Markel Corporation News

Markel Global Reinsurance Announces 2 Executive Appointments

Glen Allen, Va.-based Markel Corporation recently announced that its Markel Global Reinsurance division has appointed Greg Richardson as acting head of its retro property reinsurance unit. Additionally, Markel Global Reinsurance also named Frank Bigley as underwriting director for agriculture and …

Markel Appoints Chief Information Officer in Virginia

Richmond, Va.-headquartered Markel Corporation announced that Mike Scyphers has been promoted to chief information officer. Scyphers is an information technology industry veteran with 23 years of experience who has been employed with Markel since 2009. Since joining Markel, he has …

Markel Promotes Thompson to President of Markel Specialty

Greg Thompson has assumed new responsibilities as president of Markel Specialty, a division of the Virginia-based specialty insurer Markel Corp. Thompson has been in the insurance business for 30 years. He began his career in the brokerage industry and in …

OneBeacon Cuts Ties with Hagerty Agencies, Selling Essentia to Markel

OneBeacon Insurance Group Ltd. is selling its Essentia Insurance Co. unit to Markel Corp., according to company announcements this morning. Essentia focuses on the collector car and boat business that the company writes through Traverse City, Mich.-based Hagerty Insurance Agency …

Markel Announces New Director of Casualty Facultative in Virginia

Richmond, Va.-headquartered Markel Corporation appointed Ann Marie O’Flynn director and underwriter within its casualty facultative product line.O’Flynn has over 15 years of casualty facultative and reinsurance experience. She comes to Markel after two years with Lexington Insurance as vice president …

Virginia’s Markel Names 2 Executives in Product Line Leadership Group

Richmond, Va.-headquartered Markel Corporation announced two appointments within its product line leadership group. Michael Vought, managing director of excess & umbrella within Markel’s product line leadership has been named managing director of brokerage casualty and excess & umbrella. He will …