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The primary purpose of this position is to support the management of Markel’s product lines subject to catastrophic perils by producing, validating and analyzing catastrophe model results for portfolio risk analysis. This position will also support maintaining up-to-date knowledge of catastrophe modeling through proactive research and continuing education to help Markel produce accurate catastrophe related statistics and achieve profitable growth.

Responsibilities

• Advance automation as relates to gathering and applying data to catastrophe modeling software to further develop efficient analysis and reporting.
• Provide and communicate catastrophe loss and exposure estimates in a timely manner.
• Perform portfolio risk roll-up over a wide variety of products, apply applicable outwards reinsurance terms, analyze, and validate results in a timely manner.
• Relate mathematical catastrophe models to the real world and provide guidance to management that translates results to actionable items.
• Collaborate with underwriters, Product Line Leadership (PLL) and management to support and sustain profitable organizational growth by providing effective catastrophe analysis that identifies profitable areas to target and highlights unprofitable areas as well as monitoring key catastrophe statistics and advising management of possible issues.
• Utilize available data to help effectively apportion catastrophe capacity and access existing products to determine if they add profitable growth to the organization.
• Evaluate new business opportunities and potential acquisitions providing input to senior management.
• Proactively share knowledge in related areas, creating learning experiences and fostering collaboration within the organization, including mentoring and training less experienced analysts.

Education

• Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science in a related quantitative field required.

General Skill Set

• Thorough experience utilizing MS Excel to analyze data and present information in a user-friendly format.
• Ability to apply and interpret advanced mathematical, economical, and statistical concepts.
• Creative problem solver who is detail-oriented and possesses exceptional organization and analytical skills.
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks and consistently meet deadlines.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to maintain working relationships with other departments and function in an unstructured environment.
• Open and enthusiastic to learning new software and exploring new and different ways of analyzing catastrophe risk.

Specialized Skill Set

• 2+ years of work experience as a catastrophe modeler/analyst or in a related position within the insurance/reinsurance field with knowledge of commercial catastrophe models (RMS/AIR) and data management tools is preferred but not required.
• Strong experience with SQL Query is a plus, as is intermediate/advanced knowledge of VBA, Python, Power BI and GIS systems.

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.

We’re all about people | We win together | We strive for better

We enjoy the everyday | We think further

What’s in it for you:

In keeping with the values of the Markel Style, we strive to support our employees in living their lives to the fullest at home and at work. 

• We offer competitive benefit programs that help meet our diverse and changing environment as well as support our employees’ needs at all stages of life. 
• All full-time employees have the option to select from multiple health, dental and vision insurance plan options and optional life, disability, and AD&D insurance. 
• We also offer a 401(k) with employer match contributions, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, PTO, corporate holidays and floating holidays, parental leave.  
• Markel offers hybrid working schedules of 3 days in the office and 2 days remote.  

Are you ready to play your part?

Choose ‘Apply Now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

The base salary offered for the successful candidate will be based on compensable factors such as job-relevant education, job-relevant experience, training, licensure, demonstrated competencies, geographic location, and other factors. 

Caution: Employment scams

Markel is aware of employment-related scams where scammers will impersonate recruiters by sending fake job offers to those actively seeking employment in order to steal personal information. Frequently, the scammer will reach out to individuals who have posted their resume online. These "job offers" include convincing offer letters and frequently ask for confidential personal information. Therefore, for your safety, please note that:

• All legitimate job postings with Markel will be posted on No other URL should be trusted for job Markel Group Careers.
• All legitimate communications with Markel recruiters will come from Markel.com email addresses.

We would also ask that you please report any job employment scams related to Markel to [email protected].

Markel is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of any protected characteristic. This includes race; color; sex; religion; creed; national origin or place of birth; ancestry; age; disability; affectional or sexual orientation; gender expression or identity; genetic information, sickle cell trait, or atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait; refusal to submit to genetic tests or make genetic test results available; medical condition; citizenship status; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; marital status, civil union status, domestic partnership status, familial status, or family responsibilities; military or veteran status, including unfavorable discharge from military service; personal appearance, height, or weight; matriculation or political affiliation; expunged juvenile records; arrest and court records where prohibited by applicable law; status as a victim of domestic or sexual violence; public assistance status; order of protection status; status as a smoker or nonsmoker; membership or activity in local commissions; the use or nonuse of lawful products off employer premises during non-work hours; declining to attend meetings or participate in communications about religious or political matters; or any other classification protected by applicable law. 

Should you require any accommodation through the application process, please send an e-mail to the [email protected].

No agencies please.

US Work Authorization

• US Work Authorization required. Markel does not provide visa sponsorship for this position, now or in the future.