Senior Actuarial Specialist

Looking for a role that will have a meaningful impact in Actuarial? This role supports Global Reserving at Markel by delivering reserving analysis, reporting, and transformation initiatives, leveraging actuarial expertise, data analytics, and process improvement to enhance reserve insights, operational efficiency, and strategic decision-making across the organization.

What part will you play? If you’re looking for a place where you can make a meaningful difference, you’ve found it. The work we do at Markel gives people the confidence to move forward and seize opportunities, and you’ll find your fit amongst our global community of optimists and problem-solvers. We’re always pushing each other to go further because we believe that when we realize our potential, we can help others reach theirs.

Join us and play your part in something special!

The opportunity:

This role offers a high-visibility opportunity to help shape the future of Global Reserving itioned within a global actuarial function, the role supports critical reserving execution while contributing to enterprise-wide transformation initiatives that improve consistency, efficiency, and insight across the corporation. For an actuarial professional seeking broader exposure, greater influence, and a more direct connection to corporate priorities, this position provides meaningful involvement in Global Re runoff reserving, reserve transformation, analytics, industry research, visualization of results, and communication with senior actuarial and business stakeholders.

The role also supports important actuarial activities including internal and external audits, confidence-level analysis, IT and infrastructure projects, and development of scalable reserving solutions that strengthen decision-making across Markel.

What you’ll be doing :

Reserving Operationalization Contribute to quarterly reserve close, reporting, and Reserve Committee materials

Participate as needed in ResQ/MRD development, support, and testing

Assist in development and implementation of embedded margin roll-off methodologies

Reserve Transformation & Process Improvement Support and maintain initiatives to standardize and streamline reserving processes across Markel Assist in ERMS-based reserving enhancements, including MIICL/MISE solutions and data integration

Contribute to simplification of reserving data structures and workflows (ResQ/MRD)
Global Re Reserving Analytics Perform reserve reviews and monitoring, including adequacy, AvE, and embedded margin analysis

Support development and maintenance of reserving tools and analytics (e.g., AvE, reserve performance tracking) that support visualization and communication

Utilize actuarial and data tools including but not limited to ResQ, Excel, MRD, SQL, Python, & Alteryx Excellence in Non-Product Work Effectively communicating findings to Actuarial, Finance, Claims, Underwriting, and Executive Leadership, presenting analyses clearly and responding promptly to additional requests

Support IBNR uploads, pre-close processes, and ERMS/Claims Centre initiatives

Contribute to centralization of reserving activities and reduction of product-actuary dependency

Provide support to broader global reserving (e.g., P&S, W&S, International) as needed

Identify and support opportunities to improve efficiency through automation and AI Contribute to scalable solutions that enhance actuarial workflows and data quality

Representing the Department on cross-functional teams

Other actuarial work and Ad hoc requests from product line leaders and executive leadership

Our must-haves:

Degree in actuarial science, mathematics, statistics, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience

Credentialed member of an internationally recognized actuarial association…