Latest Markelcorp Headlines
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People
Feb 22 2009 // Juan Andrade and Jonathan Bennett have been named as interim co-leads of the Property and Casualty Operations of The Hartford. Their appointment to those interim positions follows the departure of Neil Wolin, president and...
People
Feb 22 2009 // Juan Andrade and Jonathan Bennett have been named as interim co-leads of the Property and Casualty Operations of The Hartford. Their appointment to those interim positions follows the departure of Neil Wolin, president and...
Markel Appoints Nilsson Claims Manager for Sweden
Feb 13 2009 // Markel International Limited, the specialty property and casualty insurer, has appointed Tomas Nilsson as claims manager for Markel International Sweden. He will be based in Markel’s Stockholm office. Ove Staaf,...
Markel’s Ratings ‘Unaffected’ by Investment Losses Says S&P
Feb 4 2009 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has indicated that its ‘BBB’ counterparty credit rating on Markel Corp (MKL) “is not affected by today’s announcement of fourth quarter 2008...
Markel Promotes Glisson; Welcomes Crowley to Specialty Unit
Jan 27 2009 // Richmond, Virginia-based Markel Corp. announced the promotion of Britt Glisson to chief administrative officer. He will be responsible for assuring efficient, cost effective operations for Markel Corp. in North...
Markel International Appoints Lu as Senior Casualty Underwriter
Jan 15 2009 // Markel International Limited has appointed Louisa Lu as senior casualty underwriter in the product liability division of Markel International Singapore. Louisa will report to Peter Phillips, managing director of Markel...
Markel Acquires California’s Child Welfare Insurance Services
Jan 14 2009 // Markel Insurance Co. has acquired the property and casualty insurance renewal rights of Child Welfare Insurance Services effective Dec. 31, 2008. Rhonda Sciortino, founder and chief executive officer of Child Welfare...
People
Jan 11 2009 // Markel Corp. has promoted Henry Lopez to executive vice president for the Markel Midwest region. Lopez has been with Markel since 1995 and most recently was the vice president, director of business development for...
Markel Corp. Announces 2 New Executive Positions for Midwest Region
Dec 2 2008 // Markel Corp. recently announced the promotion of Henry Lopez to executive vice president for the Markel Midwest region. “We are pleased that, in his new role, Henry Lopez will focus on sales, marketing, and broker...
People
Nov 2 2008 // Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina named Kelley L. Erstine chief executive officer. Erstine assumed the association’s CEO responsibilities Oct. 15 and replaces Bob Bird upon his retirement after 25 years...
Nov 2 2008 // Pete Garvey, current president of Integro Ltd., assumed the additional responsibility of CEO for the insurance broker, succeeding Roger Egan, who has left the company. Garvey has served as president of Integro since 2005....
Markel Corp. Appoints President of Southeast Region
Oct 20 2008 // Markel Corp. named John K. Latham president of its newly formed southeast region. In addition to his new role, Latham will continue to head the Office of Business Development. As president of the southeast region, Latham...
People
Sep 22 2008 // The Chubb Corp has named Richard G. Spiro executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective Oct. 1. Spiro, 44, succeeds the retiring Michael O’Reilly, who will remain at company until the end of 2008 to...
People
Sep 22 2008 // Jacksonville, Florida-based Harden & Associates, an insurance brokerage company, promoted Dustin Theilacker to chief information officer. As CIO, Theilacker will continue to provide technology vision and leadership...
Business Moves
Sep 1 2008 // EPIC Expanding its Southern California operations, Edgewood Partners Insurance Center (EPIC), a property and casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage firm, opened an office in Los Angeles. Chris McTigue was...
Markel’s Albanese Moves to U.S.; Stovin, Brazil Promoted
Aug 29 2008 // Markel Corp. announced that Gerry Albanese, president and chief operating officer of Markel International since 2003, will return to the United States to assume a senior executive position with Markel Corp. William Stovin...
Markel Corp. Exec Creates Cancer Research Fund
Aug 12 2008 // Tony Markel, vice chairman of the Markel Corp., and his daughters, Diana and Melinda, have established the Markel/Friedman Peritoneal Ovarian Cancer Research Fund at City of Hope in memory of his late wife, Susan. The...
Keely Named VP of Markel Essex Ocean Marine Unit
Jul 2 2008 // Mike Keely has been named vice president and head of the Markel Essex ‘s Ocean Marine Division. Previously, Keely served as assistant vice president Ocean Marine, charged with product and personnel development. Keely...
S&P Raises Markel’s Ratings to ‘BBB’ From ‘BBB-‘; Outlook Stable
Jul 2 2008 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has raised its counterparty credit rating on Markel Corp. to ‘BBB’ from ‘BBB-‘ and affirmed a stable. S&P said: “The upgrade is based on...
Markel American Introduces Renter’s Protection Insurance
Jun 30 2008 // Markel American Insurance Co. launched a new renter’s protection insurance program. The program provides tenant homeowners coverage on a broader form than the standard HO-4 renter’s policy and provides many...
