Liability Underwriter for the Barcelona office
Looking for a role that will have a meaningful impact on Underwriting in Spain?
Come and progress your career in our European Underwriting team here at Markel in the beautiful city of Barcelona.
Join us and play your part in something special!
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 integral 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.
The opportunity:
We have an exciting opportunity for a Underwriter Liability to generate and underwrite new business for the Markel team, based in our Barcelona office. You will engage with brokers and clients in the Catalonia, Aragón, Valencia & Balearics regions.
What you’ll be doing:
Underwriting and growing the Liability book of business profitably, within the dedicated region
Establishing, developing, and expanding broker and customer relationships
Extending and consolidating our footprint as a recognized insurance partner by assessing, proposing, and negotiating insurance conditions for large and midsize projects, with a primary focus on Liability
Working closely with our Madrid team regarding clients and brokers
Assessing risks, coverage, terms, and conditions, driving related underwriting processes
Working closely with the General Manager of the Barcelona office and the Liability department, to ensure development and profitability of the portfolio
Developing the Underwriting strategy, guidelines, standards, processes and tools
Managing the referral business
Interacting with the other functions (Business Development, Technical Underwriting, Claims) across the business
Championing continuous improvements and continually working with the team to improve end to end process and data accuracy
Attending regular broker and client meetings and travel to represent Markel as required
Our must-haves:
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, multi-task, and make quick decisions while maintaining underwriting integrity and profitability.
Validated experience in an Underwriting function and an understanding of the regional insurance market
Effective interpersonal skills as you collaborate with local and partners. Spain and Europe
Strong partnership skills for developing strategic planning to achieve team and company ambitions.
Fluency in Spanish, Catalan and good level of written and spoken English
A positive mind-set and people-oriented work ethic
The legal right to live and work in Spain
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
27 days paid holiday plus