{"id":1425738,"url":"https://alion.io/job/markel-assistant-underwriter","title":"Assistant Underwriter","company":{"id":1856685,"name":"Markel","domain":"markel.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/markel","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":81,"open_postings":25,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.76,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":42,"computed_at":"2026-10-02T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"Finance","role_family":"Finance","seniority":null,"employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"hybrid","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Leeds, United Kingdom"],"countries":["GB"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":35000,"max_usd":95000,"period":"year","method":"role_country_seniority_unknown","sample_n":243},"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Microsoft Office","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-16T00:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-16","last_verified_at":"2026-10-02T11:42:38Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":17,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":17},"description":"Assistant UnderwriterRenewal Connect Team | Leeds | Hybrid Working (3 Days Office / 2 Days Home)\nGreat starting salary + generous annual bonus + excellent benefits\nLooking to build a long-term underwriting career with a business that genuinely develops its people?\nAt Markel, we're looking for an ambitious Assistant Underwriter to join our highly successful Renewal Connect team in Leeds.\nThis 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.\nYou'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.\nWhy Join Markel?\nAt Markel, we know that great careers are built through investment in people.\nYou'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.\nThis role offers exposure to a diverse portfolio including:\nProfessional & Management Risks\n\nCharity and Not-for-Profit organisations\n\nSocial Welfare business\n\nCommercial insurance risks across multiple underwriting platforms including Acturis, Websure and IDEAL\n\nThe Opportunity:\nWorking 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.\nThis 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.\nYou'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.\nWhat You'll Be Doing:\nUnderwriting commercial renewal business within your authority limits\n\nManaging a portfolio of renewals and mid-term adjustments\n\nDelivering an excellent service experience for brokers\n\nReviewing risks and negotiating terms where appropriate\n\nRetaining existing business and finding opportunities for cross-sell and upsell\n\nMonitoring broker activity and providing insights to support performance improvements\n\nBuilding strong relationships with brokers and internal partners\n\nPrioritising and managing workflow queues to ensure service standards are achieved\n\nWorking collaboratively with technical underwriting teams across the business\n\nSupporting projects and continuous improvement initiatives as required\n\nWhat We're Looking For:\nWe'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.\nYou will ideally bring:\nEssential\nCommercial insurance experience\n\nAt least 6 months' underwriting or relevant insurance experience\n\nStrong organisational and time management skills\n\nExcellent communication and relationship-building abilities\n\nHigh levels of accuracy and attention to detail\n\nAbility to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment\n\nStrong IT and Microsoft Office skills\n\nDesirable\nActuris experience\n\nRenewals underwriting experience\n\nExposure to charity, social welfare or not-for-profit risks\n\nProgress towards CII qualifications\n\nExperience working across multiple underwriting platforms\n\nCareer Development & Qualifications\nOne of the biggest attractions of this role is the development opportunity available.\nMarkel has a strong track record of developing Assistant Underwriters into Underwriter and Senior Underwriter positions, supported by:\nFully funded CII qualifications\n\nDedicated study support\n\nQualification bonuses\n\nStructured learning and development\n\nExposure to multiple underwriting classes\n\nInternal career progression opportunities across the business\n\nWhat You'll Receive:\nGreat starting salary\n\n15% annual bonus opportunity\n\nHybrid working model\n\n25 days holiday plus bank holidays\n\nHoliday buy and sell scheme\n\nPrivate medical insurance\n\nDental cover\n\nPension scheme\n\nLife assurance\n\nIncome protection\n\nFully funded professional qualifications\n\nOngoing training and career development\n\nAccess to internal progression opportunities across Markel\n\nA Culture Built Around People:\nAt Markel, we're proud of our people-first culture.\nWe 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.\nReady to take the next step in your underwriting career?\nApply today and discover why so many insurance professionals choose to build their careers with Markel.\nMarkel 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.\nWe 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.\nWe 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  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.\n#LI-PC1\n#LI-Hybrid #PlayYourPartUK","description_format":"text","description_chars":6324,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Flexible schedule","Health insurance","Hybrid work"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United Kingdom","iso":"GB","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Financial Services","Property & Casualty Insurance"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-28T23:38:21Z"}],"liveness":{"score":49,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.544,"p_room":0.9,"age_days":16,"expected_fill_days":42,"reasons":["conf:7","stale_co","velocity","win:mid","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-02T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/markel-assistant-underwriter","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/markel-assistant-underwriter.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-03T04:23:20Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":4661,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":339,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-04T00:00:00Z"}}}