2025 Wholesale Asia Graduate Programme

at  Markel Corporation

2025 Wholesale Asia Graduate Programme
Our graduate programmes are designed with you in mind. It’s our priority to equip you with the knowledge, skills and behaviours needed to be successful in your role at Markel and beyond.

OUR MUST HAVES

• Are team-players that loves building relationships, bringing out the best in others and making our culture the stuff of envy.
• Recognise the vital role our work plays in the world and are passionate about playing your part, in any way that you can.
• Are always looking for ways to innovate and improve what we do, because anything less than the best, just won’t do.
• Are proactive and committed to making a meaningful difference everyday.
• Achieved or is on track for at least 3.0 above GPA over a 4.0 scale grading system or 4.0 above GPA for over a 5.0 scale grading system.
• Able to start work on or before 4th August 2025.

As a trainee underwriter you’ll spend your time learning everything that you need to become expert in your field. Within the programme you will:

• 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.
• Perform back office operations to support the underwriters such as administrative tasks, legal and data management.
• Learn the terms and acronyms used by specialists across the insurance sector.
• Learn how to assess, rate, quote and underwrite the client’s risk.
• Attend lunches and events to build strong relationships with brokers and clients to understand their needs and ultimately deliver good customer service.
• Collaborate and problem-solve with departments, such as finance, actuarial and compliance, to successfully complete a range of challenging yet rewarding tasks which will shape you into an experienced underwriter over a period of time.
• Data entry using a number of systems, including use of Microsoft excel.
• Study towards a credible Singapore College of Insurance qualification.
• Attend regular check-ins to review performance so that you have every opportunity to progress and gain more autonomy within your role.