Latest Markel Headlines
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People Moves: Markel Hires Senior Leaders for Casualty, Professional, Financial Risk Teams in Australia; BHSI Promotes Regan to Head of Casualty, Ireland
Oct 31 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Markel in Australia and Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI). A summary of these new hires follows here. Markel Hires Senior Leaders in Australia...
Markel Takes Minority Stake in UK-Based Tax MGA
Oct 20 2023 // Markel, the insurance operation within Markel Group Inc., announced a 49% strategic investment in Certa Insurance Partners, the London-based specialist tax MGA. This move will accelerate the UK-based tax specialist’s...
People Moves: Lockton Taps Aon Veteran Guffanti as Head of Continental Europe; Markel Australia Appoints Rogers From AXA XL as Head of Queensland
Oct 19 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Lockton in London and Markel Australia. A summary of these new hires follows here. Lockton Taps Aon Veteran Guffanti as Head of Continental Europe Lockton,...
People Moves: Aon Appoints Reinsurance Leaders in Brazil, Peru; Markel Names Styles Head of Cargo; Arch Global Mortgage Group Promotes Fearon to CEO, Int’l Mortgage
Oct 6 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Aon plc, Markel and Arch Capital’s Global Mortgage Group. A summary of these new hires follows here. Aon Promotes Solano, Diaz as Brazil and Peru...
Markel Opens 3 Offices in Australia, Hires Morison From AXA XL as Managing Director
Sep 14 2023 // Markel, the insurance operation within Markel Group Inc., announced it is has hired an in-country leader for Australia and will open three new offices there in September 2023. These offices, in Sydney, Melbourne and...
People Moves: WTW Hires Bryce From Magnes for Personal Lines, Canada; Markel Taps PwC’s Feng as Warranty & Indemnity U/W; RSA Names Godfrey as Transformation Dir.
Aug 11 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at WTW, Markel and RSA Insurance. A summary of these new hires follows here. WTW Hires Bryce for Personal Lines, Canada Insurance broker WTW announced the...
Markel Returns to Q1 Net Income Profit on Investment Gains
Apr 27 2023 // Markel Corp. reported first quarter 2023 net income of $537.8 million compared to a loss of about $48.8 million a year ago. Net investment gains during the first three months were about $372.6 million compared to a loss of...
People Moves: QBE Nabs Davis From Beazley to Head Cyber; Dhillon Head of Markel’s Catastrophe, Exposure Management
Apr 26 2023 // QBE Names Davis to Newly Created Position: Global Head of Cyber QBE Insurance Group Limited has appointed Serene Davis to newly the created position global head of cyber. Davis will begin working in the role on May...
People Moves: Howden Tiger Names Ruff as Head of Legacy Division in Expanded Role; Markel Taps QBE’s Keens, SCOR’s Wong for Global Downstream Energy Team
Mar 24 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Howden Tiger and Markel International. A summary of these new hires follows here. Howden Tiger Names Ruff as Head of Legacy Division in Expanded...
People Moves: CFC Taps Markel’s Bailey to Lead Cyber U/W; Lockton Hires James as Head of Facilities & Binders; WTW Appoints Aon’s Van Ede for Trade Credit
Feb 9 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the MGA CFC Underwriting, Lockton, and WTW. A summary of these new hires follows here. CFC Taps Markel’s Bailey as Cyber Underwriting Leader Scott...
People Moves: Liberty Mutual Hires Larson From CNA; Markel Names Gendron CFO; Chaplick Joins Risk Strategies
Feb 8 2023 // Liberty Mutual Appoints Larson President, Financial Lines Liberty Mutual Insurance has appointed Paul Larson as president, financial lines for its Global Risk Solutions (GRS) North America division. Before joining Liberty...
People Moves: Markel Int’l Promotes Green to Head of U/W Risk, Higgins to Head of Cat Mgmt; Fidelis Promotes 3 Senior Leaders Mathias, Bellamy and Davern
Dec 16 2022 // Markel Int’l Names Green as Head of Underwriting Risk, Higgins as Head of Cat Mgmt Markel International, a subsidiary of Markel Corp., has named Andrew Green as head of underwriting risk, with Emma Higgins taking...
Markel International Merges Professional and Financial Risks Division With Cyber Team
Nov 28 2022 // Markel International, a subsidiary of Markel Corp., announced it will merge its professional and financial risks (PFR) division with its recently expanded cyber team. The decision to merge the two divisions is part of the...
People Moves: Amwins Global Risks Promotes Cody to MD; Markel Bermuda Names Cardoso Head of Office; BMS Re Taps QBE Re’s Larson for Casualty Broking
Nov 22 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Amwins Global Risks, Markel Bermuda and BMS Re. A summary of these new hires follows here. Amwins Global Risks Promotes Cody to Managing Director Amwins...
Gayner to Become Markel Corp. CEO on Jan. 1
Nov 17 2022 // Markel Corp. said current co-CEO Thomas S. Gayner will become the sole CEO upon the retirement of co-CEO Richard R. Whitt III on January 1, 2023. Markel in May announced the anticipated retirement of Whitt by the end of...
Markel Q3 Income Drops on Investments but Insurance ‘Solidly Profitable’
Nov 4 2022 // On the heels of a third quarter that saw increased earned premiums compared to the same stretch in 2021, leaders at Markel Corp. recently reflected on their recent earnings and examined how current events are shaping their...
People Moves: Maxwell Managing Director at Markel Specialty; Bouvier Hired as Compre Claims Director; Sensa Taps Brown as COO
Sep 22 2022 // Markel Promotes Maxwell to Managing Director, Commercial Excess Wholesale Markel Corporation has appointed Sarah Maxwell managing director, commercial excess wholesale, for the Markel Specialty division. Maxwell joined...
People Moves: Strategic Risk Solutions Taps Marsh’s Meindersma to Lead Canada Expansion; Markel Int’l Promotes 3 in Wholesale Claims Leadership Team
Sep 22 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Strategic Risk Solutions and Markel International. A summary of these new hires follows here. Strategic Risk Solutions Taps Marsh’s Meindersma to...
People Moves: WTW Bolsters Natural Resources Team With 5 Hires; Markel Promotes Pasik for Commercial Casualty
Jul 22 2022 // WTW Appoints 5 to North American Natural Resources Team Insurance broker WTW announced “a significant investment in its North American Natural Resources business” with the appointment of five industry...
People Moves: Former Lexington Exec Heads to FutureProof; Hourly.io Hires From Markel; Leisz Joins Nationwide E&S; New CIO at Ryan Specialty
Jul 19 2022 // San Diego-based FutureProof Technologies has hired Joseph Strickland as head of underwriting. He was previously senior vice president at AIG’s Lexington Specialty Isurance Agency. FutureProof calls itself a...
