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Markel Group Inc., formerly known as Markel Corporation, is a prominent financial holding company with a primary focus on specialty insurance products. Since its inception in 1930, Markel has grown to establish a significant presence in the insurance sector. The company is headquartered in Glen Allen, Virginia, and has extended its reach both across the United States and internationally.At the heart of Markel's operations are three main divisions: Insurance, Investments, and Markel Ventures. The Insurance division is renowned for its expertise in underwriting difficult-to-assess risks, offering a wide array of products including general and professional liability, personal lines, marine and energy, specialty programs, and workers' compensation insurance. Markel's insurance coverage extends to property risks, including those exposed to catastrophes like earthquakes and wind. The company also handles a variety of other products such as credit and surety products and collateral protection insurance.The Investments segment of Markel focuses on generating sustainable long-term returns, investing in both fixed income and public equity securities. This is supported by Markel's access to durable and low-cost capital. Markel Ventures, on the other hand, encompasses a family of non-insurance companies united by common values and a shared goal of long-term success, ranging from bakery equipment to building supplies and beyond.Markel is characterized by its commitment to clients, fostering robust relationships through its team of knowledgeable and experienced professionals. The company's business model, designed for enduring growth, benefits from diversified income streams and an efficient capital allocation strategy across its various operations.Markel Group Inc. distinguishes itself through its comprehensive insurance offerings, strategic investment approaches, and a diversified business portfolio, all underlined by a client-first ethos and a dedication to addressing complex insurance needs.

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Looking for a role that will have a meaningful impact in Actuarial? We are looking for an individual who will provide strong technical and operational support to the product teams. 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:We are a team of 35 that provides actuarial support to the International organisation, covering multiple geographical locations. The team is mainly based in London, but can operate remotely or at other offices. We interact with almost all of the other departments based in London as well as colleagues in the US and in other worldwide locations. We travel as necessary, particularly for office visits and conferences (both internally and externally).What you’ll be doing:<ul><li>Provide strong technical and operational support to the product team responsible for the PFR and Europe underwriting divisions, specifically:
<ul><li>large account pricing, pricing tool validation</li><li>business planning and capital model parameterisation</li><li>quarterly best estimate reserving</li><li>annual regulatory reporting</li></ul></li><li>Maintain strong relations with the underwriting teams, providing challenge and support in pricing and reserving activities.</li><li>Own various core processes to produce deliverables for external purposes.</li><li>Provide support to the wider Markel International Actuarial team.</li></ul>Our must-haves:<ul><li>Be able to engage multiple stakeholders and create effective relationships with other departments, including Finance, Underwriting, Claims, etc.</li><li>Effectively work within a team, including prioritising your own workload.</li><li>Be familiar with actuarial disciplines relating to pricing or reserving (both would be a bonus).</li><li>Have some experience of engaging with underwriters or other stakeholders in presenting results.</li><li>Be aware of the actuarial elements of business planning and parameterisation of underwriting and reserve risk.</li><li>Be present in the London office at least two days a week and be prepared to visit European offices if necessary.</li></ul>Who we are: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.What’s in it for you?<ul><li>A great starting salary plus annual bonus & strong benefits package.</li><li>25 days paid holiday plus Bank Holidays, with the opportunity to buy/sell extra leave.</li><li>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.</li><li>There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career and we can provide the support needed to do just that!</li></ul>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.

