Assistant Underwriter
Renewal Connect Team | Leeds | Hybrid Working (3 Days Office / 2 Days Home)
Great starting salary + generous annual bonus + excellent benefits
Looking to build a long-term underwriting career with a business that genuinely develops its people?
At Markel, we're looking for an ambitious Assistant Underwriter to join our highly successful Renewal Connect team in Leeds.
This is an outstanding opportunity for someone with commercial insurance experience who wants to strengthen their underwriting expertise, gain exposure to a wide range of specialist risks and build a long-term career within one of the market's most respected insurance businesses.
You'll join a supportive team with an excellent reputation for developing talent, where many team members have progressed into Underwriter and Senior Underwriter positions through structured development, funded qualifications and hands-on mentoring.
Why Join Markel?
At Markel, we know that great careers are built through investment in people.
You'll work alongside experienced underwriters in a collaborative environment that encourages learning, growth and progression. Whether your ambition is to become a Senior Underwriter, specialise in a particular line of business or explore wider opportunities across the organisation, we'll provide the support, training and development to help you get there.
This role offers exposure to a diverse portfolio including:
Working within our Renewal Connect team, you'll be responsible for managing a high-volume portfolio of commercial insurance renewals, supporting brokers and delivering exceptional underwriting service across a broad range of products and sectors.
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys technical underwriting, thrives in a fast-paced environment and takes pride in delivering excellent service while managing multiple priorities effectively.
You'll be trusted to make underwriting decisions within your authority levels, build relationships with brokers and collaborate closely with colleagues across the wider business to retain and grow profitable business.
We're interested in hearing from candidates who have experience within commercial insurance underwriting or a closely aligned insurance environment and are looking to take the next step in their career.
You will ideally bring:
Essential
Desirable
One of the biggest attractions of this role is the development opportunity available.
Markel has a strong track record of developing Assistant Underwriters into Underwriter and Senior Underwriter positions, supported by:
What You'll Receive:
At Markel, we're proud of our people-first culture.
We believe diverse teams create stronger businesses and better outcomes for our customers. Whatever your background, if you're excited by this opportunity and feel you can make a difference, we'd love to hear from you.
Ready to take the next step in your underwriting career?
Apply today and discover why so many insurance professionals choose to build their careers with Markel.
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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