Senior Analyst, Risk Intelligence

Markel•Richmond, VA

9d•$92,880 - $127,710

About The Position

The Senior Analyst, Risk Intelligence is responsible for translating risk insight into practical decision support to help Markel’s decentralized leadership remain within established guardrails while anticipating emerging threats. This role is responsible for executing the technical work that connects emerging risk, market intelligence, and stress and scenario work with Markel’s business planning and global capital modeling. The goal is to make risk foresight routine, reliable, and decision-ready.

Requirements

3-5 years of experience in insurance risk, actuarial, or strategy, or other analytical roles.
Ability to produce high-caliber, concise written materials for executive forums and translate technical uncertainty into clear business narratives.
Meticulous approach to quality control, ensuring that exposure data is accurate and that "lead time" from signal to approved action is minimized.
Skilled in analytics (e.g., Excel, SQL, Python), Powerpoint, and visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI).
Proven ability to manage complex, multi-stakeholder information gathering while meeting rigorous deadlines in a high-volume environment.
Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative or risk-related discipline (Finance, Economics, Mathematics, etc.) is required.
US Work Authorization required. Markel does not provide visa sponsorship for this position, now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

Professional designations such as CPCU, ARM, FRM, or Actuarial credentials, or progress toward them are highly preferred.

Responsibilities

Support the Quarterly Markel Intelligence Report, synthesizing industry trends, macro drivers, and internal data and perspectives into concise summaries for the Board.
Help develop and operate an "always-on" scanning rhythm that combines human expertise with agentic AI to separate noise from material threats and proactively communicate actionable insights.
Assist with the design and execution of stress scenarios, parameterizing impacts that feed into both the ORSA (Markel Group and Markel Insurance) and CISSA (Bermuda) filings.
Track key risk indicators to monitor exposure against defined risk appetites.
Support the Director in designing and facilitating scenario workshops, interviews, surveys and tabletop exercises with underwriting and other leaders across the organization.
Support the Director in partnering with Underwriting, Actuarial, Finance, and Capital Modeling teams to integrate risk intelligence into portfolio management, business planning, and decision-making.
Deliver on quarterly milestones, managing competing priorities to ensure rapid incident response and "decision-ready" briefs for senior leaders.