Looking for a role that will have a meaningful impact in Actuarial? We are looking for an individual who is looking to start their Actuarial career supporting across pricing, reserving, planning and parameterisation.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:We are a team of 37 that provide actuarial support to the international organisation, covering multiple geographical locations. The team is mainly based in London but can operate remotely or from other offices. We interact with almost all of the other departments as well as colleagues in the US and in other worldwide locations. We travel as necessary, particularly for office visits and conferences.What you’ll be doing:<ul><li>Support completion of divisional combined ratio packs and results as part of the quarterly reserving process.</li><li>Assist with the production of Actuarial statistics to other internal departments within Markel International.</li><li>Assist with risk pricing analysis to support profitability.</li><li>Plan and parameterise insurance risk in the capital model.</li><li>Assist with the production of year-end reports, year-end returns and US Trust Fund calculations.</li><li>Analyse the solvency of clients based upon the ratios and thorough analysis, to ensure clients are able to pay off debts.</li><li>Assist with core tasks that support the overall department workload and strategy.</li><li>Support and be proactive with the enhancement of internal processes.</li><li>Attend regular check-ins to review performance so that you have every opportunity to progress and gain more autonomy within your role.</li><li>Commit to studying for actuarial exams.</li><li>Be proactive in developing your own knowledge, relating to both technical and soft skills.</li></ul>Our must-haves:The successful candidate will:<ul><li>Have a numerate degree with a classification of 2:1 or above, or equivalent.</li><li>Be inquisitive and curious about the insurance world.</li><li>Aspire to become an Actuary with a commitment to becoming a student at the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries.</li><li>Be patient, proactive, resilient and hard-working and eager to learn from experienced peers.</li><li>Be confident working with data to formulate calculations related to the task at hand.</li><li>Be team players that love building relationships, bringing out the best in others and making our culture the stuff of envy.</li><li>Be organised and dedicated, and who can self-manage their workload effectively to ensure they see results in a timely way.</li><li>Be strong problem solvers who target a high level of accuracy when making decisions.</li><li>Be self-motivated, driven individuals with a willingness to hit and overachieve targets.</li><li>Be IT literate individuals familiar with using Microsoft office packages such as Word and Excel.</li><li>Have well-developed communication skills in order to interact well within the team, with underwriters, the finance team and senior management.</li></ul>Who we are: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.What’s in it for you?<ul><li>A great starting salary plus annual bonus & strong benefits package.</li><li>25 days paid holiday plus Bank Holidays, with the opportunity to buy/sell extra leave.</li><li>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.</li><li>There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career and we can provide the support needed to do just that!</li></ul>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.

Looking for a role that will have a meaningful impact in Actuarial? We are looking for an individual to provide actuarial service to the UK and Speciality Underwriters, whilst managing members of the team.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:We are a team of 35 that provide actuarial support to the International organisation, covering multiple geographical locations. The team is mainly based in London, but can operate remotely or at other offices.We interact with almost all of the other departments based in London as well as colleagues in the US and in other worldwide locations. We travel as necessary, particularly for office visits and conferences.What you’ll be doing:<ul><li>Provide strong technical and operational support to the leader of the product team supporting the Specialty and UK underwriting divisions, specifically – helping to manage resource, prioritising your and the team’s work, giving support to the rest of the product team and reviewing key deliverables.</li><li>Maintain strong relations with the underwriting teams within Specialty and UK, providing challenge and support in pricing and reserving activities. This will include large account pricing, pricing tool validation and reserving, as well as planning and capital model parameterisation.</li><li>Line manage a junior actuarial student.</li><li>Own various core processes to produce deliverables for external purposes.</li><li>Provide support to the wider Markel International Actuarial team.</li></ul>Our must-haves:<ul><li>Be able to manage and engage senior stakeholders and create effective relationships with stakeholders, including Finance, Underwriting, Capital etc.</li><li>Effectively work within and influence a team, including prioritising your and the team’s workloads.</li><li>Be proficient in a wider variety of actuarial disciplines relating to both pricing and reserving fields.</li><li>Have experience of engaging with senior underwriters in delivering results, running technical projects to produce analyses for portfolio management and presenting at formal meetings with senior management.</li><li>Have experience in the actuarial elements of business planning and parameterisation of underwriting and reserve risk.</li><li>Be present in the London office at least two days a week and be prepared to visit UK offices up to a few times a year.</li></ul>Who we are: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.What’s in it for you?<ul><li>A great starting salary plus annual bonus & strong benefits package.</li><li>25 days paid holiday plus Bank Holidays, with the opportunity to buy/sell extra leave.</li><li>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.</li><li>There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career and we can provide the support needed to do just that!</li></ul>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.

