Caroline Reeder
Dallas,TX
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Underwriter
Markel Specialty
Plano, TX
08.2025 - Current
- Lead underwriting of complex property accounts, deploying $2.5M to $10M capacity on primary and excess layers within shared and layered programs.
- Strengthen broker relationships to drive retention and new business, while navigating Markel’s exit from the retail property product line and shifting focus to wholesale and public entity markets.
- Monitor portfolio performance and adapt underwriting strategies in response to market trends.
Associate Underwriter, Retail Property
Markel Specialty
Plano, TX
10.2024 - 08.2025
- Underwrote large property accounts exceeding $1B TIV, providing capacity on primary and excess layers within shared and layered structures, with a focus on real estate, hospitality, entertainment, and health care occupancies in addition to providing reinsurance capacity for municipalities and their respective captives.
- Managed renewals, new business submissions, and policy servicing while maintaining portfolio profitability.
- Strengthened broker relationships to drive growth and retention, contributing $10M in gross written premium through Q3 2025.
Underwriter Trainee (UTP Program)
Markel Specialty
Plano, TX
06.2024 - 10.2024
- Completed intensive underwriting training program learning property underwriting principles, pricing, portfolio management and enhancing interpersonal abilities
- Prepared account summaries, catastrophe modeling, rating worksheets, and referral materials to streamline decision-making for underwriters.
- Built foundational and technical expertise in property coverage structures, deductibles, sublimits, and underwriting systems.
Summer Associate
Lockton Companies
Charlotte, NC
05.2023 - 08.2023
- Learned the functions of a retail brokerage by supporting renewal presentations and client meetings.
Operations Intern
Stephenson Insurance Agency
Clayton, NC
05.2022 - 08.2022
- Supported daily agency operations by assisting clients with policy questions and service needs.
Head Coach and Director of Clinics
Appalachian Volleyball Club
Boone, NC
11.2021 - 05.2022
- Mentored children ages 5-18 amplifying their volleyball skills resulting in more efficient players.
Education
Bachelor of Science, GPA: 3.7/4 - Business Administration
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC05.2024
Involvement
President of Gamma Iota Sigma, Rho Chapter at Appalachian State
- Led the chapter in connecting students with career opportunities in insurance and risk management through professional events, networking, and industry outreach by directing weekly leadership meetings, setting strategic goals, and overseeing officer responsibilities to ensure chapter success
RIMS Challenge Team Member
- Selected as a top eight international finalist in the 2024 RIMS Student Risk Management Challenge, presenting a comprehensive risk management plan for the City of Tukwila.
William R. Holland International Impact Program
- Student consulting group centered around sustainability in the manufacturing of textiles in Vietnam, Cambodia, and the United States and the business of building a better world.
Timeline
Underwriter
Markel Specialty
08.2025 - Current
Associate Underwriter, Retail Property
Markel Specialty
10.2024 - 08.2025
Underwriter Trainee (UTP Program)
Markel Specialty
06.2024 - 10.2024
Summer Associate
Lockton Companies
05.2023 - 08.2023
Operations Intern
Stephenson Insurance Agency
05.2022 - 08.2022
Head Coach and Director of Clinics
Appalachian Volleyball Club
11.2021 - 05.2022
Bachelor of Science, GPA: 3.7/4 - Business Administration
Appalachian State University