Used to be a great company to work for - Underwriter Markel Employee Review

2.0
Mar 11, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits are good, employees are wonderful and hard working.

Cons

Lower than industry pay, bonus potential is good for underwriters but the goal is so out of reach that you will never come close to a decent bonus. Many people this year actually have to pay back thousands of dollars in bonuses from previous years due to losses. This company treats their employees as a number instead of a valued employees. If you are an underwriter your worth is whatever your loss ratio is and no amount of hard work and bringing in good business matters to upper management.

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5.0
May 27, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Supportive team environment Flexible work schedule Good work-life balance Friendly coworkers and management Opportunities to learn new skills Decent benefits package

Cons

Communication between departments could be improved Workload can be inconsistent at times Pay could be more competitive

4.0
Jun 28, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Hybrid. Decent training. Decent pay. Nice PTO package and bonus based on performance.

Cons

Slow promotions, raises. Corporate America.

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