Job Description

Looking for a role that will have a meaningful impact on the strategic underwriting decisions our business makes?

We are seeking an individual to support the Catastrophe Modelling and Exposure Management team by delivering high‑quality catastrophe analytics that underpin disciplined underwriting decisions, support risk selection and pricing, and contribute to strong and sustainable underwriting performance.

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:

The International Portfolio Analytics (IPA) team at Markel is a dynamic, multi-functional group that operates with creativity, autonomy, and empowerment. Embedded within the underwriting business and represented in senior leadership forums, the team supports all divisions of Markel International. Its core focus lies in the key areas essential to driving profitability and performance for a specialty lines insurer: Portfolio Management, Pricing Transformation, Advanced Analytics and Catastrophe & Exposure Management.

The Catastrophe and Exposure Management Team delivers a comprehensive suite of analytical services that support informed underwriting decisions and robust risk management practices. The team’s mission is to enable Markel International to achieve consistent underwriting profitability and superior financial outcomes by providing high-quality, data-driven analytical support across the business.

As part of the Catastrophe Modelling and Exposure Management team, you will be supporting Markel International with pre-underwriting analytics, class and entity level reporting, ad-hoc analysis to support underwriting decisions and view of risk development. The role may be required to work over a number of lines of business including both natural catastrophe and anthropogenic risks.

What you’ll be doing:

• Build and maintain a strong relationship with divisional underwriters
• Provide ad hoc analytics for underwriting portfolio analysis and reporting for senior executives
• Use third party catastrophe models and in-house tools for pre-underwriting analysis
• Present results and ideas to senior stakeholders and underwriting teams
• Collaborate closely with colleagues in other Markel offices and the wider portfolio analytics team
• Liaise closely with outsourcing partners and model vendors
• Assist in team projects and initiatives, such as view of risk development
• Assist in producing internal and external reporting, including to Lloyds and the PRA

Our must-haves:

• Technical Expertise: Proven catastrophe modelling or aggregation management experience in the London market, with strong understanding of industry-standard models (Verisk preferred)
• Problem Solving: Strong appetite to think creatively and challenge modelling assumptions and processes, to improve the quality, timeliness and insights of analytics provided
• Technical Skills: Excellent IT skills with good knowledge of SQL and/or python
• Industry Best Practice: Proven experience with catastrophe management best practices and portfolio level aggregation techniques
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Experience of building and maintaining successful relationships with internal and external contacts
• Project Management: The ability to manage multiple projects and meet tight deadlines

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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