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Markel records 113% productivity increase in underwriting team following Cytora partnership
Markel's underwriting process required senior underwriters to manually triage every incoming submission and re-key risk data across systems, with underwriters spending 30%+ of their time on low-skill tasks — limiting GWP growth without adding headcount.
How it works
Common implementation structure
How this type of workflow is generally built, generalized across documented cases — not tied to any one vendor's stack. Click any stage to read what happens there. Specific products that implement these stages appear in “Tools commonly seen” below.
Stage 1 · Broker submission intake
Cytora's Platform collects broker submissions as the entry point to the digital risk flow.
Tools used
CytoraCytora's Platform
Outcome
Markel achieved a 113% uplift in underwriting productivity (GWP/FTE) and reduced SLA quote turnaround time for strategic partners from 24 hours to 2 hours, with underwriters now focused on decision-ready, high-propensity risks.
Results
Time saved24hrs to 2hrs
Volume113%
Grounding & classification
Source type: vendor customer story
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