Specialty insurer Markel Corp. has agreed to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Nephila Holdings, a standalone insurance-linked securities manager. Nephila, has more than $12 billion of assets under management for over 300 investors. Its revenue is primarily from …
In the absence of a Brexit trade deal between the United Kingdom and the European Union, insurers in the UK have accelerated their plans to establish new EU subsidiaries and ensure business continuity after Brexit, according to a report published …
Specialty insurer Markel Corp. has announced executive leadership changes for its insurance operations. Robert Cox will join Markel in the newly created position of president and chief operating officer, Insurance Operations. In support of integrating its insurance operations, Cox will …
Boost Insurance has nailed down a dedicated reinsurance facility to help support its B2B insurtech development platform. Nephila is leading the facility with participation from Markel Digital, the insurtech group within Markel Corp., and RenaissanceRe Holdings, Ltd. New York-based Boost …
Markel Corp. has reorganized the leadership structure of its excess casualty team, the underwriting unit with teams in the U.S., Bermuda, Dublin and London. Matt Mullen and Colin Shaw, both managing directors, Casualty, reporting to Alan Rodrigues, executive underwriting officer, …
Markel International, the specialist insurance subsidiary of Markel Corp., has appointed David A. Crozier to be president of Markel Canada, its business which operates across the country, with offices in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver. Crozier will take up his …
Markel Corp. has named Julia Chu as chief officer for Global Ceded Reinsurance. In this newly-created position, Chu will head up ceded reinsurance functions across Markel’s product lines and international insurance operations in 21 countries. She will work with executive …
Markel Corp. announced that F. Michael Crowley, the company’s vice chairman, plans to retire on December 31, 2017. Crowley will transition his duties and responsibilities as well as his relationships with key producers and clients to designated employees through the …
Markel Corporation has announced a new insurance product for biomedical and life sciences companies in the U.S. primary insurance segment that provides product liability, professional liability, general liability, clinical trial liability, and related medical professional liability coverage. Target markets include …
Everest Re Group Ltd. has said its Dublin-based unit has received approval from the Central Bank of Ireland to become a non-life insurer, joining a growing list of insurers setting up regulated EU operations in case Britain does not have …
