Technical Underwriter - Care

Technical Underwriter - Care

Location:

Leeds, Manchester or Birmingham
Hybrid (3 days office / 2 days home)

There is more than processing referrals and quoting. As a key technical authority within the Care portfolio you will:

• Support the highest‑level underwriting referrals and technical decisions
• Influence portfolio performance and profitability
• Drive underwriting improvements and efficiencies
• Support underwriting governance and trading strategy
• Coach and support underwriting teams across the business
• Challenge existing ways of working and help shape future solutions
• Work closely with senior stakeholders across Underwriting, Claims, Actuarial and Distribution

• Provide technical underwriting and referral authority, reviewing and supporting complex and high‑value referrals
• Act as a senior technical point of contact for the Care portfolio
• Offer expert underwriting guidance and decision‑making support
• Support delegated authority and underwriting governance activities
• Manage and monitor overall portfolio performance, analysing trends and identifying opportunities for profitable growth
• Support strategic underwriting decisions and contribute to portfolio development initiatives and product enhancements
• Build strong relationships across underwriting teams and business functions
• Coach underwriters on technical matters and work with internal teams and external partners to improve outcomes
• Act as an ambassador for technical excellence across the business
• Challenge existing processes, identify better ways of working, and support innovation and efficiency initiatives
• Help reduce complexity while maintaining strong underwriting discipline and contribute to the evolution of our Care proposition

• Significant commercial underwriting experience
• Strong technical underwriting capability
• Experience handling complex referrals and larger risks
• Knowledge of commercial liability and/or property insurance
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities
• The confidence to challenge constructively and influence others
• Desire to drive improvement and make an impact

• Care sector underwriting experience
• Experience with in commercial combined business
• Exposure to portfolio management activities
• Experience working with delegated authority business
• CII qualifications or willingness to continue professional studies

• Senior Underwriter, Technical Underwriter, Development Underwriter, Portfolio Underwriter, Commercial Combined Underwriter looking for greater influence and responsibility
• Exposure to portfolio management and strategy
• A role beyond day‑to‑day underwriting
• A pathway towards future Product Head or leadership opportunities

• Competitive salary and annual bonus opportunity
• 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
• Option to buy and sell annual leave
• Excellent pension scheme
• Private medical and dental cover
• Life assurance and income protection
• Travel insurance
• Funded professional qualifications including CII

At Markel, insurance is more than policies and premiums. We are a people‑first business built on specialist expertise, strong relationships and a commitment to doing what’s right for our customers. As part of a Fortune 500 organisation with operations in more than 20 countries, we combine global strength with a highly collaborative and supportive culture.

We invite experienced underwriters who want to influence strategy, improve portfolio performance and play a key role in the future success of one of our most important products. If you meet the requirements and want to shape the future of Care underwriting at Markel, we would love to hear from 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, 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.

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