Markel News
Markel’s Plans to Snatch Up Nephila Holdings Will Give It a Dominant ILS Market Stake
Specialty insurer Markel Corp. will acquire Nephila Holdings, a standalone insurance-linked securities manager. Plans call for closing the deal, pending regulatory approvals, in the 2018 fourth ...
Underwriting Pain, Exits Begin; Insurers Rethinking Lloyd’s
News that Lloyd's is undergoing a strategic review of its operations may be part of a larger industrywide phenomenon—reality is setting in and underwriting pain is increasing, an industry executive ...
Markel Hires Ex-Chubb Exec Cox as Part of Leadership Revamp, With Focus on Growth
Markel Corporation is bringing on a former Chubb executive as part of a broader revamp of its leadership structure to boost growth and increase products and services. Robert Cox will join Markel in ...
Executives On The Move at CNA and Markel
CNA named a former Nasdaq executive to be its new chief procurement officer. Promoting from within, Markel Corporation named its first-ever managing director, strategic customer growth.
Executives On The Move at Canopius, Markel and GEICO
Canopius hired two outside people to become its latest group chief operating officer and group chief financial officer, respectively. Markel Corp. created a new position - chief global ceded ...
The Latest Launches From Travelers, Markel and Berkley
Travelers has redesigned its personal insurance web experience. Markel has enhanced its professional liability coverage for hard-to-place law firms. Berkley is now offering per-project primary limits ...
Consolidation of InsurTechs Ahead?
This article is part of Carrier Management's series on the Future of Insurance. Asked to peer into the future of the insurance industry, Trent Cooksley, Head of Open Innovation, Markel Corporation, ...
Executives On The Move at Markel and QBE
Markel Corp has opened a new trade credit and political risk operation in Chicago, and one of its executives from New York will move there to lead it. QBE named a former Chubb executive to lead its ...
Executives On The Move at JLT Specialty USA, Markel and Assurant
JLT Specialty USA hired a new executive as its vice president, Global Service Team. Specialist insurer Markel International brought on a new Singapore-based political risk underwriter. Assurant, a ...