Markel Corporation has appointed Julia Chu to Chief Global Ceded Reinsurance Officer with immediate effect.
In this newly created position, Chu is set to head up Ceded Re functions across Markel’s product lines and international insurance operations across 71 offices in 21 countries, working with executive management to deploy ceded reinsurance.
Robin Russo Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), said: “Julia is a great addition to our team. She is a top-tier talent who will help us to manage risk strategically from the enterprise portfolio perspective. Her skills, insights, and industry contacts will be put to good use here at Markel.”
Prior to joining Markel, Chu served at reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter as Managing Director of Strategic Advisory.
She is an actuary by training, a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society, and has held positions at Aon Re, Milliman USA, and Farmers Insurance Group.
Chu reports to Russo and will be based in Markel’s corporate headquarters in Richmond, Virginia.
