Looking to kick-start your career in insurance, financial services or a professional office environment?
Whether you're a recent graduate, a school leaver looking for your first office-based role, or an experienced administrator seeking a stable and supportive opportunity, this could be the perfect next step.
At Markel, we're looking for an Underwriting Support Assistant to join our Construction Underwriting team in London. This role offers the chance to gain valuable experience within a global insurance business, working alongside experienced underwriters and developing an understanding of how the insurance industry operates.
No previous insurance experience is required. We're looking for motivated, detail-oriented individuals who are eager to learn and excited by the opportunity to build their career with a leading insurer.
Why Join Markel?
This is more than an administrative role. It's an opportunity to gain hands-on experience within a specialist underwriting team and get your foot in the door with a growing global business.
You'll benefit from:
A good starting salary + 5% completion bonus at the end of the FTC
Hybrid and flexible working arrangements
Exposure to underwriting, insurance operations and specialist insurance systems
Supportive training from experienced underwriters
Opportunities to explore long-term career paths within Markel
25 days holiday plus bank holidays
Pension, private medical cover, dental cover and life assurance
Support towards professional qualifications and development
About the Team:
You'll join a friendly, collaborative and experienced Construction Underwriting team based in London. The team values curiosity, teamwork and continuous learning. You'll work alongside experienced underwriters who are passionate about developing talent and creating opportunities for people looking to establish a career within insurance.
For candidates interested in long-term progression, this role offers exposure to underwriting processes, insurance technology and the wider insurance market.
What You'll Be Doing:
A major focus of this role will be supporting an exciting business project involving the migration of policy data across insurance systems.
Your responsibilities will include:
Accurately transferring and validating policy information between internal systems
Reviewing data and carrying out quality checks
Supporting underwriters with a range of administrative activities
Managing documentation and policy records
Handling internal and external email enquiries
Monitoring diary actions and following up outstanding items
Supporting renewal administration activities
Assisting with team and business projects as required
The role involves a high level of accuracy and attention to detail and will suit someone who enjoys organised, process-driven work.
What We're Looking For:
We're far more interested in attitude and potential than previous insurance experience.
You'll likely be:
A graduate, school leaver or early-career professional looking to build experience
An administrator seeking a structured and rewarding role
Comfortable working with systems, technology and data
Highly organised with strong attention to detail
Confident communicating with colleagues and stakeholders
Eager to learn and take ownership of your work
Reliable, proactive and committed to seeing projects through
No insurance experience required!
If you're technologically confident, motivated to learn and looking for an opportunity to gain valuable experience within a global insurer, we'd love to hear from you.
Working Pattern:
London office location
Hybrid working model
Typically three days per week in the office
Flexible working hours available, including 8am to 4pm or 9am to 5pm patterns
Additional office attendance during the initial training period
About Markel:
At Markel, we believe what we do matters. Insurance is more than a policy, it's a promise to help people move forward with confidence.
As a Fortune 500 company with a global presence, we've built our reputation on expertise, integrity and putting people first. Despite our growth, we remain committed to maintaining the collaborative and supportive culture that makes Markel a great place to work.
Ready to get your foot in the door of the insurance industry?
Apply today and start building your future with Markel.
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 [email protected] 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.
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