Markel boosts marine team

Markel International, the specialist insurer, has boosted its marine underwriting team in Asia with the appointment of Luke Tidey as assistant marine underwriter in its Singapore office.

He brings five years of marine underwriting experience. Tidey joins from Markel International’s Stockholm office where he held the same position. Prior to this, he was a marine underwriter with Vero Marine.

Reporting to Matthew Cannock, who heads Markel’s Asia Pacific operations as well as the group’s marine team in Singapore, Tidey will support Cannock and focus on building Markel’s marine hull and cargo business in Asia further.

Cannock said: “We extend our warmest welcome to Luke and I’m delighted to have someone join us from within the extended Markel family. He will be a valuable addition to the team here in Asia and we can definitely look towards building an even stronger marine book here in the region.”