Looking for a role that will have a meaningful impact in Actuarial? We are looking for an individual to be a key contributor within our Actuarial Pricing team. 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.The opportunity:We are a team of 32 that provide actuarial support to the International organisation, covering multiple geographical locations. The team is mainly based in London, but can operate remotely or from other offices. We interact with almost all of the other departments as well as colleagues in the US and in other worldwide locations. We travel as necessary, particularly for office visits and conferences.What you’ll be doing:Contribute significantly to all aspects of the Markel International Actuarial team that relate to pricing and profitability, including large account pricing, pricing tool validation, and internal and regulatory pricing reporting.Provide technical expertise to the rest of the actuarial team in relation to large account pricing and pricing tool validation.Contribute to the annual business planning process, as well as the parameterisation of underwriting risk.Provide support to the wider Markel International Actuarial team.Our must-haves:The successful candidate will have:<ul><li>Substantial experience of technical pricing, including case pricing large accounts and rating model development</li><li>Experience of portfolio management monitoring and development of associated metrics</li><li>Experience in the actuarial elements of business planning and parameterisation of underwriting risk, including interacting with other departments</li><li>Ability to manage and engage stakeholders and create effective relationships</li><li>Awareness of the latest market practice and developments in the field of technical pricing for wholesale business</li><li>Effective workload management</li><li>Contribution to the writing of the Actuarial Function Solvency II Opinion reports</li></ul>Who we are:Markel Group (NYSE – MKL) is a Fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20+ countries, serving insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory, and investment operations around the world.What’s in it for you?<ul><li>A great starting salary plus annual bonus & strong benefits package</li><li>25 days paid holiday plus Bank Holidays, with the opportunity to buy/sell extra leave</li><li>Fantastic company pension scheme, private medical and dental cover, life assurance, travel insurance cover, income protection, season ticket loan, and other great benefits</li><li>Countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career</li></ul>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. Whatever your background, if you feel you meet the requirements of this role, 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.

Join us and play your part in something special!The opportunity:We are a team of 31 that provide actuarial support to the International organisation, covering multiple geographical locations. The team is mainly based in London, but can operate remotely or other offices. We interact with almost all of the other departments as well as colleagues in the US and in other worldwide locations. We travel as necessary, particularly for office visits and conferences (both internally and externally).As an Actuarial Director of Pricing, you'll contribute significantly to all aspects of the Markel International Actuarial team that relate to pricing and profitability, including large account pricing, pricing tool validation and internal and regulatory pricing reporting.What you’ll be doing:<ul><li>Oversee the analysis of the profitability of product lines and individual accounts, design pricing tools for both actuarial and underwriter use, validate rating structures and provide insight to support the profitability and growth of various books of business.</li><li>Assist in assessing underwriting plans and their impact on forward looking profitability assessments.</li><li>Help draft Solvency II Opinions (Opinion on Reinsurance Arrangements and Opinion of Underwriting Policy) and liaise with the capital modelling team to ensure parameterisation is appropriate and business focussed.</li><li>Utilise available statistical data to establish reliable and accurate estimates of the risk, using the most appropriate actuarial techniques.</li><li>Build staff capable of effectively carrying out assignments and specific goals and recommending effective personal actions when needed.</li><li>Evaluate procedures and practices and implementing changes to improve workflow.</li><li>Communicate actuarial results with actuaries and non-actuaries in a clear and concise manner.</li><li>Document processes, assumptions and methodologies, and results of actuarial analysis.</li></ul>Our must-haves:<ul><li>Have substantial experience of technical pricing, including case pricing large accounts and rating model development</li><li>Have experience of portfolio management monitoring and development of associated metrics</li><li>Have experience in the actuarial elements of business planning and parameterisation of underwriting risk, including interacting with other departments including Finance, Underwriting, Capital etc.</li><li>Be able to manage and engage senior stakeholders and create effective relationships with stakeholders</li><li>Be aware of the latest market practice and developments in the field of pricing and portfolio management</li></ul>Who we are:Markel Group (NYSE – MKL) a Fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20&#43; 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 furtherWhat’s in it for you?<ul><li>A great starting salary plus annual bonus &amp; strong benefits package…</li><li>25 days paid holiday plus Bank Holidays, with the opportunity to buy/sell extra leave</li><li>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</li><li>There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career and we can provide the support needed to do just that!</li></ul>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.

