Support Specialist

Join Us And Play Your Part 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. The primary purpose of this position is to act as a resource and serve as an integral member of the underwriting team able to overcome obstacles in the workload and meet timelines by fulfilling basic underwriting support responsibilities. This position will handle day-to-day client servicing including managing workflow and reinforcing the ease of doing business with Markel by meeting or exceeding agents/brokers expectations and providing quality service on a consistent basis. Job Responsibilities Serve as point of contact for agents/brokers by gathering information on behalf of the underwriters, answering questions, resolving low complexity issues, facilitating overall serving of accounts and processing business transactions not requiring review/signoff by an underwriter. Take necessary measures to obtain information needed to finalize inquiries/transactions and maintain a suspense and follow-up system for outstanding underwriting items. Ensure accuracy of information inputted into all appropriate systems and verify that all necessary documentation is in the file. Routinely communicate with team members, agents/brokers and other key business partners to research and gather necessary information to review, analyze and complete transactions. Utilize and adhere to internal guidelines, procedures and service standards to ensure that all assigned work/transactions are processed in a timely manner (yet accurately) and meet compliance standards. Participate in problem solving activities to define problems, identify root causes, design and test solutions, implement solutions, and utilizes continuous improvement methodologies to improve processes & procedures in an effort to work more efficiently & effectively and permanently eliminate problems. Under Underwriter direction, attach appropriate forms and make policy changes as requested. Establish, support, and maintain effective relationships and/or regular contact with clients and build strong relationships with employees across the organization. Participate in special projects and other duties as assigned to assure efficient operation of the team, customer needs are met, and business results are achieved. Requirements: Typing 50+ wpm 5 years of MS Office skills preferred Ability to follow procedural guidelines and recognize exceptions to guidelines Successful experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment Self-directed and highly productive with light supervision Comfortable with high volume workloads, fast-paced service standards and metric based performance assessment Detail-oriented, results-oriented and accuracy-focused Good verbal and written communication skills US Work Authorization required. Markel does not provide visa sponsorship for this position, now or in the future. The base salary offered for the successful candidate will be based on compensable factors such as job-relevant education, job-relevant experience, training, licensure, demonstrated competencies, geographic location, and other factors. The national average salary range for the Support Specialist position is $21.78 - $29.95 with 5% incentive. 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: 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. Are you ready to play your part?