Markel International
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.
Markel International launches specialty division in international wholesale
Markel has launched a specialty practice within its international wholesale division bringing together its equine and livestock, marine and energy liability, trade credit, political risk, and surety underwriting teams, as well as its new international…
Markel recruits Axa’s Jo Sykes to lead broker business
Markel has appointed Jo Sykes as divisional director for the UK broker channel.
People Moves: 27 November – 01 December
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Markel’s State National to bring capacity to UK MGAs in 2024
Markel Group’s State National Companies will be entering the UK on 1 January 2024 with capacity for managing general agents, focusing on specialty commercial lines in a move designed to support an “underserved” market.
People Moves: 6 – 10 November 2023
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Markel takes 49% stake in specialist MGA
Markel has announced a 49% strategic investment in Certa, the specialist tax managing general agent.
My Perfect Insurance Week: Beverley Bates, Markel Law
To tie in with the first-ever UK Broker Week, we asked our speakers to outline what their perfect working week would look like. Beverley Bates, advice services director at Markel Law, shares her thoughts.
People Moves: 2 – 6 October 2023
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Products: September 2023
Recent product launches target solicitors, sustainable builders, construction sector and employers concerned by internal fraud and scams.
Markel targets ‘real opportunity’ with construction launch
Markel has developed a new product for the UK construction sector.
People Moves: 7 – 11 August 2023
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People Moves: 10 – 14 July 2023
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In Depth: Could legal expenses have a role to play as the landlord pressure cooker reaches boiling point?
Specialist legal expenses cover has the potential to turn down the heat as those renting out property face challenges on all fronts, including from the Renters (Reform) Bill. Rachel Gordon investigates.
In Depth: Legal expenses cover… needed more than ever?
Clients may want brokers to advise on how to reduce premiums, but this is the one add-on to hang onto according to providers as Rachel Gordon discovers.
NFU Mutual, Gallagher, Markel and Skyline Partners team up on pioneering product for dairy farmers
A quartet of specialists have joined forces to create the UK’s first parametric heat-stress insurance for dairy farmers.
People Moves: 2 – 5 May 2023
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People Moves: 6 – 10 March 2023
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People Moves: 20 – 24 February 2023
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Light on the horizon for brokers squeezed by rising professional indemnity costs
Brokers have faced rising professional indemnity costs amid a perfect storm of factors driving rate increases. But now the market is beginning to settle, although some firms will still face significant headwinds