This role will work as part of both Markel’s onshore team in Asia Pacific as well as the Portfolio Analytics team headquartered in London.

Markel operates throughout the Asia Pacific region from its regional hub in Singapore and from offices in Hong Kong, China, India, Malaysia, Dubai and Australia. Our teams operate as part of Markel’s Wholesale division, working together towards our goal to be one of the world’s best speciality insurers. We work collaboratively both within Wholesale and across the wider Markel organisation in London and the US, and because we work as one, we are able to create the best solutions possible for our clients, and provide exceptional development opportunities for our staff.

The Portfolio Analytics team is a multi-functional empowered, creative and autonomous team within Markel, supporting divisions of the International business. It is embedded within the underwriting business and is represented in senior leadership forums. 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, Pricing Model development and Special Projects around potential growth areas.

The primary function of this position is to assist in providing valuable insights, solutions, services and operational improvements across our business lines 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 stakeholders will be Underwriters, Country Leaders, Managing Directors and the Actuarial function.

You will get to collaborate with the rest of the Portfolio Analytics team who use cutting edge data management, business intelligence and technical pricing in market leading programmes and technology.

What we ask of you:

• Provide support for the implementation of active portfolio management across Asia & Pacific Wholesale Markets.
• Assist in the parameterisation and monitoring of rating models
• The Managing Directors (MDs) 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 relevant stakeholders are equipped to actively portfolio manage their divisions.
• Actively Monitor the key drivers of performance, at a class level across the Asia Pacific portfolio, to support MDs in improving performance and driving remedial actions where necessary. This will include both the open market and delegated business.
• Supporting the coordination of the quarterly business planning process, with active monitoring of performance against plan throughout the year. Assist in Monthly Governance & Steering meetings, Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs), Country Business Reviews (CBRs) and ensure they are aligned with the business planning process.
• 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.
• Develop strategic analytics, tools and insights to optimise portfolios and enable smarter underwriting decisions. Be an advocate for the use of data to support decision making.
• 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.
• Represent the PDS team, as appropriate, providing accurate and timely management information to Markel leadership and meetings as required

What you will bring to the role:

• Possess a strong technical actuarial skillset, with the ability to independently problem solve and put forward underwriting strategy recommendations
• Have outstanding communications skills along with strong data visualisation skills for disseminating management information to various levels across Markel
• Have demonstrable experience in influencing and engaging with stakeholders using effective communication and ensuring consensus
• Be able to clearly articulate complex strategies, techniques and ideas to senior leadership and underwriters across multiple product lines
• Have an understanding of the Wholesale products, classes of business and operations of the specialty insurance market
• 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
• 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. Experience with data visualisation programmes, database use (SQL) and an awareness of advanced analytics/data science would be desirable but not essential.