Markel
Manager, Business Development - Central Region
Markel, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290
Manager, Business Development – Central Region
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The Business Development Manager position will be responsible for maintaining and growing Markel’s relationships with our retail strategic partners. Your day-to-day duties will include working with underwriters, brokers, Markel leadership, and other key stakeholders to profitably grow Markel’s book of retail business. The primary geography of the position will be Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin. Total travel will be at least 50%.
Responsibilities
Build and maintain relationships with external trading partners, Markel Specialty national retail business development, underwriters, management teams and product line leaders.
Serve as conduit to facilitate exceptional communications, interactions, and workflows between underwriters and assigned producers.
Coordinate all assigned producer visits with underwriters, regional management team, and senior leadership to ensure a consistent and effective marketing presence.
Actively search for opportunities to develop business for existing and new products with assigned brokers.
Create, coordinate, and execute marketing strategies with the regional underwriters and management teams that will focus on achieving underwriting profit and growth.
Provide consistent and effective communication to management regarding sales and marketing progress, forecasts, and results.
Research and analyze the needs and trends of the retail marketplace to ensure our relevance within assigned producers.
Increase visibility and brand awareness of Markel.
Promote cross marketing and renewal retention with assigned producers.
Qualifications
5+ years of business development/marketing experience working with Markel’s retail producers.
Superior communication and interpersonal skills required.
First hand understanding of team based decision making in an entrepreneurial environment required.
Strong relationship development and negotiation skills required.
Understanding of property, casualty, and professional liability underwriting and claims.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, effectively handle ambiguity, and adapt to change.
Proven experience to work effectively in a matrixed underwriting environment required.
Ability to travel 50% or more, when appropriate.
This role requires employees to drive, and fly, on a regular basis. Employees in this position are expected to maintain a valid driver’s license and acceptable DMV Motor Vehicle Record which will be pulled on an annual basis for verification.
US Work Authorization US Work Authorization required. Markel does not provide visa sponsorship for this position, now or in the future.
Pay Information The base salary offered for the successful candidate will be based on compensable factors such as job-relevant education, job-relevant experience, training, demonstrated competencies, geographic location, and other factors. The base salary range for the Business Development Manager position is $116k - $159.6k/year with a 30% bonus potential.
Benefits
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, and parental leave.
Equal Opportunity Employer Markel is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of any protected characteristic. This includes race; color; sex; religion; creed; national origin or place of birth; ancestry; age; disability; affectional or sexual orientation; gender expression or identity; genetic information, sickle cell trait, or atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait; refusal to submit to genetic tests or make genetic test results available; medical condition; citizenship status; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; marital status, civil union status, domestic partnership status, familial status, or family responsibilities; military or veteran status, including unfavorable discharge from military service; personal appearance, height, or weight; matriculation or political affiliation; expunged juvenile records; arrest and court records where prohibited by applicable law; status as a victim of domestic or sexual violence; public assistance status; order of protection status; status as a smoker or nonsmoker; membership or activity in local commissions; the use or nonuse of lawful products off employer premises during non-work hours; declining to attend meetings or participate in communications about religious or political matters; or any other classification protected by applicable law.
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The Business Development Manager position will be responsible for maintaining and growing Markel’s relationships with our retail strategic partners. Your day-to-day duties will include working with underwriters, brokers, Markel leadership, and other key stakeholders to profitably grow Markel’s book of retail business. The primary geography of the position will be Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin. Total travel will be at least 50%.
Responsibilities
Build and maintain relationships with external trading partners, Markel Specialty national retail business development, underwriters, management teams and product line leaders.
Serve as conduit to facilitate exceptional communications, interactions, and workflows between underwriters and assigned producers.
Coordinate all assigned producer visits with underwriters, regional management team, and senior leadership to ensure a consistent and effective marketing presence.
Actively search for opportunities to develop business for existing and new products with assigned brokers.
Create, coordinate, and execute marketing strategies with the regional underwriters and management teams that will focus on achieving underwriting profit and growth.
Provide consistent and effective communication to management regarding sales and marketing progress, forecasts, and results.
Research and analyze the needs and trends of the retail marketplace to ensure our relevance within assigned producers.
Increase visibility and brand awareness of Markel.
Promote cross marketing and renewal retention with assigned producers.
Qualifications
5+ years of business development/marketing experience working with Markel’s retail producers.
Superior communication and interpersonal skills required.
First hand understanding of team based decision making in an entrepreneurial environment required.
Strong relationship development and negotiation skills required.
Understanding of property, casualty, and professional liability underwriting and claims.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, effectively handle ambiguity, and adapt to change.
Proven experience to work effectively in a matrixed underwriting environment required.
Ability to travel 50% or more, when appropriate.
This role requires employees to drive, and fly, on a regular basis. Employees in this position are expected to maintain a valid driver’s license and acceptable DMV Motor Vehicle Record which will be pulled on an annual basis for verification.
US Work Authorization US Work Authorization required. Markel does not provide visa sponsorship for this position, now or in the future.
Pay Information The base salary offered for the successful candidate will be based on compensable factors such as job-relevant education, job-relevant experience, training, demonstrated competencies, geographic location, and other factors. The base salary range for the Business Development Manager position is $116k - $159.6k/year with a 30% bonus potential.
Benefits
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, and parental leave.
Equal Opportunity Employer Markel is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of any protected characteristic. This includes race; color; sex; religion; creed; national origin or place of birth; ancestry; age; disability; affectional or sexual orientation; gender expression or identity; genetic information, sickle cell trait, or atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait; refusal to submit to genetic tests or make genetic test results available; medical condition; citizenship status; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; marital status, civil union status, domestic partnership status, familial status, or family responsibilities; military or veteran status, including unfavorable discharge from military service; personal appearance, height, or weight; matriculation or political affiliation; expunged juvenile records; arrest and court records where prohibited by applicable law; status as a victim of domestic or sexual violence; public assistance status; order of protection status; status as a smoker or nonsmoker; membership or activity in local commissions; the use or nonuse of lawful products off employer premises during non-work hours; declining to attend meetings or participate in communications about religious or political matters; or any other classification protected by applicable law.
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