Latest Markelcorp Headlines
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Markel International Appoints Loader as Senior Underwriter, Marine Trades
Oct 12 2015 // Markel International, the London-based specialist insurer, has appointed Steve Loader as senior underwriter, marine trades, in its marine and energy division. Loader joins Markel from RSA Plc where he had been a senior...
Markel International Names Hope as Senior Underwriter, Head of Mgmt. Liability
Oct 5 2015 // Markel International, the specialist insurer, has appointed Antony Hope as senior underwriter and head of the management liability account in its professional and financial risks division (PFR). Reporting to divisional...
Markel Launches Captive Agents, Broker-Dealers Coverage, Adds Product Leaders
Oct 5 2015 // Markel Global Insurance, a division of Markel Corporation, has launched new product offerings and leadership for captive agents and securities broker-dealers coverage. The captive agents product covers the professional...
Markel International Appoints Hu to Head China Business
Sep 23 2015 // Markel International, the specialist insurer, has appointed Hu Qianhai to head its business in the People’s Republic of China, based in Shanghai. Markel has had a presence in China since 2011, when it opened a...
Markel Corp. to Acquire CATCo, Bermuda-Based ILS Specialist
Sep 10 2015 // Markel Corporation and CATCo Investment Management Ltd. announced they have entered into an agreement whereby Markel will acquire substantially all of the assets of CATCo, a Bermuda-based specialist in insurance linked...
‘Outside Forces’ are Changing the Industry: Markel’s Kumana Has Solutions
May 21 2015 // Darius Kumana leads a new team with a new mission that aims to bring the re/insurance industry into the 21st century. He recently joined Markel International in London as head of IT and Digital Strategy – specialties...
People – East
Apr 20 2015 // American International Group Inc.named Gaurav D. Garg as chief executive officer, Personal Insurance. The appointment marks the return of Garg to AIG, where he held various personal insurance roles for 12 years before...
Parker Named President of Markel Specialty, Succeeding Thompson
Apr 2 2015 // Matt Parker is succeeding Greg Thompson as president of Markel Specialty, Markel Corp. announced. Parker, who most recently served as managing executive, Markel FirstComp, joined Markel in 2010 when Markel acquired...
Markel Names Huels Managing Director, Brokerage Casualty in Chicago
Jan 7 2015 // Markel appointed Matt Huels as managing director, brokerage casualty, for its product line leadership team. He is based in Chicago. Huels comes to Markel from XL, where he was vice president of the casualty product line...
Markel Names Glisson as Global Insurance President
Nov 25 2014 // Markel Corp. said that Britt Glisson has been appointed president of the Global Insurance division. Markel Global was formed following the acquisition of Alterra Capital Holdings by Markel in May 2013. The Markel Global...
Ang Becomes Chief Representative for Markel International, Malaysia
Oct 27 2014 // Markel International has appointed Andy Ang as chief representative of Markel International in Malaysia. Based in Markel International Labuan marketing office in Kuala Lumpur, Ang will focus on professional and financial...
People – East
Oct 20 2014 // Retail insurance broker EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center) has hired former Integro President and CEO Peter Garvey as chief operating officer based in New York. In this newly created position, Garvey will be...
Markel Promotes Swanson in Product Line Leadership Team
Sep 30 2014 // Markel Corporation in Glen Allen, Virginia, promoted Rebecca Swanson to managing director, Miscellaneous Errors & Omissions/Information Technology/Data Breach for its product line leadership team. Swanson has been...
Markel Ventures Acquires Georgia Auto Transport Equipment Firm
Jul 24 2014 // Markel Ventures Inc. has acquired a majority interest in Cottrell Inc. of Gainesville, Georgia, a firm that designs and manufactures over-the-road automobile transport equipment. Terms of the transaction were not...
Markel Appoints Smith as Chief Marketing Officer
Jul 16 2014 // Markel Corp. has appointed Thomas K. “Smitty” Smith to the newly-created position of chief marketing officer. In his new role, he is responsible for business development, branding, managing strategic...
Markel Appoints Managing Director, Excess and Umbrella, in New Jersey
Jul 7 2014 // Richmond, Virginia-based Markel Corp. has appointed Tim Pasik as managing director, excess and umbrella, for its product line leadership team. He will be based in Markel’s Red Bank, New Jersey, office and report to...
Markel Now Underwriting Trade Credit Insurance in U.S.
Jul 2 2014 // Markel Corp. is now underwriting trade credit insurance in its New York office. Policies will be underwritten on an admitted basis, utilizing two Markel insurance companies, Markel American Insurance Co. and Markel...
Markel Promotes Grinnan to General Counsel
Jul 1 2014 // Richmond, Virginia-based Markel Corp. has promoted Richard Grinnan to general counsel and secretary. Grinnan succeeds Mike Jones, who has retired. Grinnan joined the company in 2012 as assistant general counsel. Before...
Markel Int’l. Appoints Tidey Assistant Marine Underwriter in Singapore
Apr 21 2014 // Specialist insurer Markel International has appointed Luke Tidey as an assistant marine underwriter in its Singapore office. He joins the team in Singapore from Markel’s Stockholm office where he held the same...
Best Affirms Markel and Affiliates Ratings; Outlooks Stable
Mar 25 2014 // A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a+” of the members of the Markel North America Insurance Group, as well as the FSR...
