July 7, 2021
Smallcombe to Lead Argo Construction Specialty insurer Argo Group International Holdings announced that Kristyn Smallcombe has been appointed senior vice president, Argo Construction practice leader. Smallcombe joins Argo from Swiss Re, where she previously served as the global head of …
March 30, 2021
Insurtechs focused on consumer management of insurance policies and commercial fleet analytics are expanding their reach following funding rounds. Also, a new platform for offering management liability insurance to small firms debuts with backing from Markel. Marble Digital insurance policy …
July 23, 2020
Markel Specialty has launched Risk Solution Services, its newly expanded loss control department, and has tapped Allison Elzer to lead the department along with her team. This department will support clients and production partners by offering risk management solutions and …
March 2, 2020
Markel is combining its Markel Specialty and Markel Assurance divisions into one division called Markel Specialty, which launches on April 1. The new division will preserve the company’s current regional model and will add two new additional territories – East …
September 6, 2018
Dallas, TX, September 6, 2018— U.S. Risk’s StaffPak program has partnered with program-driven Markel Specialty to offer property and casualty coverage to the staffing and PEO industries. Markel will provide capacity, oversight, claims handling and loss control, while StaffPak will …
June 8, 2017
Markel Corp., in a bid to boost innovation and competitiveness, combined its Wholesale and Global arms into one entity to be known as Markel Assurance. Wholesale consists of excess and surplus lines and Global Insurance handles complex, risk managed accounts. …
April 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 FirstComp. Parker will continue to be based in Markel’s …
November 9, 2012
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 …