Senior Business Development Specialist – Non-Traditional

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Colorado, +3 more states.

📋 Description

• Drive profitable growth, enhance strategic agency partnerships, and elevate premium production.

• Manage and nurture strategic relationships with Non-Traditional partners, focusing on engagement at the executive and leadership levels.

• Meet or surpass premium production and growth targets.

• Evaluate account performance, historical sales patterns, market insights, and competitor activities to maximize growth opportunities.

• Retain profitable business while effectively managing portfolios.

• Travel frequently to bolster agency relationships, support business development efforts, and strengthen strategic partnerships.

• Mentor and develop team members through sharing best practices, coaching, agency visits, and business planning discussions.

• Represent Markel at industry conferences, agency/partner meetings, association events, and business development forums.

• Lead and contribute to initiatives that support distribution strategy, operational excellence, and organizational growth.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 5 years of experience in admitted insurance underwriting, insurance business development, or insurance sales.

• Proven experience managing large, complex, or non-traditional distribution models.

• Willingness to travel 25–50% of the time.

• Demonstrated industry and technical expertise with a trajectory toward increased responsibility.

• Outstanding oral and written communication abilities.

• Strong aptitude for presentations.

• Bachelor's degree is preferred.

• Technologically adept, including proficiency with AI capabilities.

• Skilled in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

• Strong analytical, organizational, risk assessment, and time management capabilities.

• Team-oriented with comfort in an innovative, flexible, and dynamic business environment.

• US Work Authorization is required.

• Markel does not offer visa sponsorship.

🏝️ Benefits

• 25% incentive.

• Multiple health insurance plan options.

• Dental insurance.

• Vision insurance.

• Optional life insurance.

• Disability insurance.

• AD&D insurance.

• 401(k) with employer match contributions.

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

• Paid Time Off (PTO).

• Corporate holidays.

• Floating holidays.

• Parental leave.

• Accommodation provided through the application process.