The opportunity:We have an exciting opportunity for a Portfolio Manager to join the Markel team in our London office. The PDS (Portfolio Development Solutions) team is a multi-functional empowered, creative and autonomous team within Internationals largest Underwriting division, Wholesale. It is embedded within the underwriting business and is represented within the Wholesale Leadership Team. Its focus is on the areas that are critical to achieve profitability and performance targets for a specialty lines insurer: Portfolio Management, Data, Analytics and Insights and Pricing Model development.The primary function of this position is to assist in providing valuable insights, solutions, services and operational improvements across Wholesale Markets through the use of data & insights. Activities will include portfolio data analysis and analytics projects, creating tooling and visualisation solutions and automation of data flows. Key partners will be Wholesale Underwriting, Underwriting Divisional Managing Directors (DMDs), Managing Director of Wholesale and the Actuarial function. You will get to collaborate with the rest of PDS who use pioneering data management, business intelligence and technical pricing in market leading programmes and technology.The PDS team provides support to the following Divisions within MINT Wholesale:<ul><li>Cyber writes many differing types of business and industry areas for cyber coverage.</li><li>Energy provides coverage on a worldwide basis for all aspects of upstream, midstream and downstream oil and gas activities as well as renewable energy.</li><li>Equine provides coverage for Bloodstock and Livestock risks worldwide.</li><li>Marine provides coverage for liability, hull, war, terrorism, specie and cargo risks worldwide.</li><li>Professional and Financial Risks (PFR) underwrites business worldwide and covers traditional and emerging professional indemnity, management liability, financial institutions as well as specialist risk areas such as patents and libel & slander.</li><li>Trade Credit, Political Risk and Surety (TCPRS) underwrites a variety of trade and investment-related risks using expert knowledge of commercial counterparty and country risks across a wide variety of trade sectors and geographies.</li></ul>What you’ll be doing:<ul><li>Provide support for the implementation of active portfolio management across Wholesale Markets</li><li>The Divisional Managing Directors (DMDs) and underwriters remain accountable for portfolio management and ultimately profitability within their teams. This role will be responsible for making appropriate recommendations and improvements to ensure the DMDs are equipped to actively portfolio lead their divisions</li><li>Actively monitor the key drivers of performance, at a class level across the Wholesale portfolio, to support DMDs in improving performance and driving remedial actions where necessary. This will include both the open market and delegated business</li><li>Supporting the coordination of the quarterly business planning process, with active monitoring of performance against plan throughout the year. Set up standardised Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) and ensure they are aligned with the business planning process</li><li>Make recommendations and assist with Underwriter training on portfolio management techniques, at all levels, and work with the Training and Development team to ensure a programme of work is followed</li><li>Develop strategic analytics, tools and insights to optimise portfolios and enable more thoughtful underwriting decisions. Be an advocate for the use of data to support decision making</li><li>Collaborate by sharing knowledge and experience within the team, as well as working with other Support Units which include but are not limited to - actuarial, underwriting operations, ITS, delegated and underwriting support services to resolve issues and support the achievement of PDS and wholesale business priorities</li><li>Represent the PDS team, as appropriate, providing accurate and timely management information to MINT leadership, wholesale leadership and meetings as required</li></ul>Our must haves:<ul><li>Have outstanding communications skills along with strong data visualisation skills for disseminating management information to various levels across Markel</li><li>Have demonstrable experience in influencing and engaging with partners using effective communication and ensuring consensus</li><li>Possess a strong technical actuarial skillset, with the ability to independently problem solve and put forward underwriting strategy recommendations</li><li>Be able to clearly articulate complex strategies, techniques and ideas to senior leadership and underwriters across multiple product lines</li><li>Possess both strong analytical depth, the ability to independently problem solve and put forward recommendations</li><li>Have an understanding of the Wholesale products, classes of business and operations of the specialty insurance market</li><li>Have a proven track record to successfully lead and deliver to agreed timelines projects and initiatives that require involvement from business leaders across the company</li><li>Possess a detailed solid understanding of the Microsoft office suite, with a focus on Excel and become comfortable with manipulating and analysing large, complex sets of data</li><li>Experience with data visualisation programmes, database use (SQL) and an awareness of advanced analytics/data science would be desirable but not essential</li></ul>Who we are:Markel Corporation (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.What’s in it for you:<ul><li>A great starting salary plus annual bonus & strong benefits package…</li><li>25 days paid holiday plus Bank Holidays, with the opportunity to buy / sell extra leave</li><li>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</li><li>There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career, and we can provide the support needed to do just that!</li></ul>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 rec@markel.com or call us at 0161 507 5827 to request any accommodations that may be needed. This includes any alternative formats of any documents or information on how to apply offline.

