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Markel Intl. adds three to wholesale claims team
21st March 2022
Markel International has appointed Alia Bamrah, Keifer Edmonds, and Tony Halling as senior claims adjusters, adding further experience and technical expertise to the wholesale claims team, as it continues evolving its services for clients. All three appointments will be based in the company’s London office, holding the responsibility for day-to-day claims ... Read the full article
Markel International announces renewables reinsurance partnership with AEGIS
9th February 2022
Markel International and Associated Electric and Gas Insurance Services (AEGIS) are teaming up to provide expanded reinsurance capacity for onshore renewable energy projects. Under the deal, Markel International will provide up to $75m in capacity behind AEGIS for its policyholders’ renewable risks. The reinsurance support provided by Markel will also allow AEGIS ... Read the full article
Markel Intl. names Ruth Gordon as livestock underwriter
27th January 2022
Markel International, a subsidiary of Markel Corporation, has appointed Ruth Gordon as a livestock underwriter as part of its expansion within the livestock market. Gordon will join Markel International’s livestock underwriting team, where she’ll be responsible for growing and developing the livestock portfolio of business. She has worked in Markel’s equine and ... Read the full article
Markel Intl. names new war and terrorism underwriter
20th January 2022
Markel International, a subsidiary of the Markel Corporation, has appointed Matthew Brooke as a war and terrorism underwriter. The latest move forms part of the organisation’s growth plans to strengthen its current position in the war and terrorism market. He will report to Will Newman, senior underwriter for war and terrorism and ... Read the full article
Markel Intl. makes two leadership changes
18th January 2022
Markel International, a subsidiary of the Markel Corporation, has appointed Louise Foley as head of marine and energy liability, and Holley Higgins as head of transport and logistics, both reporting to Andrew Carter, head of liability at Markel International. Foley will hold responsibility for all marine liability and energy liability writings, ... Read the full article
Markel hires Michael Briggs as PI Underwriter
17th January 2022
Markel International has hired Michael Briggs as a professional indemnity (PI) underwriter. Briggs' appointment marks Markel International’s expansion plans to drive further growth and investment in its PI portfolio. He will be based in Markel's London office, and report to Duncan Sinnott, senior underwriter of professional indemnity and telecommunications, media, and technology. In ... Read the full article
Andrew McMellin to lead Wholesale at Markel International
6th January 2022
Markel International, a subsidiary of Markel Corporation, has hired Andrew McMellin to be the managing director of its Wholesale division, effective January 17th. McMellin comes to Markel with more than 30 years of experience in specialty insurance, including chief executive roles at Pioneer Underwriters and XL Catlin in London and the ... Read the full article
Markel adds two energy underwriters to APAC team
14th October 2021
Markel International, a subsidiary of the Markel Corporation, has announced the additions of Max Robbie and Yong Ruay Heah as specialist energy underwriters within its Asia Pacific team. Based in Dubai, Robbie has been appointed as head of upstream – Asia, and will report directly to Christian Stobbs, managing director of ... Read the full article
Markel Intl. hires Janita Leu as senior marine underwriter
14th September 2021
Markel International, a subsidiary of the Markel Corporation, has appointed Janita Leu as a senior marine underwriter focusing on Fine Art and Specie insurance. Based in Singapore, Leu will report to Markel Asia’s Director Colin Fordham and work closely with the marine team, both in Asia Pacific and across the wider ... Read the full article
Simon Wilson to succeed Stovin as Markel Intl. President
29th June 2021
Financial holding company Markel Corporation has appointed Simon Wilson as president of Markel International. He will succeed William Stovin, who has led the subsidiary since 2008. The transition is part of a planned succession that will fully take effect no later than January 1, 2022. Stovin joined Markel as part of the ... Read the full article
Markel Singapore appoints Financial Lines Underwriter
5th May 2021
Specialist insurer Markel International has appointed Joe Wong as a Specialist Financial Lines Underwriter in Singapore to strengthen its financial lines product offerings in the Southeast Asia region. Reporting to Simon Moi, Head of Professional and Financial Risks, he will underwrite a range of financial lines products, including Cyber, Commercial D&O, ... Read the full article
Markel adopts Quest Marine platform from Concirrus
7th October 2020
Specialist insurer, Markel International has adopted the Quest Marine Hull platform from insurtech firm Concirrus, which uses behavioural insight to assess and monitor marine risk as an underwriting tool. Markel says the platform will complement its strategy to examine digital data, ensuring underwriters have a real-time view of the global market. With ... Read the full article
Markel promotes Wanshi Lin to hull and war underwriter role
22nd July 2020
Specialist insurer Markel International has promoted Wanshi Lin to hull and war underwriter within its marine division. Based out of Markel's Singapore office, Lin will take over from Gustaf Kristiansson, who is departing the company. She has been with the firm since 2018, when she joined as an assistant marine underwriter before being ... Read the full article
Markel adds Thomas Baker as head of renewable energy
14th July 2020
Specialist insurer Markel International has appointed Thomas Baker as senior underwriter and head of renewable energy. Based in Singapore, Baker is Markel’s first Asia-based global head as well as its first renewable energy underwriter in the region. Reporting to Rohan Davies, divisional managing director of energy, he will lead an international team ... Read the full article
Markel’s PACE portfolio to focus solely on entertainment lines
22nd June 2020
Markel International has announced that, effective immediately, its wholesale operation will no longer be writing personal accident or contingency insurance and will be focusing solely on the entertainment book within its personal accident, contingency and entertainment portfolio (PACE). Consequently, the entertainment portfolio, which includes film, TV, and advertising production coverage alongside ... Read the full article
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