preferably).
- Exceptional attention to detail and ability to maintain accuracy in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build rapport with clients and colleagues.
- Ability to organize, prioritize, and complete multiple tasks under tight deadlines.
- Collaborative mindset with a proactive approach to problem-solving.
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?
- A great starting salary plus 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!
Are you ready to play your part?
Choose ‘Apply Now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.
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. Please contact us via email at rec@markel.com or call us at 0161 507 5827 to request any accommodations that may be needed. This includes any alternative formats of any documents or information on how to apply offline.
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