Markel International
Biba 2025 Countdown: Markel’s Jo Sykes
Jo Sykes, divisional director, broker & ATE UK at Markel, promises a partnership with an Olympic champion; expects to see another uptick in attendance at its annual hospitality event; and looks forward to putting her sore feet up and checking the iPad for action points at the end of it all.
People Moves: 24 – 28 March 2025
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People Moves: 17 – 21 March 2025
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Markel appoints Nicola Cunliffe to drive broker trading
Markel has named Nicola Cunliffe as head of trading in the UK, with responsibility for brokers’ experience when dealing with the insurer.
Insurers and brokers must develop services to help customers understand risks – Neil Galjaard
A panel at the Association of British Insurers annual conference explained SMEs and mid-corporate businesses need education on risk management, with insurers and brokers playing a key role.
People Moves: 24 – 28 February 2025
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People Moves: 2 – 10 January 2025
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Broker Expo 2024: Brokers urged to focus on claims to grow successfully
Brokers can easily get pulled into a ‘downward cycle’ which will thwart growth plans if they fail to manage their claims process.
Broker Expo 2024: Education part of solution to cyber cover confusion
Specialist insurers can provide cyber cover expertise and training to brokers to build confidence, according to experts at the Broker Expo 2024 in Birmingham.
People Moves: 7 – 11 October 2024
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Markel targets SMEs to mid-market with tech insurance expansion
Markel is aiming to meet the evolving needs of the UK’s tech sector as it launches an expanded offering.
Markel raids Axa again as it builds out its senior regional UK broker team
Markel has appointed Charlotte Harrison to the role of head of UK regional broker development.
Markel launches FintechRisk+ policy
Markel has launched FintechRisk+ in its second insurance policy development of the week.
Markel adds legal expenses to PI combined
Markel has added legal expenses cover as standard to its professional indemnity combined product in a move it stated was in response to broker feedback.
People Moves: 2 – 6 September 2024
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Markel doubles floor space with Leeds office move
Markel has doubled the size of its Leeds branch by moving to the new City Square House, 34 years after its first office opened in the city.
Are new regional insurer offices the silver bullet to improve broker service?
The insurer retrenchment from the regions might have stopped and indeed been reversed in some cases, but as Ida Axling discovers, new branches, whilst welcome, are not the answer to all the issues over broker service.
Focus partners with Markel for construction binder
Wokingham-based managing general agent Focus Insurance has partnered with Markel for a construction binder.
Markel UK targets 20% growth a year – Sykes
Jo Sykes, divisional director for the UK broker channel at Markel, told Insurance Age the specialist insurer has growth ambitions of around 20% a year from a UK perspective.
People Moves: 11 – 15 March 2024
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David Perry targets 15% growth for FSBIS per year
David Perry, CEO of FSB Insurance Service, told Insurance Age that the company is eyeing 15% member policy count growth per year and continual team development.