Markel News

People Moves: Markel Taps QBE’s Smith to Lead Marine & Energy Liability Team, Int’l Specialty; QBE Promotes Lascelles as Dir. of Underwriting, Marine and British Marine

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the insurers Markel and QBE. A summary of these new hires follows here. Markel Taps QBE’s Smith to Lead Marine & Energy Liability Team, Int’l Specialty Markel, the insurance operations within …

People Moves: Markel Announces 2 Key Hires for International Casualty Team; Howden Re Taps Gruen From AXIS as Head of Cyber Threat Intelligence

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Markel and Howden Re. A summary of these new hires follows here. Markel Appoints 2 Key Hires for International Casualty Team Markel, the insurance operations within Markel Group, announced the appointment …

People Moves: Gallagher Re Appoints Rudden as Head of Green Solutions; Markel Taps BHSI’s Gebran as Head of Casualty in MENA Region

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Gallagher Re and Markel. A summary of these new hires follows here. Gallagher Re Appoints Rudden as Head of Green Solutions Gallagher Re announced the appointment of Richard Rudden as head …

Markets/Coverages: WTW Launches Facility for Cargo and War-on-Land Risks in Ukraine

Insurance broker WTW announced a partnership with Ukrainian insurer, VUSO, to provide a London-market-backed facility covering cargo and, crucially, war-on-land risks. This exclusive facility – which WTW describes as a market first – provides prearranged war insurance capacity, offers much …

People Moves: AEGIS London Hires AIG’s Johnson and Lambert for New Cyber Underwriting Team; Markel Promotes Gordge to Head of Terrorism in London

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Lloyd’s syndicate AEGIS London and Markel, the insurance operations within Markel Group. A summary of these new hires follows here. AEGIS London Hires AIG’s Johnson and Lambert for New Cyber Underwriting …

People Moves: Howden Tiger Taps Byler From Carpenter to Lead US Casualty; Markel Promotes Atkin to Head of Bloodstock for London Markets

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Howden Tiger and Markel. A summary of these new hires follows here. Howden Tiger Taps Byler From Carpenter to Lead US Casualty Division Howden Tiger, the reinsurance and capital advisory arm …

People Moves: Markel Names Costello as Head of Hull and War; IQUW Strengthens Property Team With 3 Senior Appointments

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the insurer Markel and the specialty re/insurer IQUW. A summary of these new hire follows here. Markel, the insurance operations within Markel Group Inc., announced that Katie Costello has been named …

Weekly Q4 2023 Earnings Wrap: The Hartford, The Hanover, Markel, and Selective

The Hartford said fourth quarter net income available to common stockholders increased 30% to $766 million. The insurer ended the year with net income up 38% to about $2.5 billion. Commercial lines record fourth quarter 2023 net income of $687 …

Insurtech Foxquilt Announces Capacity Partnership With Markel

Foxquilt, a digital managing general agent specializing in embedded small business insurance technology, announced a strategic and long-term capacity relationship with global specialty insurance provider, Markel. Foxquilt said it utilizes a full-stack underwriting platform, powered by data analytics, to recommend …

Markel International Launches Specialty Division, Led by 2 Hires From Brit

Markel, the insurance operation within Markel Group Inc., has launched a Specialty practice within its International Wholesale division, which will be spearheaded by Tom Hillier as divisional managing director. The Specialty unit will be supported by the addition of a …