Looking for an opportunity that will progress your career as Risk Analyst?

We are seeking a Risk Analyst to join the team and partner across the business alongside other Risk team members to forge a successful career within Markel.

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:

Within the risk team we are an actively engaged Risk function supporting the business through a period of expansion, both in the UK and internationally. By joining the team you will play a key part in working across a wide range of corporate and business activities, lending variety and challenge to our working lives.

What you’ll be doing:

• Support and enhance our Risk function, review and challenge how the risk framework operates and make suggestions for improvement
• Support our work across Enterprise Risk Management, Solvency II, Internal Model, Market Risk, Credit Risk, Investment Risk, Risk Strategy, Risk Culture, Operational Risk, Emerging Risks and the Risk controls framework
• Be a catalyst in the quarterly risk management process (including supporting risk owner meetings) and other internal and external deliverables
• Undertake risk analysis using quantitative data and qualitative information, setting the results into appropriate context
• Recommend and implement process or analytic improvements
• Analysis of risk events and near misses / link to risks on the risk register and support the work on deep dives
• Support the work on the Own Risk & Solvency Assessment (ORSA) reporting processes as well as work on the Internal Model validation process.

Our must-haves:

• Exposure to analysing data sets and draw conclusions
• Be able to bring together general business knowledge and technical risk knowledge
• Have a basic understanding of Solvency II and internal models and insurance business models/ underwriting products
• Have the ability to see tasks out to completion as well as coordinate project work and provide timely updates.
• Strong communication as well as ability to interact with the wider business and key stakeholders.
• Be able to write simple reports and communicate technical information in a way that is easy to understand, digest and apply.

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?

• A great starting salary plus annual bonus & strong benefits package…
• 25 days paid holiday plus Bank Holidays, with the opportunity to buy / sell extra leave
• Fantastic company pension scheme, private medical and dental cover, life assurance, travel insurance cover, income protection, season ticket loan as well as other great benefits on offer
• There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career and we can provide the support needed to do just that!

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.

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 then 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. Please contact us via email at [email protected] or call us on +44 (0) 2079536504 to request any accommodations that may be needed. This includes any alternative formats of any documents or information on how to apply offline.