The opportunity:The Global Ceded Reinsurance Department is responsible for overseeing reinsurance strategy and placement and performs a meaningful role in handling and hedging reinsurance risk through the effective use of reinsurance.This role will allow you to forge strong relationships with key individuals and gain exposure to Reserving, Pricing, Capital Modelling, Analytics, assist MINT in achieving consistent underwriting profit by various means, such as demonstrating solvency and providing support to a variety of divisions and products within MINT’s diverse portfolio.What you’ll be doing:<ul><li>Support in the continued development of Markel’s Ceded Re analytics capabilities to improve our ability to analyse reinsurance structures and optimisation of reinsurance spend with regards to the risk appetite.</li><li>Collect relevant data from internal data hubs and prepare data exhibits within Reinsurance renewal submissions, partnering with Reinsurance Placement colleagues to ensure all exhibits are collated timely and accurately.</li><li>Build engaging data stories by performing movement analysis since last data runs and investigating material developments.</li><li>Support post placement data capture and portfolio analysis, including spend analysis, cost allocation and impact on profitability.</li><li>Improve current processes and develop reporting solutions and data visualisation techniques to provide valuable Ceded Reinsurance insights and services to the business.</li><li>Build strong working partnerships data owners in the organisation.</li></ul>Our must-haves:<ul><li>Some experience in the actuarial domain.</li><li>Understanding of insurance and actuarial concepts.</li><li>Strong analytical and communication skills.</li><li>Advanced Microsoft Office skills including Excel and Power BI.</li><li>Experience with data manipulation tools like SQL, Alteryx or similar.</li></ul>Who we are:Markel Group (NYSE – MKL) a Fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20&#43; countries, is a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory and investment operations around the world.What’s in it for you?<ul><li>A great starting salary plus annual bonus &amp; strong benefits package…</li><li>25 days paid holiday plus Bank Holidays, with the opportunity to buy / sell extra leave</li><li>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</li><li>There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career and we can provide the support needed to do just that!</li></ul>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 to request any accommodations that may be needed. This includes any alternative formats of any documents or information on how to apply offline.

The opportunity:The Catastrophe Management team provides support to Markel International in the following areas: pre-underwriting analytics, class and entity level reporting and ad-hoc analysis to support underwriting decisions. The mission of the department is to assist Markel International in achieving consistent underwriting profit and outstanding financial results by providing a high quality service.The role may be required to work over a number of lines of business but will be focused on supporting the Natural Catastrophe team. The candidate will be responsible for the cleansing, uploading and management of data into external modelling tools. They will assist in using modelling tools to facilitate the pricing and underwriting of business and the monitoring of aggregate accumulations. Training will be provided to the successful candidate.What you’ll be doing:<ul><li>Use third party catastrophe models and in-house tools for pre-underwriting analysis</li><li>Build and maintain a strong relationship with divisional underwriters</li><li>Provide ad hoc reports for underwriting portfolio analysis and reporting for senior executives</li><li>Use third party catastrophe models and in-house tools in the production of quarterly divisional reports</li><li>Data cleansing and entry into third party catastrophe models</li><li>Present results and ideas to senior stakeholders and underwriting teams</li><li>Collaborate closely with colleagues in other Markel offices</li><li>Assist Catastrophe Manager on ad-hoc projects</li></ul>Our must-haves:<ul><li>Proven catastrophe modelling or aggregation management experience in the London market</li><li>Excellent IT skills with strong knowledge of SQL</li><li>Proven experience with catastrophe management best practices</li><li>Proven experience with regulator reporting</li><li>Proven experience of portfolio level aggregation techniques</li><li>Experience of building and maintaining successful relationships with internal and external contacts</li><li>The ability to manage multiple projects and meet tight deadlines</li><li>Completed a numerical degree with a classification of 2:1 or above, or equivalent</li></ul>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.What’s in it for you?<ul><li>A great starting salary plus annual bonus & strong benefits package…</li><li>25 days paid holiday plus Bank Holidays, with the opportunity to buy/sell extra leave</li><li>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</li><li>There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career and we can provide the support needed to do just that!</li></ul>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.

