Senior Financial Institutions Underwriter

Looking for a role that will have a meaningful impact on Underwriting in Spain

Come and progress your career in our European Underwriting team here at Markel in the beautiful city of Madrid.

Join us and play your part in something special!

What part will you play

If youre looking for a place where you can make a meaningful difference youve found it. The work we do at Markel gives people the confidence to move forward and seize opportunities and youll find your fit amongst our global community of optimists and problem-solvers. Were always pushing each other to go further because we believe that when we realize our potential we can help others reach theirs.

The opportunity:

As Markel continues to drive its strategy to expand across Europe we are looking to grow our Financial Lines team in Spain.

As a Senior Financial Institutions Underwriter you will have

the opportunity to develop expand and strengthen our Financial Institutions portfolio across Spain Portugal and Italy.

What youll be doing:

• Underwriting and growing the Financial Institutions book of business profitably within the dedicated region
• Establishing developing and expanding broker and customer relationships
• Extending and consolidating our footprint as a recognized insurance partner by assessing proposing and negotiating insurance conditions for large and midsize projects with a primary focus on Liability
• Working closely with our Madrid team regarding clients and brokers
• Assessing risks coverage terms and conditions driving related underwriting processes
• Working closely with the General Manager of the Madrid office and the Liability department to ensure development and profitability of the portfolio
• Developing the Underwriting strategy guidelines standards processes and tools as well as developing new products and updating existing ones as required
• Handling the referral business
• Interacting with other functions (Business Development Technical Underwriting Claims) across the business
• Championing continuous improvements and continually working with the team to improve end to end processes and data accuracy
• Attending regular broker and client meetings with some travel to represent Markel as required

Our must-haves:

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment multi-task and make quick decsions while maintaining underwriting integrity and profitability
• Proven experience in an Underwriting function and an understanding of the regional insurance market
• Effective interpersonal skills as you collaborate with partners within Spain and Southern Europe
• Proactive approach to identifying new business opportunities with a strong focus on profitable growth

• Fluency in Spanish and good level of written and spoken English. Knowledge of Portuguese and/or Italian a plus
• A positive mind-set and people-oriented work ethic
• The legal right to live and work in Spain

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.

Were all about people We win together We strive for better We enjoy the everyday We think further

Whats in it for you

• A great starting salary plus annual bonus & strong benefits package
• 27 days paid holiday plus Bank Holidays
• Fantastic company pension scheme private medical and dental cover life assurance
• 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

If youre looking for a place where you can make a meaningful difference youve found it. The work we do at Markel gives people the confidence to move forward reach their full potential and seize opportunities. Youll find your fit amongst our diverse global community of optimists and problem-solvers. Were always pushing each other tothink furtherbecause we believe that when westrive for betterand realise our potential we can help others reach theirs.

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.