The Remaking of Disgrace Insurance September 10, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson As co-founder and chief executive officer of the predictive analytics firm Spotted, Janet Comenos knows a lot about famous actors,...
2 CATCo Executives Sue Markel Over Firing; Claim They Are Owed $77 Million February 22, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson Two fired executives of Markel’s Bermuda reinsurance operations are suing Markel claiming the company created a false narrative alleging they...
Markel Completes Acquisition of Investment Manager Nephila November 15, 2018 Specialty insurer Markel Corp. has completed its acquisition of Nephila Holdings, an investment manager specializing in reinsurance risk. According to...
Markel to Acquire Insurance-Linked Securities Manager Nephila August 31, 2018 Specialty insurer Markel Corp. has agreed to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Nephila Holdings, a standalone insurance-linked securities...
UK Insurers Push Ahead with Brexit Plans in Absence of Trade Deal: A.M. Best Report August 21, 2018 By L.S. Howard In the absence of a Brexit trade deal between the United Kingdom and the European Union, insurers in the UK...
Markel to Welcome Chubb’s Cox as Insurance Operations President, COO; Promotes Kiscaden, Sanders July 11, 2018 Specialty insurer Markel Corp. has announced executive leadership changes for its insurance operations. Robert Cox will join Markel in the...
MGA Boost Provides Insurtechs with Insurer Access, Backend Operations May 17, 2018 By Mark Hollmer Boost Insurance has nailed down a dedicated reinsurance facility to help support its B2B insurtech development platform. Nephila is leading...
Markel Revamps Excess Casualty Leadership Team April 16, 2018 Markel Corp. has reorganized the leadership structure of its excess casualty team, the underwriting unit with teams in the U.S.,...
Markel Canada Appoints Crozier from Everest as President March 27, 2018 Markel International, the specialist insurance subsidiary of Markel Corp., has appointed David A. Crozier to be president of Markel Canada,...
Markel Appoints Chu as Chief Officer for Global Ceded Reinsurance March 15, 2018 Markel Corp. has named Julia Chu as chief officer for Global Ceded Reinsurance. In this newly-created position, Chu will head...