Courts Allow COVID-19 Claims by Insureds With Policy Endorsements for Diseases January 12, 2021 By Jim Sams While insurers continue to win four out of five cases in early rounds, in the past month two property owners...
Markel Consolidates Property Catastrophe Reinsurance Business Under Nephila October 7, 2020 Markel Corp. said it is creating one center for all of its global property catastrophe (CAT) reinsurance business by closing...
The State of Surplus Lines Insurance: Busy Solving Risk Puzzles in a Complex World September 30, 2020 By Andrea Wells Insurance professionals in the surplus lines sector are busy. Busy adapting to a changing business world during COVID-19. Busy adapting...
Markel to Combine Two Divisions to Create Markel Specialty March 2, 2020 Markel is combining its Markel Specialty and Markel Assurance divisions into one division called Markel Specialty, which launches on April...
Markel Adds Cybersecurity Risk Management Tool to Cyber Products October 30, 2019 Markel has launched a risk management tool for its cyber policyholders. The new WhiteHaX testing and reporting tool simulates cybersecurity...
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...