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Portfolio Manager - SPS
Portfolio Manager
The Portfolio Manager will provide analytical and actuarial support to the Portfolio Solutions Team, leveraging data, pricing, and portfolio management expertise to shape strategy and execute fast follow opportunities effectively.
About the Role
The Structured Portfolio Solutions (SPS) team, established to capitalise on the market trend towards bifurcation between lead and follow underwriting capacity, is focused on building a strong follow portfolio with a class-agnostic underwriting strategy. Solutions developed by this standalone team are cross-class and will include catastrophe (CAT) exposures. The team partners closely with brokers and strategic advisors to create scalable, data-driven structures that support profitable growth and efficient portfolio management.
SPS operates within Markel’s Specialty Underwriting Division, a division of Markel Group (NYSE: MKL), a Fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20+ countries and expertise across insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory, and investment operations.
The Acting Portfolio Manager’s Responsibilities
- Provide actuarial, pricing, reserving, and outwards reinsurance purchasing analyses to guide the Structured Portfolio Solutions (SPS) team’s direction and strategy.
- Design, build, and maintain data pipelining to ensure efficient and up-to-date portfolio analysis.
- Utilise market data to provide insights across multiple product lines for the Wholesale marketplace outside of SPS.
- Make recommendations and improvements to analytical tools and processes to empower underwriters in effectively managing their portfolio.
- Lead the development of the portfolio management framework for SPS underwriting.
- Monitor key performance drivers for SPS portfolios across lines of business to support underwriting competitiveness.
- Develop and communicate strategic analytics and tools to facilitate smarter portfolio optimisation and underwriting decisions.
- Champion the use of data-driven decision making across the organisation.
- Collaborate with internal support units, including actuarial, underwriting operations, ITS, delegated underwriting, and support services, to resolve issues and meet portfolio priorities.
- Represent IPA team interests by providing timely and accurate management information to senior executives (MINT leadership and Wholesale leadership).
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Key Skills & Requirements
- Exceptional multi-modal communication skills, complemented by strong data visualisation abilities to effectively share insights across diverse business levels.
- Proven ability to influence stakeholders by articulating complex strategies, techniques, and ideas clearly to senior leadership and underwriters.
- Strong analytical depth, independent problem-solving capabilities, and the ability to propose actionable recommendations.
- Familiarity with Wholesale insurance products, classes, and market operations.
- A demonstrable track record of independently leading and delivering projects/initiatives that achieve business goals within agreed timelines.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (especially Excel), including handling and analysing large, complex datasets. (Desirable: experience with SQL, data visualisation tools, or advanced analytics/data science)
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What We Offer
- Competitive starting salary, with annual bonuses and strong benefits package including:
- Up to 16% company pension scheme
- Private medical, dental, and menopause support, along with an emergency care benefit (covers children, pets, and dependants)
- Additional benefits: life insurance, income protection, electric car allowance, travel insurance
- 25 days paid holiday plus bank holidays, with flexibility to buy or sell leave
- Training and career development opportunities
About Markel
At Markel, we believe our success comes from our people, embracing a diverse workforce with varying backgrounds to ensure we reach our full potential—and help others do the same. Here, work is meaningful, and every employee plays a vital role in helping customers make confident strides toward progress.
Markel’s global community is opportunity-driven, encouraging innovation and continuous learning. We not only support flexible working patterns but also accommodate reasonable adjustments to accessibility needs for interviews and employment—contact rec@markel.com or +44 (0)161 507 5827 for assistance.
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