Job description
Meet Markel:
Welcome to Markel where we take great pride in what we do. To us, insurance isn’t just a policy - it’s a vital promise that gives people and businesses the confidence to move forward, each and every day. Here, you’ll find exceptional people, without the ego. People who’ll bring out your best, and support you at every step, because it’s who we are and the secret to our success.
We are a leading global speciality insurer with a truly people first-approach. With over 5,000 employees across the globe, finding creative solutions for complex risks is our passion. And our broad array of tools and knowledge allows us to create tailored coverage solutions for even the most complex needs.
Our international business is made up of two core divisions: London Market/Wholesale and National Markets/UK, through these we offer innovative products and services. Our international business is located throughout UK, Europe, Canada and Asia Pacific.
We pride ourselves on having accessible leadership, an inclusive culture and a focus on empowerment- we call this The Markel Style. This is brought to life through our employee led networks via ‘People with Style’, which are centred around inclusion, community, wellbeing and recognition.
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’ve come a long way since Sam Markel dreamed big in 1930, but in our eyes, our journey is just getting started. Come see what you can achieve by applying for one of our open vacancies.
We’re all about people | We win together | We strive for better | We enjoy the everyday | We think further
The Opportunity:
The Summer Internship is a fantastic way to gain valuable insight into our global insurance organisation. This is an 8 week programme designed to provide you with an opportunity to learn about the business through on the job experience.
The internship programme will also support you in developing a range of skills that will be helpful to begin your career. Throughout the placement you will be able to undertake important work and projects, bring new ideas and give a fresh perspective to the business.
The internship is made up of three elements; on the job training, a summer intern project and professional skills training:
On the job training
- Mini projects within the team
- Support the business in managing increased workloads
- Job shadowing
- Bring a fresh perspective to solve problems
Summer intern project
Alongside work experience running a small project is a great way to develop skills such as:
- Project management
- Problem solving
- Collaboration
Professional skills training
- Underpinned by the Markel Competency Model and each training session is aligned to a competency
- Blend of virtual classrooms (courses) and online content (Workday Learning)
The successful candidate will be an important part of the wider team within Finance and will be encouraged to quickly establish strong working relationships with colleagues within Markel.
What you’ll be doing:
Within the programme, you will:
- Gain familiarity with reinsurance processes, systems and data.
- Work effectively and efficiently to adhere to internal and external reporting deadlines.
- Assist with liaising with brokers and internal stakeholders to support the post-placement of reinsurance treaties.
- Support administrative tasks including risk creations and managing of reinsurance recoveries.
- Greatly enhance your knowledge and use of Excel in a professional setting.
- Assist with other work across the wider Finance team.
- Liaise and communicate effectively across Finance and other departments.
- Take part in structured training conducted by senior employees with an extensive amount of knowledge in the industry to ultimately help successful candidates learn the fundamentals of insurance.
- Develop your career, with regular check-ins so that you have every opportunity to progress and gain more autonomy within your role.
What’s in it for you?
- You’ll get support every step of the way – we know that starting out in a new role and industry can be daunting but Markel’s ego-free environment gives you all the support that you need to go further and achieve great things.
- We are committed to your career -there are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career and we can provide the support needed to do just that!
- A genuine culture of camaraderie - at Markel, our shared values aren’t buzzwords. We really mean what we say in the Markel Style, and walk the talk, every day.
- Enjoy your free coffee as you admire 360 degree views of London from our office on the 27th floor of the Walkie Talkie building!
- Be part of our growing early careers community – through 121 buddy support, socials and other events you will have every opportunity to network and build great relationships with your peers both inside and outside of Markel.
Our must-haves:
Markel are looking for candidates who:
- Are proactive and show a willingness to learn.
- Are collaborative with excellent interpersonal skills, capable of both working independently and well as part of a team.
- Have a passion for the finance industry and a clear interest in pursuing a career in finance after graduation.
- Are self-motivated individuals who possess an inquisitive nature.
- Are organised individuals with the ability to prioritise tasks efficiently and flexibly.
- Can display clarity of thought, as well as strong attention to detail.
- Are resilient and analytical thinkers who are eager to work with data whilst maintaining a high level of accuracy.
- Demonstrate some experience working with Excel.
- Are a fast learner who asks questions and can pick up new systems quickly.
- Are penultimate year university student.
- Are predicted 2:2 in any degree discipline, studying a numerical discipline would be beneficial but not essential.
- Proven eligibility to work in in the UK.
Are you ready to play your part?
Register your interest in these roles, and we’ll support you throughout the application process.
