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Markel Insurance names Alain Paris as Product Line Leader for Primary Casualty

21st August 2025

Markel Insurance, the insurance division of Markel Group Inc., has appointed Alain Paris as Vice President, Product Line Leader - Primary Casualty, effective immediately. In this new role, Paris will be responsible for leading the primary casualty product line across Canada, working closely with technical and field underwriting teams. The firm notes ... Read the full article

Nationwide completes acquisition of renewal rights for Markel’s Global Reinsurance unit

19th August 2025

As previously announced, Columbus-domiciled Nationwide, a diversified financial services and insurance company in the United States, has completed the acquisition of the renewal rights of Markel Insurance’s Global Reinsurance business. This signals Markel’s exit from the reinsurance market as part of its broader strategy to simplify operations and focus on ... Read the full article

Vast number of Global Re underwriters that joined Ryan Re key part of renewal rights deal: Markel’s Wilson

31st July 2025

Simon Wilson, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Markel Insurance, said recently that a really important part of the firm's deal to sell the renewal rights for its Global Reinsurance business to Nationwide, was the large number of the reinsurance underwriting team that had already moved to Ryan Re Underwriting Managers, ... Read the full article

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