Pros
Family atmosphere, they care Total compensation is good (if you are on the right team and do your job) Humble management team, very little egos Opportunities for advancement Great work life balance Company isn’t going anywhere, has been very successful Flexible with employee needs Bonuses are best in insurance industry
Cons
Could be more innovative, too conservative with risk Some technology is ancient, especially rating tools Not good at communicating what we are doing as a company, very siloed, half of company doesn’t even understand what Markel does other than insurance Majority of board & C suite is male and white Doesn’t adjust pay based on location/cost of living Staffing issues, not enough people to do the work, takes a lot of time to retrain new associates and repair relationships Need to reward employees who stick around The regional structure isn’t great when people move