RICHMOND, Va., April 13, 2018 /CNW/ -- Markel Corporation
(NYSE: MKL) announced today that it has reorganized the leadership
structure of its excess casualty team. The underwriting unit, with
teams in the US, Bermuda,
Dublin, and London, reports into Alan Rodrigues, Executive Underwriting Officer,
Casualty.
Matt Mullen and Colin Shaw, both Managing Directors, Casualty,
report to Rodrigues directly. Mullen and Shaw are responsible for
running the risk management excess casualty business within the
Markel Assurance division, focusing on cultivating broker
relationships and making Markel a more attractive market.
Mullen is based in New York and
leads the excess casualty underwriting teams located in the US and
Bermuda. Elizabeth Stewart, Senior Director, reports to
Mullen and now oversees Markel's excess casualty underwriting
efforts in Bermuda. "Liz has
worked directly with our Bermuda
brokers for a number of years and knows what it takes to develop
meaningful, long-term relationships. She has done an excellent job
increasing our visibility in the market and representing Markel and
its expanding product portfolio," said Mullen.
Shaw is based in Dublin and
leads the European excess casualty teams in Dublin and London. Siobhan
Walshe reports to Shaw and oversees the excess casualty
business in London. "Siobhan has a
wealth of experience in the London excess casualty market
space. She manages the day-to-day operations for the casualty team
and continues to develop meaningful and valuable relationships with
brokers and clients in the London
marketplace," said Shaw.
"Both Matt and Colin have developed long-tenured teams and
forged enduring and valuable relationships with brokers in their
respective markets," stated Rodrigues. "Coupled with their years of
underwriting expertise in this space, I am confident they will lead
the excess casualty team to continued growth and new
opportunities."
The excess casualty underwriting unit focuses on large accounts
and targets Fortune 1000 companies and businesses that specialize
in health care, life sciences, transportation, industrials,
construction, and energy.
About Markel Assurance
The Markel Assurance business
division offers products for standard and hard-to-place risks in
the US, Bermuda, Dublin, and London. Policies are written on admitted and
excess and surplus lines bases. Product verticals include
professional liability, casualty, and property/marine. Regional
offices in the US are located in Richmond, Virginia; Atlanta; Dallas; Scottsdale,
Arizona; Los Angeles;
San Francisco; Chicago; New York
City; and Red Bank, New
Jersey.
Markel Assurance is a business division of Markel Service, Incorporated. Markel Service, Incorporated provides
underwriting management and claim services for the Markel insurance
companies. In California, Markel
West Insurance Services (license numbers 0D95581 and 2E11302)
provides risk analysis and claim services to their wholesale
partners in need of excess and surplus lines products offered by
Markel Assurance.
About Markel Corporation
Markel Corporation is a
diverse financial holding company serving a variety of niche
markets. The Company's principal business markets and underwrites
specialty insurance products. In each of the Company's businesses,
it seeks to provide quality products and excellent customer service
so that it can be a market leader. The financial goals of the
Company are to earn consistent underwriting and operating profits
and superior investment returns to build shareholder value. Visit
Markel Corporation on the web at markelcorp.com.
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