Jobs at Markel

Manages medium- to large-scale projects from concept through implementation, coordinating cross-functional teams, stakeholders, vendors, governance, risks, budgets, timelines, and benefits. Communicates project status and decisions to sponsors and senior management, drives stakeholder approvals, optimizes team performance, and collaborates on change management, communications, and training plans. The role requires project management methodology expertise, Agile experience, insurance business knowledge, and proficiency with Microsoft applications.

Provides actuarial analysis for a UK insurance portfolio across reserving, pricing, portfolio management, business planning, and capital model parameterization. Partners with underwriting, Finance, Capital, and senior stakeholders; supports quarterly reserving, large account pricing, pricing tool validation, technical projects, external deliverables, and formal management presentations. The role requires London office attendance at least two days weekly and occasional travel to UK offices, conferences, and other locations.

Manages high-exposure casualty claims with significant autonomy, analyzing coverage, liability, damages, reserves, litigation strategy, and settlements. Oversees outside counsel, conducts investigations and legal research, advises underwriting on policy language, and presents coverage and litigation developments. The role also mentors claims staff, supports senior management reporting, collaborates across departments, and ensures compliance with fair claims practices and internal quality objectives.

Lead and deliver complex, strategic business change programmes from initiation to implementation. Manage governance, budgets, vendor relationships, stakeholders and delivery across product launches, automation, digital transformation, process redesign and international expansion.

Supports IT service operations through workflow analysis, process improvement, operational data analysis, KPI and SLA reporting, dashboard development, governance, project coordination, and cross-functional follow-through. The role partners with Service Desk, Deskside Support, Tier 2 Operations, and ITSM teams to identify inefficiencies, improve service consistency, manage operational risks, and enhance customer experience.

Resolves high-complexity workers compensation claims across multiple jurisdictions. Responsibilities include confirming coverage, investigating losses, evaluating compensability and medical management, setting reserves, directing experts and counsel, negotiating settlements, preparing reports, complying with claims regulations, and driving injured workers toward return to work. The role requires sound decision-making, negotiation, communication, organization, and analytical skills, with travel to mediations, trials, and conferences as needed.

Supports underwriting teams by rating new and renewal business, preparing pre-renewal setups, processing post-transaction tasks, and maintaining accurate pricing documentation. Enters and verifies information across policy and rating systems, monitors workflow queues, ensures required documentation is complete, and meets productivity, accuracy, and service-level standards. The role requires strong data-entry skills, attention to detail, Microsoft Office proficiency, and the ability to manage high-volume work independently and collaboratively.

Participate in Markel’s underwriting training program by learning to review, analyze, accept, and decline risks while supporting profitability. Trainees will apply underwriting guidelines, communicate with managers, product leaders, analysts, colleagues, and producers, and gain exposure to data analytics and digital underwriting technologies. Successful trainees may transition into underwriting positions after completing the program.

Participate in an underwriting training program focused on reviewing, analyzing, accepting, and declining insurance risks. Apply underwriting guidelines and procedures, communicate with managers, product leaders, analysts, and producers, and develop recommendations supporting profitability. Trainees will gain exposure to data analytics and digital underwriting technologies. Successful completion may lead to an underwriting position.

Participate in a structured underwriting training program focused on reviewing, analyzing, accepting, and declining insurance risks. Learn underwriting guidelines, policies, and procedures while collaborating with managers, product leaders, analysts, and producers. Gain exposure to data analytics and digital underwriting technologies, develop analytical and decision-making skills, and qualify for an underwriting position after successfully completing training.

Participate in Markel’s underwriting training program by learning to review, analyze, accept, and decline risks for profitability. Trainees apply underwriting guidelines, communicate with managers, product leaders, analysts, and producers, and gain exposure to data analytics and digital underwriting technologies. Successful completion may lead to an underwriting position.

Lead a small team building Power BI reports, dashboards, and automations to deliver real-time portfolio insights. Own Power BI architecture, data modeling, SQL optimization, stakeholder engagement, QA, process improvements, and collaboration with data engineering to enable scalable analytics for underwriting decisions.

The Marine Risk Engineer will enhance business by developing risk strategies, conducting reviews, collaborating on claims, and providing expert support in marine engineering.

Manage vehicle title coordination and loss mitigation for total loss claims. Verify and process titles, coordinate with lienholders, DMVs, adjusters, legal teams, and vendors, and support salvage and subrogation recovery. Handle customer and vendor inquiries, resolve title and lien issues, monitor claim workloads and outstanding balances, maintain compliance documentation, track data, prepare weekly reports, and approve claim payments within delegated authority.

Leads the MPL data analytics team, defining strategy, prioritizing analytics intake, overseeing delivery, and ensuring data quality and governance. Hires, coaches, and develops analysts; manages capacity, standards, tooling, and operational initiatives. Partners with IT, data owners, product managers, and executives to deliver reporting, analytical solutions, automation, and insights supporting product P&Ls and business objectives.

Advise clients on contentious and non-contentious employment matters, manage Employment Tribunal cases end-to-end, draft contracts/policies/settlement agreements, support ACAS and TUPE matters, prepare witness statements, brief counsel, deliver training and thought leadership, support business development, and supervise and mentor junior team members.

Lead a new Underwriting Enablement team to maintain underwriting governance, controls and compliance. Provide technical underwriting support, approve non-standard endorsements, analyse governance data, partner with Product and Pricing leaders, drive process improvement, and coach and develop team members while supporting regulatory and reinsurance projects.

Handles moderate- to high-complexity management liability claims, including D&O, EPL, and fiduciary liability matters. Responsibilities include coverage analysis, legal liability assessment, negotiation, settlement, litigation management, defense counsel oversight, TPA relationship management, reporting, and stakeholder communication. The role works independently, provides technical guidance and training, supports claims initiatives, and coordinates with underwriting, brokers, vendors, and internal teams to control indemnity and expense exposure.

Drive sales of insurance products, including Collateral Protection, GAP, and Credit Life, to banks, credit unions, and finance companies. Build and maintain client relationships, conduct consultative sales activities, develop solutions, meet territory quotas, track sales activities in Microsoft CRM, monitor competitors, and support regional business planning. The role requires outside sales experience, strong relationship-building skills, consultative selling expertise, and the ability to manage long sales cycles.

Support regulatory compliance for insurance products across jurisdictions by monitoring laws, interpreting regulatory requirements, drafting and submitting filings and forms, responding to audits and inquiries, partnering with business teams, and managing multiple projects to ensure compliant product development and lifecycle management.