Retail West Environmental Director

4 weeks ago


Chicago, Illinois, United States Markel Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Director of Underwriting to join our team in the West Region. As a key member of our leadership team, you will be responsible for managing a team of commercial production underwriters and executing organizational goals and objectives.

Key Responsibilities
  • Adhere to the rules, rates, forms, authority, and underwriting guidelines as delegated by Product Line Leadership group
  • Execute distribution strategy as provided by Product Line Leadership group
  • Responsible for goals and metrics for region and assigned product line group
  • Support retail sales and marketing of product
  • Recruit, train, develop, and mentor underwriting talent, including building a staff capable of effectively carrying out assignments and specific goals and recommends effective personal actions when needed
  • Build and maintain strong working relationships across workgroups with flexibility to change direction quickly based on business needs
  • Responsible for evaluating procedures and practices and implementing changes to improve workflows; ensures all business transactions and practices within span of control comply with all legal regulations and are in compliance with all underwriting policies and procedure
  • Maintain an understanding of assigned product(s), services, and solutions and initiates discussions with other workgroups as appropriate
  • Drive change and innovation through continually seeking and implementing transformational solutions for customers and our associates
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree preferred
  • 10+ years of underwriting experience
  • 7-10 years of management experience
  • Demonstrated aptitude to manage people and projects
  • Proven ability to make sound underwriting decisions
  • Strong organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously
  • Ability to achieve business goals and objectives
  • Demonstrated sales, marketing, and relationship management
About Us

Markel Group (NYSE – MKL) is 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, and we strive for better. We enjoy the everyday and think further.

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.



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