The opportunity:The Catastrophe Management team provides support to Markel International in the following areas: pre-underwriting analytics, class and entity level reporting and ad-hoc analysis to support underwriting decisions. The mission of the department is to assist Markel International in achieving consistent underwriting profit and outstanding financial results by providing a high quality service.The role may be required to work over a number of lines of business but will be focused on supporting the Non-Natural Catastrophe team, notably on Political Violence. The candidate will be responsible for the cleansing, uploading and management of data into external modelling tools. They will assist in using modelling tools to facilitate the pricing and underwriting of business and the monitoring of aggregate accumulations. Training will be provided to the successful candidate.What you’ll be doing:<ul><li>Use third party catastrophe models and in-house tools for pre-underwriting analysis</li><li>Build and maintain a strong relationship with divisional underwriters</li><li>Provide ad hoc reports for underwriting portfolio analysis and reporting for senior executives</li><li>Use third party catastrophe models and in-house tools in the production of quarterly divisional reports</li><li>Data cleansing and entry into third party catastrophe models</li><li>Present results and ideas to senior stakeholders and underwriting teams</li><li>Collaborate closely with colleagues in other Markel offices</li><li>Assist Catastrophe Manager on ad-hoc projects</li></ul>Our must-haves:<ul><li>Proven catastrophe modelling or aggregation management experience in the London market</li><li>Excellent IT skills with strong knowledge of SQL</li><li>Proven experience with catastrophe management best practices</li><li>Proven experience with regulator reporting</li><li>Proven experience of portfolio level aggregation techniques</li><li>Experience of building and maintaining successful relationships with internal and external contacts</li><li>The ability to manage multiple projects and meet tight deadlines</li><li>Completed a numerical degree with a classification of 2:1 or above, or equivalent</li></ul>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 furtherWhat’s in it for you?<ul><li>A great starting salary plus annual bonus & strong benefits package…</li><li>25 days paid holiday plus Bank Holidays, with the opportunity to buy/sell extra leave</li><li>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</li><li>There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career and we can provide the support needed to do just that!</li></ul>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

What you’ll be doing:<ul><li>Manage all aspects of the Markel International Actuarial team that relate to pricing and profitability.</li><li>Including large account pricing, pricing tool validation and internal and regulatory pricing reporting.</li><li>Manage the Markel International Actuarial Pricing team specifically – setting goals, managing resource, prioritising work, reviewing key deliverables.</li><li>Oversee the annual business planning process, as well the parameterisation of underwriting risk.</li><li>Provide support to the wider Markel International Actuarial team.</li></ul>Our must-haves:<ul><li>Have substantial experience of running a pricing function, including case pricing large accounts</li><li>Be able to set and drive pricing strategy across a diverse business including portfolio management monitoring and development</li><li>Have experience in coordinating the actuarial elements of business planning and parameterisation of underwriting risk, including interacting with other departments including Finance, Underwriting, Capital etc.</li><li>Be able to manage and engage senior stakeholders and create effective relationships with stakeholders</li><li>Effectively manage a team and prioritise your and the team’s workloads</li><li>Own and develop the Actuarial Function Solvency II Opinion reports</li></ul>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.What’s in it for you?<ul><li>A great starting salary plus annual bonus & strong benefits package…</li><li>25 days paid holiday plus Bank Holidays, with the opportunity to buy/sell extra leave</li><li>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</li><li>There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career and we can provide the support needed to do just that!</li></ul>Are you ready to play your part?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.

Are you a Head of Technical Pricing with a desire to inspire change and dynamic solutions within a growing business? We are looking for an individual to drive the team and bring their knowledge and expertise to the table.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:The team is embedded within the business and works closely on a day-to-day basis with expert underwriters, claims handlers, finance, actuarial, sales, operations, and management. This close interaction is key to delivering detailed solutions quickly, to the people that need them.You will be working in an R&amp;D oriented team with strong cloud data engineering, data science and PowerBI skills. The team will support you and your team with the creation of robust data pipelines and implementation of pricing tools across NM, ensuring the highest standard in data quality, integrity, and governance. Working together to achieve this will allow you to focus on one of your key tasks – the collection of key pricing data across NM and production of clean, consistent pricing MI via our PowerBI dashboards.This role will be suited to a creative and flexible problem solver, with an ability to balance priorities, long-term projects and responding to ad-hoc requirements. Leading a team remotely will be a key skill to develop, as well as a desire to get into the detail when required. Data wrangling skills, along with some knowledge of SQL, are desirable for this role.What you’ll be doing:<ul><li>Support pricing model development and portfolio segmentation across National Markets ensuring consistency in model building through conducting model reviews and sharing knowledge and tools. Consistency in data is key. In this role you will provide additional support and get involved in detailed model development and portfolio segmentation work in times of high demand.</li><li>Become the Lead Pricing Expert for National Markets. You will provide technical leadership on pricing approaches in National Markets. This includes adherence to the Markel International pricing policy, as well as maintaining a log of all pricing models, and ensuring that detailed user guides and technical documentation exist for each model. The candidate is also expected to facilitate meetings, create materials and coordinate efforts across the regions for these topics.</li><li>Support large account pricing across National Markets. As a Head of Technical pricing you will create reports that highlight risks falling into these categories, documentation of the pricing process, as well as reviewing the pricing performed by the local pricing actuaries.