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 will organize the management team that will focus on marketing and underwriting all of Markel’s products.
The region will serve the wholesale distribution community in nine southeastern states and Puerto Rico.
The southeast region is one of five regions in the new structure of Markel’s excess and surplus lines operations. Plans for the new structure will be fully implemented in early 2009.
Latham has worked with Markel for six years and has held several roles including president of Markel Re and chief information officer. In addition, he created the Office of Business Development for Markel and headed that department since 2007.
Source: Markel Corp.
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