Markel reviews

4.0

69% would recommend to a friend

(542 total reviews)

Tom Gayner

83% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Markel has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 542 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Markel employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Insurance industry (3.6 stars).

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542 reviews
2.0
Jun 17, 2019

Underwriting support

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Decent work life balance. Good benefit options, PTO on par with most other comparable employers. Pay was decent for the work, but not particularly in line with other employers in comparable positions. Overtime offered often for hourly employees, but only due to ever increasing workloads.

Cons

Nepotism is the biggest complaint here. People with far more experience are overlooked for the people who “knew” someone. If you are part of the “in” crowd you’ll have it made, regardless of your actual performance. Middle management are generally just “yes men”. Management is unappreciative when going “above and beyond” and your good deeds are quickly forgotten when you make tiny errors. Work load was mostly insurmountable. Instead of hiring new employees they would ask their overworked employees to produce more. Bonus structure was decent, but is tied to unrealistic growth percentages, making full payouts extremely hard to attain. On the Job training is trial by fire due to the workload being so high. Workplace morale was generally low.

2.0
Jun 12, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Pay is good Good benefits Good culture and great employees at the sub management level

Cons

No strategic vision in the IT department Outdated systems lack of investment "Markel Style" Is very flexible, sounds great on paper but use it and you'll see it's not worth the paper it's written on Promotions are purely based on service, they have a huge amount of 15-20yr+ entrenched employees that are largely underqualified/skilled for their role and lack a wider world view of the industry Terrible gender equality record

3.0
Jun 11, 2019

Okay Place to Work

Recommend
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Pros

Good culture and work life balance. Fun events. Decent PTO.

Cons

Outdated reporting tools and technology. Little room for career progress.

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