The Markel Specialty Risk Management Excess Casualty division is seeking a Senior Underwriter / Executive Underwriter to review contract wordings, meet and negotiate with clients and brokers and build relationships. This role will develop new and renewal business, in accordance with underwriting authority grant and underwriting guidelines.

Duties and accountabilities

• Promote, cultivate and grow and develop best practice profitable excess casualty underwriting and reinsurance strategies

• Assigned larger and more important agents/brokers

• Consistently achieves budgeted financial results (premium, loss ratio, retention, commisions, pricing, new business and expense management) through superior service, renewal retention and responsiveness to new business submissions

• Considers different approaches towards risks to maximize profitability (e.g., pricing, endorsements, limits)

• Participates on projects having an impact on the business

• Catapult Markel’s brand in the excess casualty product line to leading edge, serving as the authority and content expert on technical excess casualty product line issues

• Open to regular visits to agents 20%

Technical skills/Knowledge/Experience

• Extensive progressive Excess Casualty Underwriting expertise, marketing and sales acumen and executive leadership excess casualty risk management

• Desire and ability to enhance Markel’s position in the Bermuda excess casualty marketplace through external engagement and communication

• Proven expertise in working in a matrixed environment

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills that contribute to product line clarity

• High level understanding of worldwide P&C and Specialty (re)insurance classes

• Ability to work in Markel' Bermuda