</li><li>Production of consistent Pricing MI, providing one view across all of National Markets. You will co-ordinate the production of relevant reports, working with a range of individuals both within the Analytics team, as well as local experts in Underwriting and Claims for example. Strong project management skills are required, as input and effort from multiple teams in multiple locations will be needed to achieve this. This includes existing reports on rate change and technical ratio.</li><li>Contribute to the transition to a new pricing platform across when required by the local teams. In order to future proof our pricing capabilities, the Analytics team has explored moving existing pricing tools to an API based framework.</li><li>Ensure the business keeps up with evolving technologies aiding actuarial work, through reading research, attending conferences, and maintaining close links with developers | data engineers | data scientists.</li><li>Lead a team of Pricing Actuaries across NM. This will require comfort with being responsible for a remote team taking into consideration differences in local practices and ways of operating. Regular international travel will also be required.</li><li>Be the main point of contact for other teams across Markel, co-ordinating communication, meetings and responses to queries on NM Technical Pricing. This includes liaising with the central actuarial team in London on pricing and reserving matters, the OCUO team and colleagues across Markel International and Markel Corp.</li></ul>Our must-haves:<ul><li>Experience working as a Qualified Pricing Actuary in Commercial Lines insurance.</li><li>Experience in mentoring junior colleagues, comfortable working remotely with team members located in different countries.</li><li>Effective interpersonal skills to work with both technical and non-technical partners, including an ability to communicate to senior management when required.</li><li>Experience with SQL for data querying and manipulation; expert skills in Excel and VBA are required.</li><li>Experience with other coding languages is an advantage, in particular Python and R.</li><li>An understanding the product delivery cycle and agile methodology is an advantage, as is experience of Azure and Databricks.</li><li>Knowledge of London Market insurance practices, terminology and reporting requirements is an advantage.</li></ul>Who we are:Markel Group (NYSE – MKL) a Fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20&#43; countries, is a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory and investment operations around the world.What’s in it for you?<ul><li>A great starting salary plus annual bonus &amp; strong benefits package…</li><li>25 days paid holiday plus Bank Holidays, with the opportunity to buy / sell extra leave</li><li>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</li><li>There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career and we can provide the support needed to do just that!</li></ul>Are you ready to play your part?Choose ‘apply’ 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.

We are looking for an individual who will support the data infrastructure that allows the team to perform vital actuarial functions within the Reserving team.The Actuarial Team of 29 provides actuarial support to MINT in the following areas: pricing, business planning, reserving, commutations, capital model parameterisation, and regulatory reporting. Markel rely heavily on actuarial input in all aspects of the financial management of the business.The team is structured into 5 sub-teams, with oversight provided by the Chief Actuary. These are:<ul><li>3 divisional teams of 4 people each, working on pricing, reserving, business planning and capital model parameterisation for their allocated underwriting divisions</li><li>A central pricing team of 4, providing oversight of all pricing activity, as well as leading all aspects of regulatory tasks linked to pricing (e.g. PMDR, Actuarial Function reports of reinsurance/underwriting)</li><li>A central reserving team of 10, including data and modelling team members, providing reserving activity, as well as many regulatory and accounting tasks that are linked to reserving</li><li>2 interns, and a team secretary</li></ul>The mission of the Actuarial department is to assist MINT in achieving consistent underwriting profit and financial results by providing a high-quality actuarial service.This individual will support actuarial processes, automating them as far as possible to allow more time for valuable analysis by the team.The focus of the role is three-fold:<ul><li>MS SQL Server Management Studio database support for our two resident guides (BAU), which could mean building new stored procedures or troubleshooting existing procedures, as well as running queries as part of BAU;</li><li>Power BI integration as our new reporting software of choice;</li><li>Support for other projects, which may involve learning basic level Python, Alteryx</li></ul>This may include improving existing reports, building new ones and mentoring other resource to also develop our models.The other significant projects we anticipate the successful candidate tackling (in descending order of importance):<ul><li>Solvency II Technical Provisions calculation and reporting modifications</li><li>Power BI reserving pack automation (this may involve Python but could have an alternative solution)</li><li>Optimisation of the “Overs &amp; Unders” (GAAP) process, which is likely to involve the use of Alteryx</li><li>Improvements to our Lloyd&#39;s Brussels and Trust Fund reporting from our central reserving model</li><li>Support for the integration of new policy administrations systems data into the actuarial process for triangulation production and reporting</li><li>Reserving model reporting updates. This will include improved Annual Actual versus encouraged reporting, improved analysis tool speed, enhanced legal entity reporting, benchmark data integration, sub-class analysis and reporting improvements</li><li>Repatriation of triangulation production to a central controlled IT tool with explanation, documentation and parallel test support</li></ul>Our must-haves:<ul><li>Be a graduate, having completed a numerical degree with a classification of 2:1 or above</li><li>Have excellent IT skills – especially SQL and Excel. Intermediate VBA and Power BI skills are desirable. Python and Alteryx a nice-to-have</li><li>Display excellent analytical skills</li><li>Able to address groups of actuaries on technical processes in everyday terms</li><li>Problem solving and data visualisation skills</li><li>Demonstrate a curiosity about and some knowledge of the London General Insurance Market</li></ul>Markel Group (NYSE – MKL) a Fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20&#43; countries, is a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory and investment operations around the world.What’s in it for you?<ul><li>A great starting salary plus annual bonus &amp; strong benefits package…</li><li>25 days paid holiday plus Bank Holidays, with the opportunity to buy / sell extra leave</li><li>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</li><li>There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career and we can provide the support needed to do just that!</li></ul>Are you ready to play your part?Click ‘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.

