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Markel won’t lean property after market hardening and casualty woes
26 February 2024   Property risks will go through Nephila ILS as Markel prefers fee income to ratio points.
Markel Group appoints new COO with focus on leadership, capital and culture
26 February 2024
Markel will remediate strapped casualty lines; exit worst-performers
2 February 2024
Markel gets Q4 reprieve on capital flight: Nephila AuM flat at $6.8bn
1 February 2024
Markel taps AIG for claims leader to round out new Australia team
18 December 2023
Markel taps AIG for cyber lead in MENA, eyes expansion in Asia
5 December 2023
Markel swoops on Howden for war and terrorism veteran
4 December 2023
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Insurance
Leveraging a golden age for MGAs and carriers
To ensure carriers get their golden ticket for big MGA market opportunities, adopting certain tactics and mindsets certainly helps, says Jeff Lamb of Markel
Technology
AI in the ascendance: why regulating innovation is vital
The explosion of interest in AI brings with it an inevitable increase in regulation and government policy. Josh Brown explains what this could mean for the future of AI development in insurance.
Technology
Fintech market: a funding crunch, AI and soaring future growth
The fintech insurance market is growing. Martin McCarron, director of Financial Institutions and Management Liability at Markel International explains how underwriters are managing its evolving exposures.
Insurance
D&O must navigate a ‘new normal of turbulence’
Insurers expect a rise in management liability claims and the advent of new risk as more businesses incorporate AI, says Sandra Soares, managing director and head of Bermuda Professional Liability at Markel.
Insurance
Wage window: why pay equity exposures are growing
Employers need to be proactive when it comes to identifying risks associated with pay equity legislation, and the rise in pay transparency rules in particular, warns Vikki Edmonds of Markel Bermuda.
Insurance
It’s time to drive greater operational excellence in commercial lines
Huge advances in technology and a commercial lines market close to its peak offer opportunities, but don’t play with the latest tech just for the sake of it, cautions Carys Lawton-Bryce of Markel.
Insurance
Fintech: emerging risks in a $4tr growth market
As the significance of technology in financial services increases, Deb Chamian, director at Markel Specialty, advocates a holistic approach to stop risk from derailing its progress.
Insurance
Meta Pixel: the tiny fragment of code causing big concerns
Litigation around sneaky third-party tracking tools may just be the tip of a larger risk iceberg, warns Dan Fox, senior underwriter for cyber at Markel International.
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Markel’s State National entering UK market in 2024
28 November 2023   The US programme services carrier to bring fresh capacity to the UK MGA market.
Increasing ESG obligations ‘present insurance growth opportunity’
16 November 2023   Creative insurers are ‘very attuned’ to finding innovative solutions, says Thomas Williams, Markel.
Proper controls needed to manage accumulation risk
15 November 2023   Risks related to conflicts are not restricted to individual geographies, says Markel's Guenter Kryszon
Markel hires AIG exec into digital role
6 November 2023   It has appointed digital & portfolio executive.
Hurricane and wildfire claims drive Markel to $107.5m loss
2 November 2023   Haiwaian wildfires and Hurricane Idalia cost the re/insurer $46.2m.
Markel lines up new chief of ‘transformed’ specialty business
27 October 2023   Bryan Sanders to retire from his role after 42 years in the industry.
Markel expands in niche market with stake in tax MGA
20 October 2023   The insurer sees significant long-term growth opportunity in the niche, maturing sector.
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