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Markel International welcomes Laura Devoir to its trade credit team
10th February 2023
Markel International, a subsidiary of Markel Corporation, has announced the appointment of Laura Devoir to the role of underwriter and senior credit analyst for its trade credit team. Based in London, Devoir will report to Adrian Jones, senior underwriter of trade credit, political risk, and surety (TCPRS) – head of UK ... Read the full article
Markel Intl. names Carys Lawton-Bryce as COO
11th January 2023
Markel International, a subsidiary of Markel Corporation, has announced the promotion of Carys Lawton-Bryce to Chief Operating Officer (COO), subject to regulatory approval. According to the announcement, she will also be joining the Executive Committee (ExCo) for the international business with immediate effect. In her new role, she will be responsible for ... Read the full article
Markel Intl. bolsters underwriting & catastrophe management functions
15th December 2022
Markel International has named Andrew Green as head of underwriting risk, with Emma Higgins taking over from Green as head of catastrophe management. According to Markel, the promotions demonstrate the firm's commitment to strengthening its underwriting and catastrophe management functions to support its long-term and profitable growth ambitions, as well as ... Read the full article
Markel Intl. merges professional & financial risks division with expanded cyber team
28th November 2022
Markel International, a subsidiary of Markel Corporation, has announced that it will merge its professional and financial risks (PFR) division with its recently expanded cyber team. The decision to merge the two division together is part of the businesses efforts to simplify the trading experience for its broking partners, and to ... Read the full article
Markel International expands Hong Kong presence with new office
21st November 2022
Markel International has announced that it has moved to a larger office in Hong Kong and has appointed specialist underwriters in financial lines and marine to its experienced team. The new office upgrade signals the firms aim to develop and grow its specialist expertise within the region. The firms Hong Kong office ... Read the full article
Markel International strengthens Dubai office with senior appointments
8th November 2022
Markel International, a subsidiary of the Markel Corporation, has announced three senior appointments at its Dubai office, further supporting its growth strategy as the organisation continues its expansion in trade credit, energy and marine markets across the Middle East and Asia Pacific regions. Max Robbie has been promoted to senior executive ... Read the full article
Markel International boosts wholesale claims leadership team
23rd September 2022
Markel International, a subsidiary of Markel Corporation has announced three senior promotions within its wholesale claims operation. Under the new leadership team, Jonathan Pestell will assume the role of head of claims performance for speciality. Within this role he will focus on driving broker engagement, while identifying areas to strengthen Markel's claims service ... Read the full article
Markel International announces new Media and Entertainment Policy Wording
9th September 2022
Markel International, a subsidiary of Markel Corporation, has launched its new Media and Entertainment Policy Wording which combines Markel’s existing Media Production and Media Liability wordings into one comprehensive policy for production companies registered in the United Kingdom and European Economic Area (EEA). Designed as a cross-class liability product, Markel’s offering ... Read the full article
Markel Intl. appoints Dan Martin as managing director of DS&BD
7th September 2022
Markel International, a subsidiary of Markel Corporation, has named Dan Martin as managing director of distribution strategies and business development (DS&BD). Based in London, Martin will be reporting to Andrew McMellin, managing director of Wholesale at Markel International. He will be taking on the role from Pat Murphy-O’Connor who will transition ... Read the full article
MIS announces partnership with Markel International
1st September 2022
InsurTech McKenzie Intelligence Services (MIS) and Markel International, a subsidiary of Markel Corporation, have announced a partnership aimed to accelerate Markel’s incident and claims responses following major loss events, including natural catastrophes. Since 2017, Markel has been using MIS’s AI-powered Global Events Observer (GEO) platform for its Lloyd’s syndicate business. This was ... Read the full article
Markel International appoints two senior underwriters to renewable energy team
7th July 2022
Markel International has appointed Matthew Rowland and Clifford Blayney as senior underwriters to their renewable energy team, where they will specialise in offshore wind. The two men will report to Tom Baker, head of renewable energy for Markel International, Blayney and Rowland will be based at Markel’s London office. Baker said: “Our ... Read the full article
Markel International appoints Simon Philpin as new head of trade credit
6th July 2022
Markel International, part of the global insurer, has appointed Simon Philpin to be its new head of trade credit. As head of trade credit, Philpin will be responsible for leading the trade credit team, which operates across Markel’s offices in London, Asia, and the United States. He will also focus on ... Read the full article
Markel Intl. appoints Schreiner as senior underwriter for M&E liability
23rd June 2022
Markel International – a subsidiary of Markel Corporation, has appointed Jeannie Schreiner as a senior underwriter for marine and energy (M&E) liability, where she will report Louise Foley, senior underwriter and head of M&E liability at Markel International. Within this new role, Schreiner will be based in the M&E team, where she ... Read the full article
Markel Intl. appoints Bryan Dressler Head to senior W&I role
9th June 2022
Markel International has announced that it has appointed Bryan Dressler as Head of warranty and indemnity (W&I) for its professional and financial risk (PFR) division. He will be based at Markel’s London officer and will report to David Sawyer, divisional managing director of PFR at Markel International. Within his new role, Dressler will be ... Read the full article
Markel Intl. appoints James Guardino as trade credit & political risk underwriter
27th May 2022
Markel International has appointed James S. Guardino as trade credit and political risk underwriter. Based in Singapore, Guardino will report to Nicholas Davies, senior underwriter for trade credit and political risk at Markel International in Asia, and will work closely with the global trade credit and political risk team to help ... Read the full article
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