Looking for a role where you can be part of a division, which markets and underwrites speciality insurance products and programmes to a variety of niche markets. In each of these markets we seek to provide quality products and excellent customer service so that we can be a market leader!We are looking for an individual to who will assist the Head of Reserving on a variety of tasks as well as day-to-day ad-hoc work. This will cover various accounting bases and reporting to other actuaries and departments within Markel.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:Markel International underwrites a diverse portfolio of property, casualty and marine insurance and reinsurance business on a world-wide basis.Our financial goals are to earn consistent underwriting profits and superior investment returns to build shareholder value.The Actuarial Team of 31 provides actuarial support to in the following areas: pricing, business planning, reserving, commutations and regulatory reporting. Markel rely heavily on actuarial input in all aspects of the financial management of the business.The mission of the Actuarial department is to assist the business in achieving consistent underwriting profit and superior financial results by providing a high quality actuarial service.The quarterly reserving meetings are a key function in providing a clear indication of product line profitability. In conjunction, adequacy of our reserve levels is crucial to the long term stability of underwriting profit.What you’ll be doing:Oversee the reserving function for all divisions of Markel International including on a quarterly basis:<ul><li>Completion of divisional combined ratio packs (and accompanying dashboard) which serve as a key reporting tool for the business. This involves assessment of all product lines with focus on both reserve adequacy and underlying product profitability.</li><li>Contribute to the annual review of legacy reserves working alongside the Special projects claims team.</li><li>Discussion and presentation of divisional combined ratio packs with underwriting teams, our finance team, and International and corporate management.</li><li>Production of Solvency II Technical Provisions output. Report and presentation of results internally to finance and capital modelling teams and externally to Lloyd’s and the PRA.</li><li>Production of a corporate management report comparing the actuarial and finance held funds.</li><li>Review of the quarterly S-Ox checks.</li><li>Support all forms of reporting to other departments within Markel Group.</li><li>Provide mentoring and support to student members of the actuarial team.</li><li>Support Markel in their preparation for current and future initiatives, especially around data transformation.</li></ul>On an annual basis:<ul><li>Production of draft year end reserve reports and Solvency II Technical Provisions reports for all legal entities.</li><li>Production of draft year end statements of actuarial opinion.</li><li>Oversight and contribution to reserving system process improvements.</li><li>Review of performance information including sub-class analysis and syndicate results relative to the market.</li><li>Liaise with external auditors on the assessment of our reserve adequacy.</li></ul>Provide support in business planning and parameterisation of the internal capital model for all underwriting divisions of Markel International:<ul><li>Liaise with underwriters and the finance team to set appropriate business plans for the forthcoming year.</li><li>Provide the capital team with projected funds to year-end for our prospective capital model analysis.</li><li>Work closely with the capital team to validate model output.</li></ul>Our must-haves:A graduate, having completed a numerical degree with a classification of 2:1 or above, or equivalent.Be a Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries.Previous experience in insurance and within London Market reserving completing work to support the signing of a statement of actuarial opinion.Experience dealing with a wide variety of classes of business.Experience dealing with Lloyd's.Knowledgeable of the impact of Solvency II on the reserving function and the requirements of Technical Provisions reporting.Competent management skills to support actuarial students.Actively keep knowledge and skills up-to-date through courses and seminars, where appropriate.Will display excellent analytical skills.Have excellent IT knowledge – including SQL and Excel.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.What’s in it for you?<ul><li>A great starting salary plus annual bonus & strong benefits package…</li><li>25 days paid holiday plus Bank Holidays, with the opportunity to buy / sell extra leave.</li><li>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.</li><li>There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career and we can provide the support needed to do just that!</li></ul>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.

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