Schemes Deal Manager

About the team:

We arrange our business into five channels with the NMUK Broker Channel the largest and fastest growing of all our of UK business units. Our broker engagement and subsequently pipeline and new business volumes have increased exponentially.

As part of growth ambitions we have setup a dedicated Schemes function which shall be responsible for the ownership of all Scheme business managed within the NMUK Broker Channel through a Broker partners in the UK. Schemes is defined as any business where we provide a delegated underwriting authority to our partners. The Schemes team operates cross-class across all Markel products (PI Care Tech Life Science Construction and BTE Legal Expenses) along with considering new product areas.

The Schemes team works closely alongside our Broker Development team where we are structured to support our Major Trading Partners Key Accounts Development Brokers and Connect Brokers. The Schemes team are the centre of excellence to support our Broker Development team in managing existing Schemes along with quoting and onboarding new Scheme opportunities.

The Schemes Deal Manager role reports into the Head of Schemes Schemes team is the centre of excellence for the management oversight review and onboarding of all Schemes business for the Broker channel. Working closely with internal stakeholders such as Broker Development and the Underwriters is essential to delivering the right outcomes to support growing our Schemes business.

The core focus of the role is for the oversight of all existing delegated deals including reporting with trend analysis performance reviews internal stakeholder management and implementation of new deals. Work with the Head of Schemes Development to support delivery of retention and new business plans executing the strategy for both.

The Schemes Deal Manager will own the distribution plan for Schemes developing a structure and operating pattern for ongoing broker views in conjunction with the Business Development team. Ensures Schemes Account Managers provide performance data to Account Directors and support existing broker reviews and QBRs.

What we ask of you:

• Develop a structure to provide oversight for all existing delegated deals and a framework for delivering analysis and performance reviews to partner brokers and MGAs.

• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders to support with the ongoing oversight of the Scheme business you manage and to respond to queries and requests.

• Take ownership of new delegated opportunities supporting the Business Development team to successfully secure and onboard new delegated facilities

• Build strong relationships with external Broker stakeholders and the teams which manage the Scheme business we hold with them acting as the key point of contact into NMUK.

• Work with the Head of Schemes Development to support the delivery of the Schemes team growth plan providing a summary of results and actions required to support the retention strategy of existing Schemes business

• Develop an understanding of the broader NMUK proposition including Legal and Tax services to support the delivery of value-added services to existing Scheme business.

• Demonstrate a high level of sales professionalism and discipline through timely and accurate activity reporting maintenance of CRM and documentation of meetings

What you will bring to the role:

• Have previous experience within the General Insurance industry and specifically working with delegated authority business in the UK Broker and MGA market

• Demonstrable experience and success in roles securing and retaining delegated authority and portfolio business
• Demonstratable experience showing the strategic oversight necessary to manage a number of large and complex accounts
• Understanding of project management techniques and stakeholder management of both internal and external stakeholders
• Show a high level of competence in the use of performance data to highlight trends and insight in Scheme business performance to support review meetings with Broker partners
• Be able to articulate performance reviews to internal and external stakeholders by confidently discussing data trends and insights to effectively manage Scheme performance outcomes
• We are looking for challenging self-starting and success oriented individuals who bring expertise initiative and a desire to build a market leading business
• To be a creditable and engaging representative of Markel in order to cultivate Long term relationships within the industry

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.

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Whats 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

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