The primary purpose of this position is to develop skills to review, analyze, accept and decline risks to ensure profitability for Markel. Communicate with underwriting management, product line leaders, colleagues, data analysts, and current and proposed producers. Become familiar with and execute upon underwriting guidelines, policies and procedures. Additionally trainees will be exposed to data analytics and digital technologies that focus on the future of underwriting in the insurance industry. Upon satisfactory completion of training the underwriter trainee will be eligible for an underwriting position.

• What we're looking for:

  • College graduate as of June 2025;

  • Strong academic performance (3.00 GPA minimum), excellent presentation and leadership skills;

  • Strong communication, presentation and interpersonal skills;

  • Ability to analyze and reason through complex problems and make sound recommendations in a fast-paced environment;

  • High energy self-starter, good decision maker with an entrepreneurial spirit;

  • Solid time management skills;

  • Computer savvy- experience with MS office suite;

  • Competitive nature and strong desire to win;

  • Candidates who have extraordinary potential and share our passion to live The Markel Style. It's our core value which underpins how we do business, while influencing our behavior and exceptional performance.

  • Available to start work in June 2025.

  • Proof of eligibility to work in the USA without sponsorship now or in the future.

  Application items to be uploaded:

  • Resume

  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, demonstrated competencies, geographic location, and other factors. The salary range for the position is $30-38/hr. with a 10% bonus potential.

  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].

US Work Authorization

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